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2021-09-09 16:29:23 -

$50k bond set for driver that killed two, injured five in alleged distracted driving crash
A truck driver has been jailed on a $50,000 bond after killing two and injuring five in an alleged distracted driving crash. The accident happened on Saturday, September 4th at around 9:25 a.m. in Lincoln, Nebraska. Bond was not set until Tuesday, September 8th. According to 7 ABC News, 50-year-old Yorkwind Crawford was driving along Interstate 80 near the 27th Street...

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2026-01-29 17:44:29 -

Distracted Driving Sends Fully Loaded Double Semi Off I-90 Into Pond Near Ellensburg
KITTITAS COUNTY, Wash. — A fully loaded double semi-truck left Interstate 90 and ended up in a pond near Ellensburg, landing about 50 feet off the roadway in 3 to 4 feet of water, according to the Washington State Patrol. Troopers said the crash happened near milepost 107 and was caused by distracted driving. The semi was not blocking any lanes and traffic was not impacted, WSP noted....

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2020-12-27 22:11:36 -

Georgia issues 87 citations in distracted driving blitz targeting container haulers
The Georgia Department of Public Safety (DPS) recently conducted a distracted driving detail targeting truck drivers near the Port of Savannah. The enforcement effort took place December 15 — 17 along the I-95/I-16 corridors and the areas near the Port of Savannah. During the three day detail, officers with the Georgia DPS Motor Carrier Compliance Division (MCCD) focused on inspecting...

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2025-04-24 13:51:18 -

$500K Bond Set for Truck Driver Accused of Texting During Fatal Crash in San Benito
SAN BENITO, Texas — Bond has been set at $500,000 for a tractor-trailer driver accused of texting while driving during a fatal crash in San Benito, according to Cameron County jail records. Fernando Gonzalez Altamirano, 39, a Mexican national, was arraigned on a charge of criminally negligent homicide following the Saturday crash that claimed the life of 70-year-old Lorenzo Guajardo, of...

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2026-03-02 18:00:12 -

49 Commercial Vehicles Taken Out of Service, 60 Truck Drivers Ticketed for Dodging Checkpoint During Major NYS Thruway CDL Enforcement Operation
NEW YORK — New York State Police issued more than 500 tickets, arrested four drivers for DWI, and took 49 commercial vehicles out of service during a single-day enforcement operation on the New York State Thruway on February 26, 2026, with 60 citations going specifically to commercial vehicle operators who attempted to avoid a checkpoint. The operation was conducted by NYSP Troop T in...

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2025-10-31 15:26:18 -

Affidavit: Trucker Watching Anime Before Fatal Crash That Killed Turnpike Worker
OTTAWA COUNTY, Oklahoma — A newly filed affidavit reveals that a semi-truck driver charged with first-degree manslaughter admitted to watching an anime video on his cell phone moments before a crash that killed an Oklahoma Turnpike Authority employee. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP), 50-year-old David Ray Carlson was driving a 2024 Freightliner Cascadia eastbound on...

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2026-02-01 18:20:46 -

Crews Clean Up 300 Gallons of Palm Oil From Icy Pond After Double-Trailer Semi Hauling 68,000 Pounds Leaves I-90 and Lands in 4-Foot-Deep Water
KITTITAS COUNTY, Wash. — Cleanup crews have removed most of the palm oil that spilled after a tractor-trailer went off Interstate 90 near Ellensburg and ended up in an icy retention pond, according to an update from the Washington Department of Ecology. The crash happened Wednesday near milepost 107, where the semi pulling two trailers left the roadway and crossed four lanes before...

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2025-12-19 18:27:58 -

Distracted Semi-Truck Driver Crashes Into Apple Hauler Spilling Fruit for 300 Yards
ROCK ISLAND, WASHINGTON — A Kennewick semi-truck driver was believed to be distracted when his truck crossed into oncoming traffic and collided with a trailer hauling apples Wednesday afternoon on Highway 28 near Rock Island Dam, spilling fruit across the roadway for about 300 yards and shutting the road down for hours, authorities said. The Washington State Patrol reported that Mark A....

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2025-12-29 21:18:34 -

Distracted Semi-Truck Driver Jailed on Felony Charges After September Overpass Crash Pins Two Texas Deputies, One Left Dangling Over Edge
LUBBOCK, TEXAS — A semi-truck driver is in jail facing felony charges after investigators said his tractor-trailer rear-ended law enforcement vehicles on a south Lubbock overpass, pushing the vehicles into two Lubbock County Sheriff’s deputies and pinning them against a concrete barrier during a traffic assist that was protecting a stranded family. Photo credit: KCBD Authorities...

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2026-03-16 17:41:58 -

Distracted Tractor-Trailer Driver Plows Through 50+ Traffic Cones in Construction Zone Before Striking Police Car With Emergency Lights On in New Jersey
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY — A distracted tractor-trailer driver struck a police patrol car on the shoulder of Route 1 in South Brunswick early Saturday morning, hitting more than 50 traffic cones and an arrow signboard before sideswiping the officer's vehicle, which had its emergency lights activated. The crash occurred at approximately 2:40 a.m. on March 14, 2026, in a construction...

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2026-01-08 16:23:20 -

Families File Wrongful Death Lawsuit After 18-Wheeler Hauling H-E-B Potatoes Kills Four Women on US 87
HARTLEY COUNTY, TEXAS — The families of four women killed in a crash with an 18-wheeler on US 87 last November have filed a wrongful death lawsuit, naming H-E-B, Parkway Transport Inc, Scrappy Trucking LLC, and the truck driver, Guadalupe Daniel Villarreal, as defendants. The lawsuit was filed Dec. 23 in Bexar County and is seeking damages while also asking the court to preserve key...

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2025-11-05 21:42:07 -

Fourth lawsuit filed against Ukrainian truck driver in deadly Thomasville crash
THOMASVILLE, Ala. — A fourth lawsuit has been filed against a Ukrainian truck driver accused of causing a deadly crash in Thomasville earlier this year. The complaint was filed Tuesday by Horace Bradford Larrimore, who says he was hit from behind by the truck and flipped upside down during the May crash on Highway 43. Larrimore suffered injuries and continues to experience hip pain,...

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