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2022-07-12 14:43:02 -

$671K in cocaine ‘concealed in the tires of a tractor trailer hauling juice,’ Customs and Border Patrol says
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers recently seized a large amount of cocaine reportedly found hidden in a commercial vehicle trailer’s tires. The drug seizure occurred on Thursday, July 7, 2022, at the World Trade Bridge, in Laredo, Texas. A CBP officer referred a 1997 Freightliner trailer hauling a shipment of “juice” for a secondary inspection....

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2024-03-27 15:06:56 -

Big rig barrels through crash scene in dash cam video shared by Utah Highway Patrol
The Utah Highway Patrol (UHP) shared dash cam video of a close call involving a big rig as a reminder to drivers of “the dangers of being out on the freeway.” UHP said that the video was captured last week on I-15 in Iron County at the scene of a previous crash before police arrived. The crash left a damaged vehicle blocking I-15. Motorists saw an oncoming semi truck and...

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2021-08-20 23:41:45 -

Border Patrol finds MS-13 gang members in semi trailer at I-35 checkpoint
Border Patrol agents arrested two members of a notorious criminal gang during a search of a tractor trailer at a Laredo, Texas, checkpoint. In a Thursday news release, US Border Patrol Laredo Sector (USBP) said that agents manning the I-35 checkpoint searched a commercial vehicle trailer after a canine unit alerted to the vehicle. When officers searched the trailer, they discovered...

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2021-04-22 21:51:49 -

Border Patrol intercepts big rig with 149 people locked inside
U.S. Border Patrol recently uncovered a major human smuggling attempt near Laredo, Texas. The incident occurred on April 16 at the Interstate Highway 35 (I-35) checkpoint north of Laredo. As a truck entered the checkpoint, Border Patrol agents discovered “multiple anomalies inside the trailer” when it was scanned. When authorities unsealed the trailer, they discovered 149...

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2022-04-29 12:15:11 -

Border Patrol sniffs out human smuggling scheme after noticing truck driver was ‘nervous’ and ‘in a rush to leave’
United States Border Patrol agents recently uncovered a human smuggling attempt at an I-10 checkpoint in Sierra Blanca, Texas. On Saturday, April 23, 2022, Border Patrol agents working at the Sierra Blanca Checkpoint on IH-10 encountered a tractor trailer in the primary inspection lane. Authorities said that the driver of the truck was “nervous and was in a rush to leave...

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2025-02-27 01:07:44 -

California Highway Patrol Conducts Inspection on Tesla Semi at Grapevine Scale House
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) – Grapevine Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility recently had the opportunity to inspect a Tesla Semi, giving the public a closer look at the electric-powered truck. On February 24, CHP shared images of the Tesla Semi as it passed through the scale house for inspection. In a lighthearted post, CHP joked about the experience, saying,...

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2022-08-29 14:25:24 -

California Highway Patrol to host Truck Driver Appreciation lunch at weigh station
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) will be hosting a free lunch for truck drivers as a show of appreciation during National Truck Driver Appreciation Week (NTDAW). The event will be held on September 13 from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (CDT) at the Gilroy Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility located at 12000 S Valley Freeway in San Martin, California. The event, held in...

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2025-10-15 16:01:46 -

Deputy injured after tractor-trailer crashes into patrol vehicle on I-25 in Colorado
FREDERICK, Colo. — A Weld County Sheriff’s deputy was injured early Wednesday when a tractor-trailer collided with his patrol vehicle on Interstate 25, according to the Colorado State Patrol (CSP). The crash happened around 4:13 a.m. near milepost 236, where the deputy was parked on the right shoulder behind an unoccupied vehicle that was about to be towed following a DUI arrest,...

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2025-04-16 19:06:29 -

Kansas Highway Patrol Releases Names of Eight Victims in I-70 Pileup Involving 71 Vehicles
GOODLAND, Kan. — The Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) has released the identities of the eight people killed in a devastating 71-vehicle pileup that occurred on March 14, 2025, along Interstate 70 in Sherman County. On Monday, April 14, KHP confirmed the following individuals lost their lives in the crash: Larry Smith, 72, Kansas Dawson Hogan, 20, Kansas Baiel Sharshembiev, 24,...

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2021-08-13 22:40:11 -

Officer ‘banged up’ after highway shoulder collision sends patrol car spinning into oncoming semi truck
A Texas police officer was injured after being struck by a car and shoved into the path of an oncoming semi truck on Sunday afternoon. The accident happened on August 8th at around 1:30 p.m. in Richmond, Texas. According to ABC 13, the chain-reaction crash began when a police officer pulled over a tractor trailer in the northbound lanes of Interstate 69 near Crabb River...

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2025-10-17 15:53:12 -

80-year-old woman seriously injured after semi driver’s mistake causes three-vehicle crash on I-70 in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — An 80-year-old woman was seriously injured Thursday afternoon after a semi-truck driver’s improper lane change caused a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 70, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP). The crash occurred around 3:35 p.m. in the westbound lanes of I-70 near 18th Street, KHP said. Investigators determined that Moti Korde, 43, of Kansas City,...

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2025-10-18 15:46:42 -

5,500 truck drivers lose U.S. driving privileges after failing English proficiency tests
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — More than 5,500 commercial truck drivers across the United States have had their licenses suspended or revoked after failing English language assessments, according to Israel Delgado Vallejo, vice president of Mexico’s Northwest Chamber of Freight Transporters. Delgado Vallejo told El Sol Newspaper in Tijuana that the suspensions are part of heightened federal...

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2025-10-14 16:16:52 -

Amish woman killed after truck slams into horse-drawn buggy in Geauga County
PARKMAN TOWNSHIP, Ohio — A woman was killed and a man seriously injured Sunday morning when a commercial truck crashed into a horse-drawn buggy in Geauga County, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP). Troopers from the OSHP Chardon Post responded to the crash around 7:39 a.m. on U.S. Route 422 near State Route 528 in Parkman Township. Investigators said a 2019 red Volvo...

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2025-10-13 21:10:27 -

Blewett Pass closed after first snowfall traps multiple semi-trucks in Washington
LIBERTY, Wash. — Heavy snow over the weekend forced the temporary closure of Blewett Pass in the Cascade Mountains, after multiple semi-trucks became disabled on U.S. 97, blocking both directions of traffic, officials said. The closure began Sunday at milepost 164, where several trucks lost traction during the early-season snowstorm, according to Washington State Patrol District 6 Public...

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2025-10-15 17:22:53 -

Cats missing after animal rescue group involved in I-85 crash that killed 8 people in Georgia
ATLANTA, Ga. — An animal rescue organization transporting cats from Atlanta to Vermont was caught in the deadly multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 85 in Jackson County that killed eight people on Monday, authorities said. FurKids Animal Rescue, the largest no-kill shelter in Georgia, said they were about 90 minutes into a trip to deliver 37 cats to a partner shelter when the collision...

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