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2022-06-07 21:43:17 -

Arkansas troopers say van driver failed to yield to big rig, resulting in crash that killed five
Arkansas State Police (ASP) have released preliminary results of an investigation into a school transportation van versus semi truck crash that killed five people on Monday. The crash occurred shortly before 3 p.m. on Monday, June 6, near Dermott, Arkansas. State troopers say that 47 year old Susan Kennedy was driving a Ford van west on Highway 35. As Kennedy attempted to cross over...

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2024-03-28 14:46:26 -

Big rig tumbles off California highway, driver ejected into Feather River
A big rig driver survived a major crash off of a California highway into the Feather River earlier this month. The crash occurred around 3:20 p.m. on March 19, 2024, near Rodger’s Flat in Plumas County, California. ABC 10 reports that a semi truck driver was traveling on Highway 70 unloaded after making a delivery when he veered onto a dirt shoulder, overcorrected,...

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2023-05-09 03:05:10 -

Clueless car driver sneaks (slowly) off left shoulder right into the path of a big rig
The dash cammer is forced off the road while trying to avoid a crash with a motorist who suddenly jumped off of the left shoulder into an active lane of traffic. In the video, a passenger vehicle moves from the left shoulder into the left lane, traveling at a much lower rate of speed than the dash cammer. In order to avoid a crash, the dash cammer has to maneuver onto the left shoulder and...

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2024-04-09 12:17:40 -

Dash cam catches big rig driver’s save amid powerful Wyoming winds
A driver’s dash cam caught the moment that a semi truck was nearly tipped over by powerful Wyoming winds. The video was recently shared by TikTok user troythompson360, who writes: “Daughter filmed this while we were driving on back highway to Cheyenne, Wyoming! 65+ mph winds. I-25 closed!” In just a day, the video has been viewed nearly 17 million...

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2022-04-13 13:54:43 -

Iowa DOT finds more than 10 out of service violations on big rig, driver had no valid CDL
The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) shared stunning photos of an unsafe truck that caught the eye of a Motor Vehicle Enforcement officer on Monday. In a Tuesday morning Facebook post, Iowa DOT’s Motor Vehicle Enforcement Division wrote: This vehicle was stopped yesterday by a MVE Officer. It’s not hard to tell what grabbed the attention of our officer. It’s...

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2022-05-03 23:07:50 -

Officials hunting for big rig hauling damaged mobile home after driver flees bridge strike
A truck driver fled the scene after striking a bridge while hauling a mobile home in California on Monday evening. The incident happened on May 2nd on southbound Interstate 5 in Sun Valley, a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California. According to CBS Los Angeles, the semi truck hauling a mobile home struck an overpass along I-5 south, causing the roof of the home to...

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2024-03-27 14:20:18 -

Pickup driver faces multiple charges in crash that left big rig hanging over Ohio River
A pickup driver has been charged with multiple counts in connection with a crash that left a semi truck hanging off a bridge over the Ohio River earlier this month. Pickup driver Trevor Branham, 33, has been charged with four counts of wanton endangerment and one count of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license, according to WHAS11. Branham was charged in connection...

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2024-04-03 14:11:19 -

Truck driver arrested for DUI after getting loaded big rig stuck in muddy I-95 median
New Hampshire State Police (NHSP) arrested a truck driver after his semi truck got stuck in a muddy I-95 median early Friday morning. At 1:40 a.m. on Friday, March 29, NHSP troopers discovered a semi truck lodged in mud in the center median of I-95 in North Hampton, New Hampshire. Troopers determined that Maine-based truck driver Nathaniel Ray, 46, was operating a fully...

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2022-05-01 21:13:34 -

VIDEO: Car driver in a hurry bangs into turning big rig
A motorist tangles with a turning truck and gets crunched in this dash cam clip. The video was captured in Perris, California. The dash cammer said: “I was riding shotgun getting ready to take over after my codriver delivered our load about a mile from here in this large industrial area in Perris, CA. To accommodate semi trucks needing to make wide turns onto the...

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2022-01-30 22:10:07 -

Watch: Big rig driver fails to yield, leaving dash cammer with a choice
A truck driver has to make a split-second choice when a second semi driver fails to yield in this quick dash cam clip. In the video, a log truck driver merges from a side road onto the road directly in front of the dash cammer. A van traveling in the oncoming lane gives the trucker no room for an evasive maneuver to avoid a collision entirely, so the dash cammer chooses to hit the log truck...

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2024-03-25 15:20:44 -

“Near white out” sends rig smashing into house after car spins out
“Near white out” conditions caused a three-vehicle crash that ended with a semi truck plowing through the side of a house earlier this week. The accident happened in Brighton, New York just after 7 p.m. on Wednesday evening, March 20th. According to Rochester First, a car was traveling along Interstate 390 when it spun out and hit a tractor trailer. The...

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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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2024-04-18 09:49:52 -

Big rigs targeted by two shooters parked along Alabama interstate, police say
Police in Alabama are investigating a shooting incident targeting two big rigs traveling on a busy interstate. The shooting incident occurred around 3 a.m. on Friday, April 12, in Macon County, Alabama. According to WRBL, suspects in a pickup truck and a mid-sized vehicle were parked along northbound I-85 near mile marker 32. The two suspects reportedly opened...

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2024-03-19 15:33:19 -

CHP asks truckers to ‘give brakes a break’ after big rig blaze on I-80
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is reminding truckers about the dangers of overheated brakes following a recent big rig blaze on on I-80. On March 18, CHP – Donner Pass Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility took to social media to remind truckers that a long negative grade can spell disaster if you don’t know how to manage your vehicle’s braking...

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2024-04-06 13:21:04 -

Dash cam shows big rig running cars off the road in New Hampshire
Dash cam video shows some frightening erratic driving by a semi truck driver in Concord, New Hampshire, over the weekend. In video was captured on the morning of Sunday, March 31, you can see the truck swerving across lanes and crossing into oncoming traffic, running cars off the road and reportedly striking another vehicle. No one was injured. WMUR reports...

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2024-04-18 09:07:12 -

Driver murdered woman who threw rocks at his rig, jury decides
Truck driver murdered woman who threw rocks at his semi truck while he was parked, a jury has decided. 44-year-old John David Thoren III was convicted of second-degree murder on Friday, April 12th for an incident on October 28th, 2022. According to the District Attorney’s Office, Thoren was asleep in his cab outside of a Boot Barn on S. Parker Road at around...

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2024-04-06 13:50:16 -

Driver’s coughing fit sends rig plowing through lot
A truck driver’s coughing fit caused him to lose control and plow through multiple yards and into a business in Ohio on Monday night. The accident happened on April 1st in Urbana, Ohio just before 10 p.m. According to the Urbana Daily Citizen, 33-year-old trucker Steven Mills was heading south in the 900 block of Main Street when he lost control of the truck. The...

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