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2025-03-22 01:42:45 -

$150 Million in Lawsuits Filed Over Fatal I-35 Crash in Austin That Killed 5 and Injured Dozens
Two major lawsuits, including one seeking over $100 million in damages, have been filed in connection to a deadly 18-vehicle crash on Interstate 35 in North Austin that killed five people and left at least a dozen others injured. One of the lawsuits was filed by Nathan Jonard, a survivor of the March 13 crash, who alleges that driver negligence and corporate irresponsibility led to the massive...

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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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2021-08-14 16:15:54 -

25 year sentence for trucker watching video on phone at time of fatal crash
A truck driver has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for a deadly crash in Kentucky nearly two years ago. The accident happened in September 2019 on Interstate 64 in Franklin County, Kentucky. According to WKYT News, Jerry Elder was driving along I-64 watching a video on his cell phone when he crashed into a Jeep, killing one passenger and injuring another. Elder also...

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2024-04-16 11:21:07 -

2nd lawsuit brought against concrete truck driver in fatal bus crash
Six families involved in lawsuit brought against concrete truck driver following fatal school bus crash in Texas several weeks ago. The accident occurred in Bastrop County, Texas in March, and led to the deaths of 5-year-old Ulises Rodriguez Montoya and 33-year-old Ryan Wallace. 42-year-old Jerry Hernandez, the driver of the concrete truck, has been charged with...

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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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2022-05-20 15:44:15 -

Arizona interstate closed for fatal fiery three truck crash
Arizona transportation officials are asking drivers to seek alternate routes following a crash that claimed the life of a driver in Phoenix. The crash occurred around 4:15 a.m. on Friday, May 20, on I-17 near Deer Valley Road in Phoenix. Local news outlet AZFamily reports that all three trucks involved in the crash belonged to the same company, Shamrock Foods. According...

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2025-03-03 16:55:24 -

Blowing Dust Suspected in Fatal Multi-Vehicle Crash on I-10 in Arizona
Investigators believe that blowing dust may have contributed to a major chain-reaction crash involving multiple commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) that left four people dead on Saturday, March 1. The crash occurred just before 1 p.m. on Interstate 10 near Tonopah, Arizona, under potentially unusual weather conditions. According to Fox Weather, police reported that the collision involved...

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2025-07-21 16:57:56 -

Brake Failure Suspected in Fatal Tractor-Trailer Crash into Ohio River
Police investigating a tragic accident that caused a tractor-trailer to crash into the Ohio River near Wellsburg, West Virginia, have identified brake failure as the likely cause and confirmed the identity of the driver who was killed in the crash. The incident occurred around 9:14 a.m. on Friday, July 18, 2025, when a heavily-loaded truck lost control on Washington Pike (W.Va. 27)...

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2024-04-03 15:22:10 -

Driver admitted to consuming cocaine, marijuana prior to fatal school bus crash
A truck driver admitted to consuming cocaine and marijuana prior to a crash with a school bus that killed two people over a week ago. The accident happened on March 22nd, just before 2 p.m. in Bastrop County, Texas. 42-year-old truck driver Jerry Hernandez veered into the buses lane, which caused the fatal wreck that took the lives of 5-year-old Ulises Rodriguez Montoya...

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2024-04-20 09:28:05 -

Driver blames wind for fatal wrong-way crash with motorcyclists
Truck driver blames wind for wrong-way crash with three motorcyclists outside of Las Vegas last month, newly released documents reveal. The accident happened on March 23rd outside of Las Vegas, Nevada on State Route 163. According to 8 News Now, witnesses report that 29-year-old truck driver Claude Rafiki crossed the center line and collided with two...

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2025-11-14 19:30:03 -

1 dead after head-on crash between pickup and tractor-trailer near Lake Nockamixon in Bucks County
HAYCOCK TOWNSHIP, Pa. — One person was killed Thursday morning in a head-on crash involving a pickup truck and a construction tractor-trailer on Mountain View Drive in Bucks County, authorities said. According to WPVI and the Bucks County Independence, the crash occurred around 11:30 a.m. at the intersection of Mountain View Drive (Route 563) and Pheasant Run Road, near the Lake...

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2026-01-11 20:17:52 -

100+ MPH Chase Ends as Fleeing Driver Crosses Median, Hits Tractor-Trailer on I-64; Tied to Dalton Fire Where Burned Woman Was Found
FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY — A tractor-trailer was struck on Interstate 64 Saturday morning when a fleeing vehicle crossed the median during a high-speed police chase, triggering a deadly crash that shut down the interstate for hours, Kentucky State Police said. KSP said troopers were pursuing a car believed to be connected to an ongoing investigation in Dalton, Georgia, when the driver fled...

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2025-10-17 17:22:07 -

18-wheeler driver was run over by his own tractor-trailer while addressing mechanical issue
HOUSTON, Texas — A 59-year-old truck driver was tragically killed by his own tractor-trailer Wednesday morning after the vehicle rolled forward while he was inspecting a mechanical issue along the East Loop of Interstate 610, according to the Houston Police Department (HPD). The incident happened around 7:30 a.m. near 900 East Loop North, just before Clinton Drive, when the driver of a...

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2025-05-28 15:03:47 -

2 Killed in Fiery Multi-Vehicle Crash on I-70 in Maryland
Frederick County, Maryland — A fiery multi-vehicle crash on I-70 claimed two lives and left several others injured after a violent chain of collisions near Exit 62 in New Market. The crash occurred on Sunday afternoon, May 25, 2025, at around 4:10 p.m. Maryland State Police say a BMW SUV traveling westbound rear-ended a box truck just before Route 75. The impact pushed the box truck...

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2026-02-20 22:37:57 -

24-Year-Old Semi Driver in ICE Custody After Running Red Light in Crash That Killed Indiana Man in Hendricks County; Entered U.S. as Unaccompanied Minor, Officials Say
HENDRICKS COUNTY, Ind. — A tractor-trailer driver arrested following a deadly multi-vehicle crash in Hendricks County has been identified as 24-year-old Sukhdeep Singh, an Indian national who federal authorities say is illegally present in the United States after entering the country as an unaccompanied minor in 2018. The crash occurred around 12 p.m. on February 18, 2026, at the...

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2026-03-03 21:11:23 -

25-Year-Old Tampa Man Dies After Being Thrown From Overturning Car on I-75 Into Path of Oncoming Tractor-Trailer
TAMPA, FLORIDA — A 25-year-old Tampa man died Tuesday morning after being ejected from his vehicle following a crash on Interstate 75 and struck by a passing tractor-trailer. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the man was driving a Dodge 1500 when he attempted to pass a Chevrolet box truck near Bruce B Downs Boulevard. His vehicle collided with the rear of the box truck, causing...

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2025-11-13 16:24:45 -

3 killed, 5 hospitalized after fiery tractor-trailer crash sparks call to ban big rigs on Route 40 in Fayette County
HENRY CLAY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Three people were killed and five others were hospitalized after a fiery crash involving a tractor-trailer and two passenger vehicles along Route 40 near the Youghiogheny River Lake on Monday evening. According to CBS Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania State Police said the crash occurred when a tractor-trailer traveling eastbound crossed into the westbound lanes near...

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2026-01-16 19:41:41 -

55-Year-Old Man Crushed by Semi in JONS Fresh Marketplace Parking Lot After Truck Attempts a Tight Turn
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA — A 55-year-old man was killed Thursday afternoon after being struck and crushed by a semi-truck in a grocery store parking lot in Van Nuys, with police saying the incident appears to have been an accident and that no DUI or criminal activity was involved. Officials said the collision was reported just before 2 p.m. in the 6600–6700 block of Van Nuys...

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