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2022-06-03 23:49:23 -

FMCSA responds to uptick in large truck crash fatalities with 52% increase in funding for inspections and investigations
This week, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced hundreds of millions of dollars worth of grant funding would be awarded to states for efforts to reduce commercial motor vehicle crashes. On June 2, the FMCSA announced that it would award more than $463 million in grants as part of the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP). The program will...

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2022-01-12 20:31:52 -

Number of truck crash fatalities “going to get worse before it gets better,” experts warn
Fatal truck crashes increased nationwide in 2021, and some industry experts say that supply chain pressures are to blame. In the first three months of 2021 alone, the number of fatal truck crashes across the United States increased by 10.5% – a statistic that one attorney who specializes in truck safety says might get worse before it gets better, reported PR Newswire....

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2025-11-20 19:23:26 -

Dump truck driver indicted for murder, held on $1.6M bond in crash that killed 4 linemen
EDEN, N.C. — A dump truck driver accused of running a stop sign and killing four utility workers in Eden has been indicted on second-degree murder charges and is being held on $1.6 million bond, according to court records. Michael Ray Vernon, 66, of Eden, was formally indicted Monday on four counts of second-degree murder without regard to human life and three counts of assault with a...

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2026-02-23 21:22:07 -

Eden Dump Truck Driver Operating Without Valid CDL, Charged With Killing Four Utility Workers After Running Stop Sign, Dies in Prison Before Trial
EDEN, North Carolina — A dump truck driver charged in a 2025 crash that killed four utility workers has died in prison before being convicted or sentenced, authorities confirmed. Michael Vernon, 66, died around 5 p.m. on Sunday, February 22, 2026, at Raleigh Central Prison, according to Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page. Vernon was being held under a $1.6 million secured bond at the...

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2026-03-02 20:57:43 -

Grieving Mothers Push Congress to Require Side Underride Guards on Tractor-Trailers After Losing Daughters in Truck Underride Crashes
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A renewed push in Congress aims to prevent hundreds of deaths each year caused by truck underride crashes, with grieving mothers who lost their daughters in such collisions now leading the legislative effort. The Stop Underrides Act 2.0 would require newly manufactured tractor-trailers to install side underride guards in addition to the rear guards already found on...

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2026-02-06 16:25:23 -

ICE Arrests Kyrgyzstan-Born Semi-Truck Driver After Freightliner Swerves Into Oncoming Lane Striking Van Head-On and Killing Four Bryant Men
JAY COUNTY, INDIANA — Federal officials say ICE arrested semi-truck driver Bekzhan Beishekeev, 30, of Philadelphia, on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, in connection with a fatal crash that killed four people earlier this week in Jay County, Indiana. ICE said it issued an immigration detainer for Beishekeev at the Jay County Jail on Feb. 4, then took him into custody the morning of Feb. 5, adding...

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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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2026-02-16 17:22:51 -

Records Show 15 Tractor-Trailers Have Gone Overboard at Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel; Only Two Drivers Survived as Safety Questions Persist Over Guardrail Limits and Wind Risks
VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA — Following Sunday’s fatal crash involving a Perdue tractor-trailer, records show that at least 15 tractor-trailers have gone over the side of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel since the 1980s. A 2023 public records investigation found that 14 truck drivers had fallen off the CBBT prior to this year. Adding Sunday’s crash brings the total to 15. In...

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2025-05-08 17:56:40 -

Truck Driver Charged With Manslaughter After Double Fatality Crash in Thomasville, Alabama
THOMASVILLE, Ala. — A truck driver has been charged with two counts of vehicular manslaughter following a deadly crash that claimed the lives of two people in Thomasville on Tuesday, May 6. The crash happened shortly before noon on southbound Highway 43 at the intersection with South Industrial Park Drive. According to the Thomasville Police Department (TPD), a loaded semi truck and...

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2026-01-27 21:39:05 -

Virginia State Police Respond to 506 Crashes After Weekend Ice Storm With 38 Injury Wrecks and Two Fatal Crashes
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA — Virginia State Police say they have responded to more than 500 crashes statewide as dangerous snow and ice from a weekend winter storm continues to impact road conditions across the Commonwealth. State police said the storm moved in on Saturday, Jan. 24, bringing snow, sleet, and freezing rain that quickly turned to ice. Officials warned the icy conditions may linger...

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