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2024-03-22 15:51:41 -

“People would go in the river” blindly following their GPS, covered bridge advocate says
Truckers and other drivers blindly following their GPS have led to the destruction of covered bridges along the east coast, leaving officials at a loss for what to do. Miller’s Run bridge, a 140 year old covered bridge in Lyndon, Vermont is continuously damaged by box trucks, commercial vehicles, and even RVs thanks to faulty GPS directions, says Justin Smith, municipal...

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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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2021-08-25 14:08:46 -

Body found in cab of semi truck submerged in Arkansas River
Authorities in Arkansas are investigating after a male was found deceased inside the cab of a semi truck that went into a river. Shortly before 9 p.m. on August 22, multiple agencies responded to a report of a semi truck that had gone off the road and into the Arkansas River in Mulberry, Arkansas, according to local outlet 5NewsOnline. When first responders arrived on scene, they found...

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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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2026-01-12 23:14:00 -

Driver Partially Ejected and Killed After Tractor-Trailer Rolls Into Creek Off River Road in Fayetteville
FAYETTEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA — A tractor-trailer driver was killed Monday afternoon after the truck ran off River Road in Cumberland County and rolled down an embankment into a creek, according to the North Carolina Highway Patrol and NCDOT. Officials said the crash happened just after 12:30 p.m. on River Road near Middle River Loop in Fayetteville. Troopers reported the...

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2025-12-06 19:22:56 -

Green River Mayor Killed in Head-On Collision After Semi-Truck Drifts Into Oncoming Traffic
GREEN RIVER, UTAH — The mayor of Green River, Ren Hatt, was killed Friday night in a devastating head-on collision caused by a semi-truck that veered into oncoming traffic on U.S. Highway 6, according to the Utah Department of Public Safety. Photo credit: Utah Department of Safety The fatal crash occurred around 9:40 p.m. on December 5 near mile marker 296, roughly eight miles...

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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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2025-06-11 13:48:15 -

Reckless Driving Charge Filed After Fiery I-81 Crash Sends Tractor-Trailer into River in Augusta County, Virginia
Two people were hospitalized with serious injuries after a violent crash on Interstate 81 in Augusta County, Virginia, that ended with a tractor-trailer plunging off a bridge into the Middle River. According to Virginia State Police, the incident occurred over the weekend when 22-year-old Mustafa B. Dogan, of Ridgefield, New Jersey, attempted to merge from the right lane to the left while...

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2026-02-10 15:46:43 -

Semi Explodes After Hitting Illegally Parked Tractor-Trailer on I-80 in Green River, Killing Two; Troopers Cite Surviving Driver for Illegal Parking
GREEN RIVER, WYOMING — Two people were killed early Sunday after a semi-truck struck an illegally parked tractor-trailer along eastbound Interstate 80 near Green River, triggering an explosion and a fire that shut down the highway for several hours, according to the Wyoming Highway Patrol. Photo credit: Wyoming Highway Patrol WHP said troopers responded to the crash at 5:23 a.m....

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2024-03-20 15:55:01 -

Semi truck ‘flops’ onto Green River Bridge in early morning crash
A semi truck stopped traffic in Washington on Tuesday morning after colliding with the Green River Bridge in Auburn. The accident happened on March 19th in Auburn, Washington on Eastbound Highway 18 at the Green River Bridge at around 5:40 a.m. According to Seattle Times, the tractor trailer was hauling bottled water when it struck a part of the...

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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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2025-02-15 16:25:07 -

Deadly Crash Inside I-80 Tunnel Sparks Fire, Blocking Rescue Efforts
A fatal crash inside the Interstate 80 tunnel near Green River, Wyoming, on Friday morning resulted in a fire that burned for hours, with falling debris preventing emergency crews from extinguishing the flames. Authorities confirmed that at least two people were killed, with multiple others injured, but the unstable conditions inside the tunnel have made it impossible to assess the full...

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2026-03-05 17:10:21 -

FedEx Tractor-Trailer Pulling Double Trailers Leaves I-70 and Falls Into Creek in Colorado, Injuring Both Occupants
CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, COLORADO — A FedEx tractor-trailer pulling double trailers went off the roadway on eastbound Interstate 70 Wednesday morning and plunged into a creek below, injuring both occupants and prompting a multi-unit emergency response from the Clear Creek Fire Authority. Photo credit: Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office The incident occurred at approximately 8:20 a.m. on...

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2022-07-23 13:00:40 -

Lingering cow causes slowdowns after driver releases all 70 from burning tractor trailer
Traffic was stopped for hours on the Florida Turnpike on Monday after an entire herd of cattle was let loose during a tractor trailer fire. The incident began on the morning of Monday, July 18th in Osceola County, Florida and continued into the afternoon as crews searched for the one remaining loose cow. According to Fox 35 Orlando, the 47-year-old unnamed trucker...

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2025-06-12 21:21:35 -

Man Arrested in Carlisle County for Social Media Death Threats
A man accused of threatening to kill multiple people on Facebook was arrested in Carlisle County, Kentucky, following a joint investigation by the River Counties Drug and Violent Crimes Task Force and local authorities. According to the Carlisle County Sheriff’s Office, dispatch received multiple calls on Wednesday reporting Facebook posts from a user threatening to kill residents...

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2026-01-16 21:23:14 -

Ontario Trucker Gets 9 Months in Jail in Windsor After Fatal 2022 Hwy 401 Construction Zone Crash That Killed Two as Court Hears His Phone Was Active
WINDSOR, ONTARIO — A Windsor judge has sentenced a transport truck driver to nine months in jail for careless driving causing death following a Highway 401 collision that killed two people, court officials said. Lovepreet Singh, 30, of Brampton, was sentenced to nine months after pleading guilty to careless driving causing death in connection with a crash that happened Sept. 23, 2022, on...

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