LITTLE ROCK, AR – Arkansas Department of Transportation crews had to temporarily shut down I-440 East due to a big rig wreck that caused asphalt to spill onto the road Friday. DOT crews and Arkansas State Police responded to the scene before 10:45 a.m. and reopened the area before 2:30 p.m., KARK reports. Officials have […]
NASHVILLE, TN – Several pounds of frozen biscuits fell from a tractor-trailer following a double big rig collision on I-40 West Friday. At around 2:15 a.m., the driver of the biscuit truck lost control of their vehicle before slamming into a second semi-truck, according to AOL. Tennessee Department of Transportation crews shut down the majority […]
DORTCHES, NC – A driver of an 18-wheeler sustained minor injuries after attempting to merge into a left lane on I-95 and sideswiping a pickup truck Thursday. Once the vehicles collided, the pickup truck struck a guardrail. The big rig driver kept driving until the truck flipped over, according to CBS 17. North Carolina State […]
JACKSONVILLE, FL – Jacksonville Fire Rescue had to extricate a driver from their 18-wheeler after they crashed into a building Tuesday morning. According to video footage obtained by WFLA, it appears that the driver lost control of their big rig and struck a pickup truck prior to plowing through the building in the Eastside area. […]
ATLANTA, GA – Georgia Department of Transportation crews had to shut down the I-285 East off-ramp connecting to I-75 South on Monday due to a big rig rollover wreck. Atlanta First News said the collision took place before 5 a.m. After arriving, crews immediately issued closures to clean up debris that was scattered in both […]
GOOCHLAND COUNTY, VA – A 51-year-old man from Amelia died after a fallen tree hit his semi-truck while he was driving on I-64 East Wednesday. According to 12onyourside, the man lost control of his truck once the tree fell, causing him to drift off the road and crash into a wooded area. The debris from […]
ACWORTH, GA – Police were summoned to the scene of a commercial truck crash at the intersection of northbound Mars Hill Road and Cobb Parkway Tuesday. Cobb County Department of Transportation crews first announced the collision at 8:21 a.m. and said the crash was initially blocking the left-turn lane and was cleared just before 8:45 […]
NEW ORLEANS, LA – At least one person was left with unspecified injuries after a truck rollover collision on the westbound lanes of High Rise Bridge Monday. WWLTV said the crash happened between Chef Menteur Hwy at Exit 240B and Almonaster/Louisa Street leading to Exit 239 A/B. Crews shut down the westbound lanes for several […]
FORT WORTH, TX – Several pounds of meat fell from a meat processing truck on Highway 183 East, leading to a major rear-end crash and several hour long shut down on Tuesday. According to CBS News, police arrived at the scene around 8 p.m. Tuesday. Transportation crews arrived a short time later to help clean […]
BOYNTON BEACH, FL – At least one person’s life was claimed as a result of a multi-vehicle collision that involved a big rig on I-95 South Monday, WPTV said. The crash happened around 1 a.m. near Hypoluxo Road and Gateway Boulevard near exit 59. Upon arrival, Florida Department of Transportation crews shut down the southbound […]