MARIETTA, GA – A 36-year-old male tractor-trailer driver lost his life to a hit-and-run collision that happened on the South Marietta Parkway off-ramp leading to I-75 on Wednesday. Local police told 11Alive that the events unfolded around 2:30 a.m. when the 36-year-old man, identified as Terrell Lowdermilk, from Chattanooga, had crashed into another tractor-trailer. Lowdermilk […]
NEAR PORT PIERCE, FL – Three minivan occupants were killed in a collision caused by a big rig driver who attempted to make a U-turn on Florida’s Turnpike on Tuesday. The collision happened around 1:30 p.m. near mile marker 170. According to an update from TCPalm, the driver of the blue 2024 International big rig, […]
HUNTSVILLE, AL – A trash truck driver who was responsible for crashing into a Huntsville Target store on July 31 now faces several charges. According to an update from WHNT, the truck driver has been identified as Nicholas Randall Baker from Jefferson City, Tennessee. Baker’s charges include driving with a revoked license, operating a commercial […]
NEAR FORT PIERCE, FL – St. Lucie County Fire Rescue had to extricate some individuals who were entrapped inside their vehicle after a collision with a big rig on Tuesday. The details leading up to the collision are unclear. However, St. Lucie County deputies said the impact of the crash caused the tractor-trailer to jackknife […]
JONESBORO, AK – A pickup truck driver was suspected of being blinded by the sun’s glare while operating their vehicle, leading to a crash with a trash truck on Tuesday. Arkansas State Police told Kait8 that the two-vehicle crash happened before 8:30 a.m. at the intersection of Highway 168 West and County Road 324. It […]
GUNTERSVILLE, AL – A 48-year-old woman was killed in a head-on crash involving a 2023 Peterbilt semi-truck that happened on the outskirts of Guntersville on Tuesday. The events unfolded after 3 a.m., when the 48-year-old woman operating a 2002 GMC Sonoma truck collided head-on with the tractor-trailer, according to WTVA. The woman succumbed to her […]
YULEE, FL – One person died as a result of a tractor-trailer rollover crash on I-95 South before FL 200 Monday. Upon arrival, Florida Highway Patrol shut down all I-95 South lanes, according to News4Jax. By 12:10 p.m., all lanes remained closed. By 2:50 p.m., authorities reopened at least one lane. During the closures, officials […]
WINSTON, GA – Two drivers sustained minor injuries and a big rig caught on fire after a crash involving a trash truck on I-20 Monday. Georgia State Patrol told Times-Georgian that the operator of the trash truck, 65-year-old Dwayne Clark from Oxford, Georgia, had driven with his trash truck bed up. The truck bed then […]
ORANGEBURG COUNTY, SC – A South Carolina Highway Patrol trooper was seriously hurt after getting struck by a box truck on I-26 Sunday. WBTV said the collision happened around 2 a.m. According to preliminary details, the trooper, identified as Dennis Ricks, was conducting a traffic stop when he was struck by a box truck passing […]
LITTLEVILLE, AL – One person was left in serious condition as a result of a collision between a car and a U.S. Postal Service truck that happened in Littleville Friday. The crash took place in the area of Highway 43 and Hickory Avenue, according to WAFF. Local police’s preliminary details suggest that the car driver […]