DADE CITY, FL – A GMC Sierra pickup truck driver died, and a tractor-trailer operator was sent to a hospital after a wrong-way wreck on U.S. 301 last Friday, March 14. The pickup truck driver had driven south on U.S. 301 North when he crashed head-on into the big rig, Pasco News Online said. Florida […]
NASHVILLE, TN – Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating a truck collision that happened on I-65 just before Jefferson Street Monday. The Tennessee Department of Safety & Homeland Security said the crash occurred before 5 p.m. and left at least one person with suspected minor injuries. The contributing factors behind the wreck remain unclear. Updates will […]
MICANOPY, FL – A United States Postal Service tractor-trailer overturned after colliding with a pickup truck on I-75 South, leaving both drivers with minor injuries Wednesday. Florida Highway Patrol told WCJB that the pickup truck was parked and blocking part of a lane. The semi-driver drifted out of their lane to avoid hitting the pickup […]
NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – A semi-truck driver was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver on the Don Holt Bridge Monday, Count on 2 said. North Charleston police said that just before 7:45 a.m., the truck driver had started to experience mechanical issues. Naturally, he wanted to inspect the truck engine. As he exited his vehicle, […]
CLARKSVILLE, GA – Two people had to go to a hospital after their box truck crashed, flipped over, and caught on fire on John Wood Road Friday. The collision happened before 3:15 p.m. along GA 15, according to Now Habersham. The two truck occupants managed to escape the truck prior to first responders arriving. EMS […]
GEORGE COUNTY, MS – A 63-year-old man died and his two passengers were hospitalized following a crash with a Freightliner truck on Highway 98 Sunday. Mississippi Highway Patrol told Sun Herald the 63-year-old man was driving a Jeep Cherokee when he drifted out of his lane and then struck the truck. The 63-year-old man died […]
ATLANTA, GA – A truck driver crashed into an I-285 concrete barrier, and metal from the truck fell, prompting first responders to shut down the area Friday. The truck’s strap loosened, causing the truck’s goods to tumble down, just before the vehicle made contact with the barrier, Atlanta News First said. The incident happened around […]
BUFFALO VALLEY, TN – At least one person was injured in a truck collision that happened at 4:30 p.m. Saturday on I-40 just past the Tennessee Welcome Center. The Tennessee Department of Safety & Homeland Security said the individual sustained a “suspected serious injury.” Authorities have not noted any reports of hospitalizations or listed the […]
ALACHUA, FL – Alachua police and county deputies are working to determine why a driver of a big rig lost control of their truck and crashed into an electric pole Friday. The collision occurred at the intersection of Northwest 140th Street and Northwest 158th Avenue, WCJB said. Upon arrival, officers, Alachua County deputies, and crews […]
FORT MILL, SC – Local fire crews and South Carolina Highway Patrol were summoned to an Amazon truck fire that happened on I-77 North last Wednesday, March 12. WCNC said the incident happened near the South Carolina and North Carolina state lines. After arriving, crews closed at least one lane to accommodate the scene clearance […]