Author: bwright

PHENIX CITY, AL – Officials are investigating the details behind what caused a tanker truck to overturn on Highway 280 near J.R. Allen Parkway last Wednesday, Jan. 15.  The crash was reported before noon, and Alabama Department of Transportation and Phenix City fire crews responded to the scene shortly after, according to WTVM.  The impact […]

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CRESTVIEW, FL – A 71-year-old man driving a semi-truck rear-ended another tractor-trailer parked in an I-10 emergency lane, leading both drivers to sustain injuries in the process Friday.  This collision took place along the Holt exit and prompted a response from the Crestview and Holt fire crews, according to WEAR News Channel 3. Firefighters said […]

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NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – First responders are investigating the circumstances behind a FedEx tractor-trailer rollover collision off I-26 Thursday. The Live5News team reported this incident before 4 a.m. and showed that the impact led the truck to land on its side. Authorities did not say if the driver was injured or hospitalized. Officials are working […]

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MYAKKA CITY, FL – A 74-year-old woman driving a pickup truck rear-ended another pickup truck and then hit a semi-truck, injuring herself and the other pickup truck motorist Monday.  Florida Highway Patrol told the Patch that around 12:45 p.m., the driver of the truck pickup truck had stopped at the stop sign before pursuing a […]

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COLLEGEDALE, TN – A 46-year-old woman who ran a red light died after striking a semi-truck head-on and hitting another vehicle Wednesday. The Chattanooga Police Department told News Channel 9 that the wreck occurred on the Apison Pike. After ambulance crews arrived, they rushed the 46-year-old woman and two other passengers from a car to […]

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HEWITT, TX – The Texas Department of Public Safety said a semi-driver failed to reduce their speed when traffic slowed, which would end in a fatal fiery crash with two other big rigs Wednesday.  According to KWTX, the wreck happened on I-35 near mile marker 326 and also involved six-passenger vehicles. First responders pulled up […]

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