SHREVEPORT, LA – A 44-year-old man from Pearland, Texas, lost his life to a solo tractor-trailer collision that happened on I-220 last Thursday, April 24. Shreveport police told KSLA that the Texas man was driving on I-220 West when he lost control of his red-colored big rig, causing it to crash into a guardrail and […]
MOUNT PLEASANT, SC – A driver of a Ryder rental truck crashed into a traffic signal on Highway 17, bringing the entire pole down and prompting road closures Monday. The collision happened along Belk Drive, Live5News reports. All lanes have reopened since. Police and fire crews did not say if anyone was injured or cited. […]
ALVORD, TX – A tractor-trailer crashed and overturned on U.S. 287, causing 8 million dimes to spill from the truck and injuring its driver and passenger Tuesday. The collision, reported around 5:30 a.m. on the southbound lanes, happened after the driver lost control of their vehicle and overcorrected, NBCDFW reports. Crews had to shut down […]
MACON COUNTY, GA – A 43-year-old male log truck driver died after colliding with a train adjacent to the Macon State Prison Monday, WGXA TV reports. The collision occurred at 10:30 a.m. at the intersection of Stagecoach Road and Buckeye Road. Authorities have since identified the victim as Eric Walton, a Macon local. The Macon […]
FAISON, NC – A fiery multi-vehicle collision involving several trucks on I-40 left one person in serious condition and three people with minor injuries Tuesday. ABC 11 said the events unfolded on the eastbound lanes when a tractor-trailer carrying fuel slammed into a car, causing it to overturn. A short time later, two other semi-trucks […]
OCALA, FL – Florida Department of Transportation crews had to shut down the majority of I-75 South on Monday due to a multi-vehicle wreck caused by a big rig driver. WCJB said the semi-truck operator was initially traveling in the northbound lanes when he lost control of his truck. He went into the median and […]
NACOGDOCHES, TX – A semi-truck rammed into a food truck, sending some of the restaurant employees and one customer to a hospital Friday. KTRE confirmed that it was a Ruby’s Mexican Food, showcasing that it was completely damaged. The restaurant owner, Miranda Salazar, said the truck allegedly had no driver inside when it collided with […]
MOORE HAVEN, FL – A semi-truck driver was responsible for causing a chain-reaction wreck that claimed the life of a 53-year-old woman Saturday, Fox4Now said. The crash took place before 5 p.m. at the intersection of State Road 80 and Palomino Drive. The truck driver first rear-ended a sedan driven by the 53-year-old woman. The […]
EDEN, NC – A driver of a trash truck ran a stop sign, causing a crash that killed four pedestrians and injured two other pedestrians and one bucket truck driver last Thursday. The collision happened before 1:30 p.m. at the intersection of Carroll Street and Church Street along Smith River, WDBJ7 reports. Six pedestrians, Carolina […]
COMMERCE, GA – A 48-year-old man inside a parked Freightliner truck had to go to the hospital after he was struck by another on-coming semi-truck on I-85 Wednesday. Access WDUN 75 said the crash happened around 6 a.m. Georgia State Patrol said the events unfolded when a 32-year-old man from Maryland had failed to maintain a […]