DELRAY BEACH, FL (TruckingNewsNow.com) — The South Florida Tesla crash that left one man dead Friday is leading noted Truck Accident Attorneys Joe Fried and Michael Leizerman to assert that autopilot doesn’t mean a driver can drive without paying attention. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office and the National Transportation Safety Board both say say they are investigating whether the
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LAKE COUNTY, IN (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: Indiana State Police) — A driver of a church bus drove up and onto an earth embankment on the Indiana Toll Road causing passengers on the bus to be injured when tossed/thrown from their seats. Preliminary investigation by Trooper Kenneth Payonk revealed at approximately 10:37 P.M., Monday, February 25th, 2019, a 1998 Motor Coach Industries
Read moreJEFFERSON PARISH, LA (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: LSPD) — Tuesday morning (February 19, 2019), at approximately 6:30 am, Louisiana State Police Troop B investigated a double fatality crash on US 61 north at N. Atlanta Street. The crash claimed the lives of 24-year-old German Mejia and 22-year-old Michael Medrano, both of Kenner, LA. Preliminary investigation revealed that Mejia was driving a 2008
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SEYMOUR, IN (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: Indiana State Police) — The Indiana State Police Wednesday responded to a multi-vehicle crash on I-65 Southbound near the 54 mile marker in Jackson County that claimed the life of three people in two separate vehicles. The initial investigation by Trp. Matt Holley, Indiana State Police-Versailles Crash Reconstruction Team indicated that I-65 Southbound was slow in
Read moreWASHINGTON, DC (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: USDOT) — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Ohio-licensed truck driver Doug A. Jones to be an imminent hazard to public safety and has ordered him not to operate any commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce. Jones, a commercial driver’s license (CDL) holder, was served the federal order on
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MARSHALL COUNTY, IN (TruckingNewsNow.com) — A crash on US 31 between an Eastern Pulaski Community School bus and a straight truck has claimed the life of a teenage boy. At approximately 9:06 a.m., on December 5, 2018, Indiana State Troopers and Marshall County Deputies responded to calls of a crash between a school bus and a truck on northbound US 31, just
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GARY, IN (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: Indiana State Police) — Preliminary investigation by Trooper Connor Davidson revealed that shortly after midnight on December 5, 2018 a 2005 Ford F150, being driven by Merrillville resident Milton Harvey(39) struck a red Ford Focus, being driven by Winamac resident, Wyatt Spence(22). The impact from the crash pushed the Ford Focus into the back of a tractor
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LAKE COUNTY, IN (TruckingNewsNow.com) — An Indiana State Police trooper and semi driver were injured when a semi lost control and jack-knifed into the trooper’s police car Preliminary investigation by Sergeant Dwayne Dillahunty showed at approximately 11:10 p.m., yesterday, November 12, 2018, evening, Trooper Zachary Huston was on the outer shoulder covering a single vehicle crash on I-80/94 west bound
Read morePRINCETON, IN (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: Indiana State Police) — At approximately 10:04 this morning a two vehicle crash on US 41 at C.R. 100 West claimed the life of a Haubstadt woman. Preliminary investigation revealed that Thomas Lee Sowders, 65, of Owensboro, KY, was driving a 2004 Peterbilt tractor-trailer northwest on US 41 approaching C.R. 100 West. Elena Williams, 45, of
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NORTH POWDER, OR (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: Oregon State Police) Oregon State Police and emergency personnel are investigating of a single vehicle semi truck crash on I-84 near milepost 284 westbound. A commercial motor vehicle hauling cattle has struck a guardrail and flipped over on Interstate 84 – 2 miles west of North Powder. The operator sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased
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