Category Archives: Truck Crash

Oregon State Police Investigate Fatal Tractor Trailer Crash

BAKER COUNTY, OR (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: Oregon State Police) — Sunday, August 12, at approximately 8p, Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel responded to the report of a two vehicle crash on I-84 one mile from Baker City near mile post 307. Investigation revealed that a 2016 Ford Van, operated by Stavr Plasari (36) from Glen Ellyn, IL. was westbound on I-84

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California Man Dies In Crash Involving Tractor Trailer

MALHEUR COUNTY, OR (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: Oregon State Police) — On Saturday, August 11, 2018 at approximately 2:45 PM Oregon State Troopers and emergency personnel responded to the report of a two vehicle head on collision on Hwy 95 near milepost 97. Investigation reveals that a white 2005 Ford Focus, operated by Jaila Aguilera-Pinder (19) from Las Vegas, NV. was northbound on

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POLICE: Truck Driver Loses Control, Passing Car Blamed

CLAY COUNTY, IN (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: Indiana State Police) — Saturday morning, July 28 at approximately 3:03, Indiana State Police responded to the westbound lanes of Interstate 70 near the 24 mile marker for a truck crash. Preliminary investigation revealed an unknown passenger car allegedly veered erratically into the driving lane, forcing the driver of a Budget Rental Truck to travel off

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Safety Advocates React To Deadly Nevada Semi Crash

LAS VEGAS, NV (TruckingNewsNow.com) — Trucking safety advocates are calling on truck drivers and trucking companies to ensure that sleepy drivers are not behind the wheel following a deadly crash near Las Vegas. Two men were killed in a Toyota Corolla when the car was struck by a semi-truck driver who police say admitted to “drowsy driving.” Michael Leizerman, a

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Tractor Trailer Driver Dies In Semi Crash, Fire

CLARK COUNTY, IN (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: Indiana State Police) — Troopers from the Indiana State Police Post at Sellersburg responded to a crash Monday evening involving a semi-tractor and trailer on Interstate #65 South at the 19 Mile Marker, (closest town Henryville). When officers arrived they found the semi-tractor and trailer fully engulfed in fire with the driver trapped inside. The

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Publix Semi Truck Runs Over Woman In South Florida

UPDATE (4:44pm Monday, July 16, 2018). The victim has died. BOYNTON BEACH, FL (TruckingNewsNow.com) —  Boynton Beach Police are investigating after a Publix semi-tractor trailer ran over a pedestrian just before 9 a.m. in the 2200 block of North Seacrest Boulevard. Investigation has determined that the Publix truck was traveling northbound in the right lane and stopped in front of 2220

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Overnight Overturned Semi Slows Idaho Traffic

CALDWELL, ID (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: Idaho State Police) — On Thursday, July 12, 2018, at approximately 10:00 p.m., the Idaho State Police investigated a single-vehicle crash eastbound I84 at milepost 31, in Caldwell. Stephen Coombe, 65, of Waterford, Ontario was driving a 2015 Freightliner semi pulling two trailers when the vehicle veered off the right shoulder and overturned. Coombe was wearing a

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Semi Slams Into Concrete Wall, Snarling Traffic

LAKE COUNTY, IN (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: Indiana State Police) — A semi driver went off the roadway for unknown reasons hitting the concrete barrier wall which caused a huge traffic back-up. Preliminary investigation by Trooper Timothy Borsa revealed at approximately 1:40 a.m., Monday, July 9, 2018, morning a 2012 Volvo pulling a rail container, owned by J & G Freight, Incorporated out

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Truck Driver Killed By Own Truck During Violation Check

HYATTSTOWN, MD (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: Maryland State Police) — Maryland State Police are investigating the death of a tractor-trailer driver that occurred this morning in Montgomery County. At approximately 11:30 a.m. this morning, a trooper with the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division at the Hyattstown weigh station placed the victim’s tractor-trailer out of service for brake violations. The vehicle was placed in the

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Semi Driver Flown To Hospital Following Indiana Crash

PARKE COUNTY, IN (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: Indiana State Police) — Friday morning at 09:29, Indiana State Police and Parke County emergency agencies responded to a tractor-trailer crash on State Road 59 just south of County Road 720 South. Preliminary investigation revealed a Freightliner tractor pulling an empty box trailer, driven by 69-year-old Donald E. Stevenson of Reelsville, IN., was southbound on SR

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