All articles tagged with #semi truck
A woman died after being ejected from her SUV during a Sunday morning collision with a semi-truck on Interstate 80/94 in Lake County, Indiana. The crash occurred near mile marker 7, and the victim was transported to Northlake Hospital before passing away.
A westbound semi-truck crash on I-70 in Columbia, MO closed the highway past exit 128A from about 8:01 a.m. to around 10 a.m., after the truck struck a concrete barrier and ended up on its side under an overpass. A tow truck flipped the truck around 9:10 a.m.; police blocked nearby routes and traffic backed up toward Kansas City, with MoDOT reporting no damage to the overpass.
A 62-year-old woman driving a Chevrolet Equinox died after a fiery crash on Interstate 80 near 102nd Street in Omaha when a Kenworth semi changing lanes struck the Equinox, sending it into a concrete barrier where it was hit by a second semi; the Equinox caught fire and she died at CUMC-Bergan Mercy Hospital. The interstate reopened around 3 a.m. as investigators continued to review the sequence of events.
Thor24 is a 44-foot, 32,000-pound custom semi built on a stretched 1979 Peterbilt 359. Its 27.9-liter V24 powertrain combines two Detroit Diesel V12s with 12 superchargers and eight nitrous bottles to produce ~3,974 hp, enabling a top speed of 130 mph. Owned by Mike Harrah, it reportedly cost about $7 million to build, and sold for a record $12 million at a 2019 Riyadh auction, though it stayed in Arizona. The truck features extreme braking via four 12-foot parachutes, a cabin with extra doors, a Lamborghini-style passenger door, 24 gauges, seven screens, and a 1,500-watt audio system, while still remaining tow-capable.
A tractor-trailer struck a power line in downtown Beaverton, pulling down seven power poles and prompting a shelter-in-place for nearby businesses and homes. Beaverton police shut down streets as crews de-energized lines and repaired the damage. Portland General Electric said all affected customers had power restored by Saturday afternoon, after about 110 were initially without power and 99.99% were restored.
A semi-truck rollover on I-80/94 in northwest Indiana resulted in at least one death, with the passenger in the vehicle being killed and the truck driver and another passenger sustaining minor injuries. The crash occurred early in the morning at Grant Street, blocking three lanes as police investigate.
A major crash on the southbound 5 Freeway in Boyle Heights resulted in one death and 15 injuries when a semi-truck collided with multiple vehicles, causing a fire and lane closures.
The northbound 101 Freeway in Ventura County was closed for several hours after an overturned semi-truck blocked all lanes near Solimar Beach, causing traffic diversions and an emergency response, with details on injuries still unknown.
A fiery crash involving a semi-truck on the 5 Freeway in Pacoima resulted in one death and led to several lane closures early Sunday morning, with the freeway reopening around 8:15 a.m.
A 21-year-old semi-truck driver, in the U.S. illegally from India, pleaded not guilty to charges after a deadly DUI crash in California, with questions raised about his licensing and eligibility following new federal restrictions on noncitizen CDL holders.
A deadly 8-car crash in Ontario was caused by Jashanpreet Singh, an undocumented Indian immigrant driving under the influence, who entered the US illegally in 2022. Singh, without a valid commercial license, caused three deaths and injuries, and faces charges including vehicle manslaughter and DUI, with ICE lodging an immigration detainer.
A 21-year-old driver, identified as Jashanpreet Singh, was arrested for DUI after causing a deadly chain-reaction crash on the 10 Freeway in Ontario, resulting in three deaths and multiple injuries; the incident is under investigation, with dashcam footage showing the semi-truck hitting several vehicles.
A semi-truck ran a stop sign in Tuscola County, Michigan, causing a crash that resulted in three deaths and multiple injuries, with the truck driver and passenger sustaining minor injuries and the driver being arrested.
Two armed carjackers stole three vehicles, including a semi-truck, during a police chase from Lancaster to downtown LA, eventually abandoning the vehicles and fleeing on foot.
Multiple people sustained "serious" injuries after a man intentionally crashed a semi-truck into a Texas Department of Public Safety office in Brenham, Texas. The suspect, who had been denied a commercial driver's license the day before, allegedly returned with the intent to harm. A suspect is in custody, and the Texas Rangers are investigating the incident.