Jun. 20—A Decatur man accused of trafficking cocaine and fentanyl struck an 18-wheeler with his vehicle as he tried to elude deputies Monday evening, according to the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office. Tristan Hunter Couch, 32, allegedly tried to escape by running a red light at the intersection of U.S. 31 and Beltline Road when he […]
Troopers investigating after 4-ton furnace falls off 18-wheeler in Burke County The North Carolina State Highway Patrol is investigating an unusual wreck tonight after a four-and-a-half-ton furnace came off an 18-wheeler in Burke County. That wreck happened after the scrap furnace struck the I-40 bridge on Old NC 10 near Icard. ALSO READ: Only on […]
Jun. 10—A man accused of driving an 18-wheeler recklessly on Interstate 65 before leading deputies in a brief standoff on the Tennessee River bridge Sunday evening remained in jail on Monday, according to the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office. Anthony Robin Landrum, 62, is charged with reckless endangerment, misdemeanor attempt to elude and possession of drug […]
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WJBF) — One person who ran out of gas on I-20 died early Saturday morning after getting out of their truck. According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, the incident took place on I-20 Eastbound near mile marker 79 in Richland County at 5:20 a.m. on Saturday, June 1. Troopers say the […]
Two people are dead and one person is in critical condition after an oversized load disconnected from an 18-wheeler Saturday and pinned a vehicle beneath it in Temple, Texas. Emergency crews responded to the incident about 90 minutes north of Austin at 11:20 a.m. and found the load − which weighed 350,000 pounds − on […]
President Joe Biden has revived a debunked tale about his past – his fictional claim that he used to drive an 18-wheeler truck. Biden has repeatedly embellished or invented biographical tidbits. In 2021, he claimed during a tour of a Mack Trucks facility: “I used to drive an 18-wheeler, man,” then added, “I got to.” […]
A 27-year-old man was arrested Sunday night on suspicion of crashing an 18-wheeler on an East Austin residential street, causing damage to several parked cars, police confirmed. Trevonte Martez Shon Neville allegedly crashed into eight parked, unoccupied vehicles at the intersection of East Ninth Street and Embassy Drive after 11:30 p.m. Sunday, according to an […]
GILES COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — A driver was taken to an Alabama hospital after a commercial vehicle rolled over and crashed along Interstate 65 in Giles County Sunday afternoon. According to officials, an 18-wheeler wrecked around 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 7 at mile marker 19.6 on I-65 South. Two flown to hospitals following Lawrence […]
A train in Parker County derailed after hitting an semi-tractor-trailer that was stuck on the tracks Sunday morning, according to a news release from the Texas Department of Public Safety. The train hit the 18-wheeler, hauling an oversized load, near Farm Road 5 in Annetta around 9:30 a.m., according to DPS. The crash caused the […]