Police are investigating a double fatality crash that occurred near the Louisiana-Mississippi state line on Wednesday. The crash occurred around 2 a.m. on June 14 in Hancock County, Mississippi.Brothers from South Carolina Oleg Tarasevich, 29, and Yakov Tarasevich, 24, were hauling a load of five passenger vehicles west on I-10 at mile marker 2 when ...more
The truck driver and trucking company involved in the accident that collapsed a portion of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia earlier this week were operating under all proper authorities, the National Transportation Safety Board announced on Wednesday. Truck driver Nathan Moody’s death was ruled an accident due to “blunt trauma of the head, inhalation and thermal ...more
The motorist in a recently viral video showing a car vaulting over a tow truck says she spends each night just reliving the incident over and over. “I don’t really remember much, but I know that I thought I was going to die,” Tanaijsha Bruton said, reported ABC News. “It hurts really, really bad. I ...more
A bear goes looking for snacks inside a work truck in this video recently captured in New Hampshire. The video was shared on June 14 by Facebook user Milinda Stark Scott.The video features a bear inside the cab of an American Plate Glass work truck eating a bag of nuts left by a driver. The ...more
The Duluth Police Department (DPD) shared video of a two vehicle collision that resulted in a citation for a truck driver this week. The crash occurred on Buford Highway in Duluth, Georgia, this week.According to police, “DPD’s City-Wide Camera System recorded this crash, which should serve as a learning opportunity for other drivers. The tractor-trailer ...more
A major multiple fatality crash was reported on Thursday in Manitoba, Canada. The crash occurred on Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway) near Carberry, Manitoba.BREAKING: At least 10 people killed in collision between semi-truck and small bus near Carberry, Canada – CBC pic.twitter.com/ly6SgC1ZMc— BNO News (@BNONews) June 15, 2023 The Winnepeg Free Press reports that a semi ...more
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is livestreaming the process of rebuilding Interstate 95. Live footage of the demolition, and eventually the repair, of the portion of I-95 can be seen on the PennDOT website. 2,700 people were watching the stream at 2 p.m. on Thursday as crews worked to demolish the damaged overpass.Check out the ...more
A Florida sheriff shared video of the wild moment that a “mystery” trucker tackled a fleeing suspect in order to help police end a pursuit. On June 15, the Martin County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) shared a video titled “FLEEING SUSPECT LEARNS THE HARD WAY ABOUT THE HEART OF A TRUCK, AND THE SKILLS OF ITS ...more
The government believes that as many as 150 staged accidents with trucks have occurred in the New Orleans area. (Getty Images) Three more individuals have been sentenced over the past two months for their roles in staged crashes with tractor-trailers in the New Orleans area. The sentences were the latest development in the so-called crash-for-cash ...more
Containers are in position on a ship for unloading at the Port of Savannah. (Dan Ronan/Transport Topics) SAVANNAH, Ga. — While cargo volume at ports on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts is down, officials at the Georgia Ports Authority and the sprawling Port of Savannah say now is the perfect time to ramp up their ...more
