New York State Police (NYSP) are investigating a deadly crash that occurred in Monroe County on Monday evening. The crash occurred around 7 p.m. on April 17 on I-90 in the town of Chili, New York. According to NYSP, the incident began when 22 year old New York resident Emon Siddiki was operating a Toyota ...more
A Washington State Patrol (WSP) trooper tries his best to protect drivers as a pileup crash unfolds on an icy roadway. The recently released video was captured on December 22, 2022, on I-90 at mile marker 37 east of North Bend, Washington.Here are a couple of pictures from the scene WB 90 near MP 37. ...more
A traffic stop on a semi truck for speeding becomes complicated as the driver tries to explain to the trooper that he is not operating in interstate commerce. A video documenting the interaction was shared by Bruce Wilson on April 10, 2023.The video has been viewed more than 1 million times in less than 10 ...more
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers recently seized more than 3 million fentanyl pills hidden in a truckload of produce. The drug seizure occurred around 7:20 a.m. on Monday, April 17, at the Otay Mesa port of entry in Otay Mesa, California.Officers encountered a 48 year old truck driver hauling a shipment manifested as ...more
The driver of a pickup truck is dead following a multi-vehicle crash on I-65 in Tennessee on Tuesday afternoon. The crash occurred around 2 p.m. on April 18 at mile marker 115 on I-65 near Cross Plains, Tennessee. Pickup driver Bryant Freedle, 28, was stopped in the northbound lanes of I-65 behind two semi trucks. ...more
This week, a trooper with the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) received an award for his trucker-involved response to a woman having a mental health crisis last year. On April 18, 2023, NSP Trooper Hardin was honored with the “Lifesaver Award” for helping to rescue a woman in crisis in Omaha last summer.Today Captain Miller presented ...more
A car driver who chose the worst possible moment to pass a truck on double yellow lines gets some quick karma in this dash cam clip. The video was sent in by CDLLife reader Chris, who noted that the car driver in the video was “passing against oncoming traffic.”In the video, the driver of a ...more
An Illinois State Police (ISP) trooper’s vehicle was struck by a passenger vehicle while the trooper was performing an inspection on a truck along I-57 on Tuesday. The incident occurred around 11:15 a.m. on April 18 north of Marion.An ISP trooper was stationary on southbound I-57 at mile marker 56 with emergency lights activated while ...more
CDLLife reader Scott recently sent in a dash cam clip of his close call with a clueless four wheeler that will get your blood pressure up. In the clip, the car driver fails to yield at an intersection and narrowly avoids what would have likely been a devastating T-bone crash with a big rig traveling ...more
Officials in Texas are investigating a tanker truck crash that claimed the life of a truck driver in Cameron County on Monday evening. The crash happened in Brownsville as a tanker driver hauling hazardous flammable material was northbound on State Highway 550.🚨#BREAKING: Massive explosion after an 18 wheeler fuel tanker overturned 📌#Brownsville | #Texas ⁰Currently ...more
