Fairfax County Tractor-Trailer Driver Charged After Smashing Through I-64 Sign: VSP Fairfax County Tractor-Trailer Driver Charged After Smashing Through I-64 Sign: VSP
Fairfax County Tractor-Trailer Driver Charged After Smashing Through I-64 Sign: VSP A truck driver from Fairfax County was charged with reckless driving after crashing into a highway sign on Thursday morning, state police say. Virginia State Police troopers were called shortly after 9:30 a.m. to a stretch of the westbound lanes on I-64 in Henrico County, when Lorton resident Richard Houston, Jr. , 62 struck the sign at exit 200. Virginia State Police According to investigators, the tractor-trailer was heading west on the interstate when the raised bed of the truck struck the overhead traffic sign, which separated the bed and the cab of the truck, leaving it upright …
Truck Hits Pole, Causes 'Significant' Traffic Issues In Port Chester Truck Hits Pole, Causes 'Significant' Traffic Issues In Port Chester
Truck Hits Pole, Causes 'Significant' Traffic Issues In Port Chester Traffic is being diverted from a busy Westchester intersection due to a fallen electrical pole felled by a truck. The crash happened on Friday afternoon, Aug. 30, when a truck hit a pole and knocked it over at the intersection of South Main Street, Purdy Avenue, and Grace Church Street in Port Chester, village officials announced around 2:45 p.m.  The incident is causing "significant traffic issues," officials said, adding that motorists in the area should avoid the area and use alternate routes.  Con Edison is now at the scene and coming up with a plan to replace the pole and re…
Two People Fatally Struck By Truck In Elizabeth IDed: Authorities Two People Fatally Struck By Truck In Elizabeth IDed: Authorities
Two People Fatally Struck By Truck In Elizabeth IDed: Authorities Two people in their 20s were fatally struck by a truck in Elizabeth on the evening of Sunday, Aug. 19, authorities said. Tatiana Liceth, a 26-year-old Elizabeth resident, and Edisson Mauricio, 24 , were crossing the roadway at Routes 1 and 9 and Maple Avenue, when a tractor trailer that was stopped at the light proceeded forward when the southbound light turned green, a spokeswoman for the city said.  Liceth and Mauricio were fatally struck, while the driver remain on scene, authorities said. The crash remains under investigation, authorities said.
Tractor-Trailer Rolls Over Spilling Dog Food On PA Turnpike: Officials Tractor-Trailer Rolls Over Spilling Dog Food On PA Turnpike: Officials
Tractor-Trailer Rolls Over Spilling Dog Food On PA Turnpike: Officials A ramp of the PA Turnpike/Interstate 76 closed Thursday morning, Aug. 22 due to a rollover crash, officials said. A tractor-trailer hauling dog food was heading east on I-76 when it attempted to take Exit 257 - Harrisburg East Interchange to I-283 Northbound, according to PennDOT and Turnpike officials. That's when it flipped over — spilling dog food on the interstate at 1:47 a.m. The exit ramp was fully closed until around 9 a.m. when one lane reopened, as seen on traffic cameras, but a second crash happened at 1:12 p.m. closing the ramp again. Crews remained on the scene for clean up as…
Tractor Trailer Overturns On Route 287 In Boonton: NJSP Tractor Trailer Overturns On Route 287 In Boonton: NJSP
Tractor Trailer Overturns On Route 287 In Boonton: Njsp A tractor trailer overturned on Route 287 in Morris County on the evening of Sunday, Aug. 18, authorities said. At 11:23 p.m., a truck was driving on Route 287 north in Boonton when it lost directional control, collided with a guardrail and overturned, Charles Marchan, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said.  No injuries were reported, Marchan said. The crash remains under investigation, Marchan said.
Two Pedestrians Fatally Struck By Truck in Elizabeth: Authorities Two Pedestrians Fatally Struck By Truck in Elizabeth: Authorities
Two Pedestrians Fatally Struck By Truck in Elizabeth: Authorities Two pedestrians were struck and killed by a truck in Elizabeth on the evening of Sunday, Aug. 18, authorities said. The two pedestrians were crossing the roadway at Routes 1 and 9 and Maple Avenue, when a tractor trailer that was stopped at the light proceeded forward when the southbound light turned green, a spokeswoman for the city said. The pedestrians were fatally struck, while the driver remain on scene, authorities said. The crash remains under investigation, authorities said.
Trucker Killed Retrieving Item From Route 90 In Blandford Trucker Killed Retrieving Item From Route 90 In Blandford
Trucker Killed Retrieving Item From Route 90 In Blandford A 36-year-old New York trucker was killed Friday morning, Aug. 16, when he climbed out of his cab after a small accident in Massachusetts before another truck crashed into him, authorities said.  In Hampden County, Nicholas Charles, a resident of Mechanicville in Saratoga County was struck just after 9:45 a.m. near mile marker 33 of Route 90 in Blandford, Massachusetts State Police said.  Police says Charles had struck a guardrail and noticed something had come dislodged from his truck, authorities said. A second truck crashed into him as he went to retrieve the item.  Charl…
Overturned Truck On Route 287 Causes Delays: NJDOT Overturned Truck On Route 287 Causes Delays: NJDOT
Overturned Truck On Route 287 Causes Delays: Njdot A truck has overturned on Route 287 in Morris County on Wednesday, Aug. 14, the New Jersey Department of Transportation said. The truck overturned at 7:38 a.m. on Route 287 in Morris Township south of Exit 34, the NJDOT said. Two left lanes are closed, causing a 35 to 40 minute delay, the NJDOT said.
Griswold Crash Leaves Massachusetts Trucker Dead Griswold Crash Leaves Massachusetts Trucker Dead
Griswold Crash Leaves Massachusetts Trucker Dead A 42-year-old Middlesex County, Massachusetts, man died after crashing his truck down an embankment along I-395 in Connecticut. Tim Murray, of Ashby, crashed his Freightliner truck in Griswold, New London County between Exit 24 and 28 around 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 8 Construction had closed the southbound right-hand lane of the highway. As Murray merged into the left lane, his 2019 Freightliner hit a guardrail. Murray corrected the truck but not before striking another section of the guardrail.  The truck tumbled down an embankment. Authorities pronounced Murray dead at the scene.…
Tractor Trailer Overturns On NJ Turnpike In Newark Tractor Trailer Overturns On NJ Turnpike In Newark
Tractor Trailer Overturns On NJ Turnpike In Newark A tractor trailer overturned on the NJ Turnpike Tuesday morning, Aug. 6 in Newark. According to the NJDOT, it happened on the the western spur's exit ramp to Interchange 15E/Routes 1&9 around 9:30 a.m. As of press time, the left shoulder and ramp were both partially blocked.
Amazon Box Truck Flips On Route 17 Ramp After Long Day Of Deliveries, Two Hospitalized (PHOTOS) Amazon Box Truck Flips On Route 17 Ramp After Long Day Of Deliveries, Two Hospitalized (PHOTOS)
Amazon Box Truck Flips On Route 17 Ramp After Long Day Of Deliveries, Two Hospitalized (Photos) Only a flat screen TV and an empty box remained in the trailer of an Amazon truck that overturned on Route 17 Sunday, July 28 in Paramus, incident photographer Boyd A. Loving reported from the scene. The box truck driver and his helper were in the southbound lanes approaching the ramp to Route 4 when the truck flipped into a drainage ditch, Loving said.  Both were taken by a Paramus EMS ambulance to Hackensack University Medical Center. Photo(s) of the day, 07/28/2024: The driver and helper of an Amazon box truck were both injured late Sunday afternoon,... Posted by Boyd A. L…
Truck Driver Killed In Route 3 Explosion ID'd, 29 NJ Transit Passengers Escape Injury Truck Driver Killed In Route 3 Explosion ID'd, 29 NJ Transit Passengers Escape Injury
Truck Driver Killed In Route 3 Explosion ID'd, 29 NJ Transit Passengers Escape Injury Authorities have identified the truck driver killed in the crash and explosion earlier this week on Route 3 in Clifton. Luis Santiago, 55, of Linden, was operating the commercial truck that clipped an NJ Transit bus carrying 29 passengers in the eastbound lanes Monday morning, July 22, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Thomas Rinaldi said. Santiago's truck then crashed into a barrier near Valley Road and Grove Street, causing the vehicle to erupt in flames. Santiago's body was found after firefighters put out the blaze.  There were no …