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Dump Bed Detaches From Garbage Truck, Lands On Virginia Sheriff's SUV On I-81 Dump Bed Detaches From Garbage Truck, Lands On Virginia Sheriff's SUV On I-81
Dump Bed Detaches From Garbage Truck, Lands On Virginia Sheriff's SUV On I-81 A 71-year-old dump truck driver was charged with reckless driving after he accidentally engaged the dump bed on his vehicle, causing it to detach and land on a Frederick County Sheriff's SUV on I-81, authorities said. Gaylon Miller was heading north on I-81 when he engaged the dump bed of the 2005 Kenworth dump truck by mistake, raising it, causing it to hit the Route 46 bridge overpass around 5:45 a.m. on Friday, May 3 in Shenandoah County, Virginia State Police said. The collision at milepost 292 caused the dump bed to detach from the truck, slide backwards, and land on a northbound …
Dump Truck Flips On Garden State Parkway: NJSP Dump Truck Flips On Garden State Parkway: NJSP
Dump Truck Flips On Garden State Parkway: Njsp A dump truck overturned on the Garden State Parkway, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 12:20 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 17 northbound at Exit 105 in Tinton Falls, according to the New Jersey State Police. Preliminary investigation revealed a Kenworth dump truck, Audi and Chevy pickup were traveling northbound. The Kenworth overturned and collided with the Audi and Chevy.  No serious injuries were reported, State Police said. The crash remains under investigation. 
Passenger, 25, Dies In Collision With Dump Truck In South Jersey Passenger, 25, Dies In Collision With Dump Truck In South Jersey
Passenger, 25, Dies In Collision With Dump Truck In South Jersey A 25-year-old passenger was killed in a collision with a dump truck in Salem County, authorities said. The crash occurred at 5:32 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11 at the intersection of Garden and Centerton roads in Pittsgrove Township, according to New Jersey State Police. A 24-year-old Camden resident was driving a Kia northbound on Centerton Road and the Kenworth dump truck was heading west on Garden Road, police said. As a result of the crash, Alize Fernandez, 24, the car's driver, sustained serious injuries and the passenger, Kayla Dowling, 25, of Blackwood, sustained fatal injuries.  Th…
Union County Man, 59, Killed In Route 9 Sayreville Crash With Dump Truck Union County Man, 59, Killed In Route 9 Sayreville Crash With Dump Truck
Union County Man, 59, Killed In Route 9 Sayreville Crash With Dump Truck A 59-year-old man from Union County was killed while pulling into a gas station in a collision with a dump truck on Route 9 in Central Jersey, authorities said. Renan Perez, of Linden, died Thursday, Sept. 21 after the crash in the Parlin section of Sayreville, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone alongside Chief Daniel Plumacker of the Sayreville Police Department. At 5:16 a.m., police responded to Route 9 South in the vicinity of 912 US 9 South after the report of a fatal crash. Police found a 2020 Kenworth dump truck and 2000 Ford Ranger. …
Fairfield Woman, 44, Killed In I-95 Westport Crash Fairfield Woman, 44, Killed In I-95 Westport Crash
Fairfield Woman, 44, Killed In I-95 Westport Crash A Fairfield County woman was killed after allegedly running into the back of a tanker on I-95 that was stopped for backed-up traffic. Julia Delva Clarke, age 44, of Fairfield, was killed around 12:30 a.m., Monday, Aug. 21, in Westport, said the Connecticut State Police. A preliminary investigation found that Clarke was traveling north in the right lane in a 2019 Porsche Macan when she ran into the back of a Freightliner Cascadia which was towing a Kenworth tanker, state police said. State Police said Clarke was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the tractor-trailer sustained susp…
Newville 17-Year-Old ID'd After Motorcycle Crash On Ritner Highway Newville 17-Year-Old ID'd After Motorcycle Crash On Ritner Highway
Newville 17-Year-Old ID'd After Motorcycle Crash On Ritner Highway A Newville 17-year-old has been identified by his family following a deadly motorcycle crash involving a tractor-trailer at Ritner Highway and Route 11.  Drew Benfield was days away from graduating when his 1999 Kawasaki motorcycle "impacted with the trailer" of a 2017 Kenworth truck in the 3400 block of Ritner Highway onto Route 11 in West Pennsboro Township on Monday, May 8, 2023, around 12 p.m., according to a release by Pennsylvania State Police.  Patrick Dowler of Hagerstown, MD was driving the truck. He was seatbelted and unharmed, PSP noted, adding that Benfield was also wearing h…
Dump Truck Driver Dies, Man Airlifted After Multi-Vehicle Crash In Davidsonville: Police Dump Truck Driver Dies, Man Airlifted After Multi-Vehicle Crash In Davidsonville: Police
Dump Truck Driver Dies, Man Airlifted After Multi-Vehicle Crash In Davidsonville: Police One person died and another was airlifted in a multi-vehicle crash involving a dump truck in Anne Arundel County Thursday, Feb. 23, authorities said. A Kenworth dump truck was heading north on Solomons Island Road when a Dodge pick-up truck attempted to turn onto the roadway from Birdsville Road, county police said. The driver of the dump truck was unable to avoid hitting the pick-up, which caused the pickup to spin into the southbound land of Solomons Island Road. The pick-up then spun into a Hyundai Santa Fe that was headed south, and the dump truck lost control and ran off the road, fli…
I-295 North Reopens After Truck Hits Overpass In Salem County I-295 North Reopens After Truck Hits Overpass In Salem County
I-295 North Reopens After Truck Hits Overpass In Salem County Interstate 295 northbound in Salem County has reopened more than two days after a tractor-trailer struck an overpass, authorities said. However, the Route 140 (Hawks Bridge Road) overpass will remain closed until further notice, Carneys Point police said on Friday, Feb. 24. The crash occurred Tuesday evening, Feb. 21 near milepost 1.7 in Carneys Point, according to New Jersey State Police. A Kenworth tractor-trailer was hauling a large oversized forklift at about 5 p.m. when the top of the forklift struck the underside of the Hawks Bridge Road overpass causing significant damage to the str…
Crash Closes I-295 North In Salem County (DEVELOPING) Crash Closes I-295 North In Salem County (DEVELOPING)
Crash Closes I-295 North In Salem County (Developing) Interstate 295 northbound in Salem County remained closed Wednesday, Feb. 22 due to a tractor-trailer crash. The crash occurred Tuesday evening, Feb. 21 near milepost 1.7 in Carneys Point, according to New Jersey State Police. Preliminary investigation revealed that a Kenworth tractor-trailer was hauling a large oversized forklift about 5 p.m. when the top of the forklift struck the underside of an overpass (Hawks Bridge Road) causing significant damage to the structure, State Police said.  The driver was not injured, police said. All traffic was being diverted to Route 130 and the N…
Rocky Hill Man Cited In 6-Vehicle Crash On I-91 In Wethersfield Rocky Hill Man Cited In 6-Vehicle Crash On I-91 In Wethersfield
Rocky Hill Man Cited In 6-Vehicle Crash On I-91 In Wethersfield A driver was cited for traffic violations following a crash that involved six vehicles on I-91 in Connecticut. The crash happened in the Hartford County town of Wethersfield at about 6:40 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 16, Connecticut State Police reported. A 2016 Mercedes-Benz E400 driven by 66-year-old Michael Emons, of Rocky Hill, struck a 2007 Ford 7-650 that was parked on the right shoulder near Exit 25-26, police said. The Mercedes then reentered the roadway and struck a 2018 tractor-trailer, authorities said. A 2018 Mazda CX-5 Grand Touring tried to slow…
Police Seek Witnesses Of Fiery 2-Vehicle I-91 Crash That Killed Driver In East Windsor Police Seek Witnesses Of Fiery 2-Vehicle I-91 Crash That Killed Driver In East Windsor
Police Seek Witnesses Of Fiery 2-Vehicle I-91 Crash That Killed Driver In East Windsor A driver was killed in a fiery two-vehicle crash on a highway in Connecticut. The crash happened in Hartford County on I-91 near Exit 44 in East Windsor at about 11:20 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 14, according to Connecticut State Police. A southbound 2017 Kenworth truck and another southbound vehicle collided in the right lane, causing a fire to engulf both vehicles, police said. State Police do not know the make and model of the second vehicle. The driver of the Kenworth truck, a 24-year-old man from North Carolina, was hospitalized with suspected minor injuries, authorities said. Police said…
Warren County Driver Killed, Another Hurt In Head-On Dump Truck Crash: State Police Warren County Driver Killed, Another Hurt In Head-On Dump Truck Crash: State Police
Warren County Driver Killed, Another Hurt In Head-On Dump Truck Crash: State Police One person was killed and another was hurt in a head-on crash involving a dump truck and a mail vehicle in Warren County, state police confirmed. A Kenworth dump truck was heading north on Route 521 in Hope Township when it crossed the double-yellow line and sideswiped a Grumman Allied LLV U.S. Mail vehicle heading south at milepost .68 near Dogwood Drive around 10:50 a.m. on Thursday, August 4, NJSP Trooper Charles Marchan told DailyVoice.com. The dump truck then continued north and crashed head-on into a Honda CRV that had been traveling behind the mail truck, Marchan said. The Honda dri…
Driver Who Exited Vehicle On Route 287 Seriously Injured In Chain-Reaction Crash: State Police Driver Who Exited Vehicle On Route 287 Seriously Injured In Chain-Reaction Crash: State Police
Driver Who Exited Vehicle On Route 287 Seriously Injured In Chain-Reaction Crash: State Police A driver was struck by his own vehicle in a chain-reaction crash after he got out in the middle of Route 287 in the middle of the night, authorities said. Investigators don't yet know why the victim's Chevy Camaro was stopped in the middle of the southbound highway near mile marker 63.6 in Mahwah shortly after 2:30 a.m. Thursday, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said. What they do know is that the driver got out and a Kenworth dump truck rear-ended the Camaro, which then hit him, Curry said. The Camaro continued off the road into a tree, the sergeant said. A medical chopper was r…
Pennsylvania Motorist Seriously Hurt By Flying Dump Truck Tire: State Police Pennsylvania Motorist Seriously Hurt By Flying Dump Truck Tire: State Police
Pennsylvania Motorist Seriously Hurt By Flying Dump Truck Tire: State Police A Lehigh County, PA woman was seriously hurt when an errant dump truck tire went sailing into their car in Souith Jersey, authorities said. Tracy Snyder, 61, of Macungie, Pennsylvania, was seriously hurt in the mishap, New Jersey State Police said. State Troopers responded to the crash on Route 42 northbound at milepost 13.2 in Runnemede, Camden County, at 2:04 p.m. on Wednesday, May 25. Preliminary investigation revealed a Kenworth dump truck was traveling northbound on Route 42. A Ford Fusion was traveling northbound on Route 42, and a Nissan Pathfinder was traveling southbound on Roiut…
Tractor Driver Killed In NJ Turnpike Crash, State Police Say Tractor Driver Killed In NJ Turnpike Crash, State Police Say
Tractor Driver Killed In NJ Turnpike Crash, State Police Say A tractor driver from Delaware was killed in a crash on the NJ Turnpike, state police confirmed. Wilbert Normand, 50, was behind the wheel of a Western Star tractor pulling a flatbed trailer southbound on the outer roadway in Robbinsville when the tractor struck the back of an enclosed trailer being pulled by a Kenworth tractor near milepost 59.9 around 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 10, NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry told DailyVoice.com. Crash with Injuries on New Jersey Turnpike Outer Roadway southbound South of Interchange 7A - I-195 (Robbinsville) All lanes blocked https://t.co/MswyVAMb0U — 511N…
NJ State Police ID Man Hospitalized After Bailing Out Of Moving Vehicle On Rt 287 NJ State Police ID Man Hospitalized After Bailing Out Of Moving Vehicle On Rt 287
NJ State Police ID Man Hospitalized After Bailing Out Of Moving Vehicle On Rt 287 UPDATE: New Jersey State Police identified a man who was seriously injured when he bailed from a moving vehicle on busy Route 287. Passenger David Chavez, 27, of Livingston "exited" a Kenworth tractor pulling a flatbed trailer as it headed south on the highway in Riverdale shortly before 6 p.m. Saturday, April 9, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said. Chavez's father, who was driving, told responders that his son "just opened the door out of nowhere" and pitched onto the highway's southbound side in Riverdale, one said. "Luckily he wasn't struck by anyone," a responder s…
35-Year-Old Killed In Crash Between Tractor-Trailer, Pickup Truck In Worcester County 35-Year-Old Killed In Crash Between Tractor-Trailer, Pickup Truck In Worcester County
35-Year-Old Killed In Crash Between Tractor-Trailer, Pickup Truck In Worcester County A 35-year-old Massachusetts man was killed in a crash involving a tractor-trailer and a pickup truck. Troopers responded to the two-vehicle crash on the eastbound side of the Massachusetts Turnpike in the Worcester County town of Charlton at about 9:10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 5, Massachusetts State Police reported. A Tyngsborough man who was the driver of the 1989 GMC Sierra pickup was pronounced dead at the scene, State Police said. The driver of the 2017 Kenworth tractor cab, identified as a 54-year-old Nevada man, was not injured in the crash, authorities reported. Police said…