Lakewood, NJ
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Dump Truck Plows Into Jersey Shore Home, Downs Power Lines Dump Truck Plows Into Jersey Shore Home, Downs Power Lines Dump Truck Plows Into Jersey Shore Home, Downs Power Lines
Dump Truck Plows Into Jersey Shore Home, Downs Power Lines A dump truck toppled a utility pole and smashed into a house in Ocean County, authorities said. A 55-year-old truck driver crashed into the home at the intersection of McLean Avenue and Route 35 North at 3:05 p.m. on Wednesday, April 5, Point Pleasant Beach police said.  The operator of the truck, Ronald Bennett, of Point Pleasant, was treated at the scene by the Point Pleasant First Aid & Rescue Squad and taken to the hospital, police said. There were no other injuries and the residence was unoccupied at the time of the crash, police said. Ocean Fire Company and Point Pleasant Beach…

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by Jon Craig
New Rochelle, NY
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Monkey Business: Truck Carrying Bananas Slams Into Overpass On Parkway In New Rochelle Monkey Business: Truck Carrying Bananas Slams Into Overpass On Parkway In New Rochelle Monkey Business: Truck Carrying Bananas Slams Into Overpass On Parkway In New Rochelle
Monkey Business: Truck Carrying Bananas Slams Into Overpass On Parkway In New Rochelle A truckload of bananas had to be offloaded from a tractor-trailer after it struck an overpass on a busy parkway in Westchester.  The crash happened on Thursday, March 23 at 7:40 p.m., when a tractor-trailer traveling north on the Hutchinson River Parkway in New Rochelle hit the Wilmot Road Bridge, according to Westchester County Police Spokesman Kieran O'Leary.  Luckily, the bananas that the truck was carrying did not spill out onto the busy parkway. However, the fruits had to be taken from the trailer before it was towed away.  The driver, who was headed to Massachusetts, w…

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by Ben Crnic
Scarsdale, NY
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Fuel Spill With Side Of Fries: Truck Hits Overpass On Hutchinson River Parkway In Scarsdale Fuel Spill With Side Of Fries: Truck Hits Overpass On Hutchinson River Parkway In Scarsdale Fuel Spill With Side Of Fries: Truck Hits Overpass On Hutchinson River Parkway In Scarsdale
Fuel Spill With Side Of Fries: Truck Hits Overpass On Hutchinson River Parkway In Scarsdale This story has been updated. A truck carrying 42,000 pounds of frozen french fries struck an overpass on a Westchester County parkway, causing a fuel spill and a closure of the roadway's lanes in one direction.   The incident happened on Wednesday morning, Feb. 1 around 6:50 a.m., when a tractor-trailer traveling south on the Hutchinson River Parkway in Scarsdale hit the Mamaroneck Road bridge, Westchester County Police Public Information Officer Kieran O'Leary said.  As a result of the crash, 75 gallons of diesel fuel spilled from the trailer's refrigeration unit onto the parkway and int…

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by Ben Crnic
Lancaster, PA
Obituaries
Marine, PA Dad Of Three, Dies After Climbing On Tractor-Trailer On Christmas Day Marine, PA Dad Of Three, Dies After Climbing On Tractor-Trailer On Christmas Day Marine, PA Dad Of Three, Dies After Climbing On Tractor-Trailer On Christmas Day
Marine, PA Dad Of Three, Dies After Climbing On Tractor-Trailer On Christmas Day A Marine, registered nurse, and father of three from Ephrata died after climbing onto the underside of the chassis of a truck between the trailer and the tractor, authorities announced on Wednesday, Jan. 4.  Video footage revealed how 39-year-old Paul Donnelly climbed "onto a tractor trailer truck and lie down on the chassis between the cab and the trailer while it was stopped at an intersection in Ephrata Borough" on  December 25, 2022 at approximately 12:25 a.m., the Eprata police stated in the release. He then "held onto the underside of the chassis upside down as the truck pul…

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by Jillian Pikora
North Hunterdon, NJ
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Fiery Crash Involving Amazon, Cement Trucks Hospitalizes Drivers On Route 78 (VIDEO) Fiery Crash Involving Amazon, Cement Trucks Hospitalizes Drivers On Route 78 (VIDEO) Fiery Crash Involving Amazon, Cement Trucks Hospitalizes Drivers On Route 78 (VIDEO)
Fiery Crash Involving Amazon, Cement Trucks Hospitalizes Drivers On Route 78 (Video) Two truck drivers were hospitalized in a fiery crash late Friday, Dec. 9 on Route 78 in Hunterdon County, authorities said. An Amazon truck and cement truck both erupted in flames in the 10 p.m. crash in Bethlehem Township around 9:50 p.m. at mile marker 8.4, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Alejandro Goez said. Both truck were empty. It was a busy Friday for 43 fire as we went mutual aid into Warren county in the early morning hours for a vehicle,... Posted by Bloomsbury Hose Co. #1 on Saturday, December 10, 2022 The drivers, a 44-year-old man of Hialeah, FL, and 41-year-old man of Sugar …

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by Cecilia Levine
Arlington, VA
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Police ID Driver Crushed To Death By Steel Beams Being Transported Through Northeast DC Police ID Driver Crushed To Death By Steel Beams Being Transported Through Northeast DC Police ID Driver Crushed To Death By Steel Beams Being Transported Through Northeast DC
Police ID Driver Crushed To Death By Steel Beams Being Transported Through Northeast DC New information has been released by Metropolitan Police investigators after a truck driver was killed when the cargo he was shipping shifted and crushed him to death. Original story - Driver Dies After Being Pinned By Cargo He Was Shipping Through DC, Police Say Richard William Farmer, 49, of Greensboro, North Carolina, was killed on Monday, Dec. 5 on Queens Chapel and Bladensburg Road in Northeast DC, according to police. Update crash with entrapment Queens Chapel Rd & Bladensburg Rd NE. Victim is severely pinned. Requesting the Rescue Crane to assist with the extrication. #DCsB…

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by Zak Failla
Reading, PA
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Flipped Truck On Berks Highway Shuts Down Traffic, Officials Say Flipped Truck On Berks Highway Shuts Down Traffic, Officials Say Flipped Truck On Berks Highway Shuts Down Traffic, Officials Say
Flipped Truck On Berks Highway Shuts Down Traffic, Officials Say A truck flipped over on US Route 222 near the Laureldale exit in Berks County early on Monday, Nov. 28, shutting down northbound traffic as emergency crews worked the scene, according to officials.  Blandon Fire Department posted a photo of the truck just before 3:30 a.m. Monday. Authorities said the accident would shut down the northbound lane "for an extended period."  The department was not immediately available for comment at midday Monday, and it's not clear if anyone was injured in the crash. 

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by Mac Bullock
Edison, NJ
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Truck Driver Hurt, Plywood Spills In Central Jersey Crash Truck Driver Hurt, Plywood Spills In Central Jersey Crash Truck Driver Hurt, Plywood Spills In Central Jersey Crash
Truck Driver Hurt, Plywood Spills In Central Jersey Crash A 53-year-old truck driver was seriously hurt when he overturned on Route 1 in South Brunswick, authorities said. The crash occurred at 10:11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9 when the truck swerved onto Promenade Boulevard to avoid a car, South Brunswick police said. The plywood on the truck spilled onto the highway and struck four vehicles, police said. No other injuries were reported.

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by Jon Craig
York, PA
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Illinois Man ID'd Following York County Milk Truck Crash: Coroner Illinois Man ID'd Following York County Milk Truck Crash: Coroner Illinois Man ID'd Following York County Milk Truck Crash: Coroner
Illinois Man ID'd Following York County Milk Truck Crash: Coroner A cargo truck driver has been identified following a deadly crash involving a milk truck in York County on Saturday, Nov. 5, authorities say.  Patrick Moynihan, 61, of Summit, IL, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash at 2882 Delta Road in Chanceford Township, Airville around 4 a.m., according to a release by the York County coroner's office.  He had driving south on Delta Rd. when a milk truck entered the road from an adjacent highway but Moynihan did not seem to notice the milk truck and directly hit it "without slowing down or braking" around 2:30 a.m., Coroner Pam…

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by Jillian Pikora
Frederick, MD
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Overturned Dump Truck Spills Fuel Onto Roadway, Shuts Down I-270 In Maryland Overturned Dump Truck Spills Fuel Onto Roadway, Shuts Down I-270 In Maryland Overturned Dump Truck Spills Fuel Onto Roadway, Shuts Down I-270 In Maryland
Overturned Dump Truck Spills Fuel Onto Roadway, Shuts Down I-270 In Maryland An overturned dump truck that spilled fuel into the roadway led to a closure on I-270 in Frederick County on Friday afternoon. Shortly before noon on Friday, Oct. 21, first responders were called to a stretch of the parkway near Urbana, forcing a shutdown of all northbound lanes and tying up traffic. UPDATE: Frederick County; Crash; I-270 N at Baker Valley Rd; All lanes closed; Motorists should use MD 355 as an alternate route. #MDtraffic #MDOTnews KM — MD State Highway Adm (@MDSHA) October 21, 2022 The driver had to be extricated from the truck and was airlifted by a Maryland State P…

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by Zak Failla
Albany, NY
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Rolled Dump Truck Closes Capital Region Highway, Knocks Down Power Lines Rolled Dump Truck Closes Capital Region Highway, Knocks Down Power Lines Rolled Dump Truck Closes Capital Region Highway, Knocks Down Power Lines
Rolled Dump Truck Closes Capital Region Highway, Knocks Down Power Lines Crews were working to reopen a highway in the region after a dump truck rolled over, knocking down power lines and sending the driver to the hospital. The Rensselaer County crash happened shortly after noon Monday, Oct. 3, in the Town of North Greenbush, on State Route 43 near Holland Drive, according to police. In an update at around 1 p.m., police said the cause of the crash was still being investigated, but speed had been ruled out and driver error is the likely culprit. The truck driver suffered minor injuries in the crash and was taken to the hospital for treatment, police said. Ther…

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by Michael Mashburn
York, PA
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I-83 Reopens At Queen Street Bridge Following Stuck Dump Truck Crash: Authorities I-83 Reopens At Queen Street Bridge Following Stuck Dump Truck Crash: Authorities I-83 Reopens At Queen Street Bridge Following Stuck Dump Truck Crash: Authorities
I-83 Reopens At Queen Street Bridge Following Stuck Dump Truck Crash: Authorities A stuck dump truck crash along Interstate 83 has closed the roadway in both directions in York County as on Wednesday, August 24, according to the Pennsylvania department of transportation.  On 8-24-22 at 1520 hrs Station 26 was dispatched to box 19-832 I 83 NB at Queen St. to assist multiple Fire Police... Posted by Strinestown Community Fire Company 26 on Wednesday, August 24, 2022 The crash happened at the overpass between Exit 16B: PA 74 North Queen Street and Exit 15: I-83 BUSINESS - South George Street around 3 p.m., PennDOT officials say.  The bed of the dump truck was seemingl…

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by Jillian Pikora