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Tractor-trailer driver
Essex MA
News
No Charges For Driver Who Killed 5-Year-Old Girl In Andover: DA
A tractor-trailer driver who killed a 5-year-old girl from Andover in May will not face any criminal charges, prosecutors announced on Friday, Nov. 17. Sidney Olson was on her way to art class with her mom when she was hit and killed by the truck while crossing the street at Elm Square on May 9. She died at the scene, according to authorities. Related: Family Mourns 'Bright-Eyed' Little Girl Killed Crossing Street In Andover The Essex County District Attorney's Office, which investigated the incident, said the driver could not have seen the girl before he hit her. “The investigative fi…
West Orange
Police & Fire
Multi-Vehicle Port Jervis Crash Seriously Injures Tractor-Trailer Driver
A 56-year-old tractor-trailer driver who was confused by the height of a Hudson Valley railroad overpass was hit by a vehicle after he backed up and hit another car, and got out of his truck. The incident took place in Orange County around 7:45 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 7 on East Main Street in Port Jervis. According to Port Jervis Police Chief William Worden, the Ohio truck driver was driving in the rain when he reached the overpass which was marked at 12-feet-8-inches tall, as well as another sign that said it was 13-feet-8-inches tall. Confused, the driver stopped in the roadway to de…
Mahwah-Ramsey
Police & Fire
Tractor-Trailer Slams Into Signpost, Spills Wood Across Route 17 Near State Line In Mahwah
A tractor-trailer driver escaped injury when a load of wood shifted and his rig slammed into a signpost on northbound Route 17 near the state line in Mahwah. Mahwah police temporarily closed the highway in both directions following the crash where Route 17 meets Route 287 at the Mountainside Avenue overpass around 12:30 a.m. July 25. The collision with the metal signpost "opened nearly the entire side of the trailer and sent debris across all lanes, both north and south," Mahwah Police Chief Timothy O'Hara said. "The driver was initially trapped but freed himself and walked away unscathed…
Lancaster
Police & Fire
Tractor-Trailer Driver Hospitalized After Slamming Into Lititz Home (
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A tractor-trailer driver is in the hospital after smashing into a home in Lititz on Friday morning, authorities say. Emergency crews were called to the home in the 600 block of Furnace Hills Pike (Route 501) around 2:30 a.m. on July 21, 2023, according to Lancaster County Wide Communications. The Brunnerville Fire Company arrived to find a tractor into a brick wall on the first floor of the home. The driver was pulled from the cab and taken to an area hospital, officials say. It is unclear if the homeowners were in the house at the time. The Brick…
New Haven
Police & Fire
Fiery Crash: Person Killed After Colliding With Vehicle Stopped In New Haven Due To Flat Tire
A tractor-trailer driver was killed in a fiery crash on I-95 after colliding with a vehicle that had stopped on the roadside of a busy bridge with a flat tire. The crash took place in New Haven around 8:30 p.m., Sunday, April 2, at the entrance to the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge, according to Connecticut State Police. State police said the crash occurred when a 2008 Mazda 5 driven by a 17-year-old Fairfield County girl, a resident of Trumbull, was stopped on the right shoulder of the bridge when it was struck by the tractor-trailer that was attempting to pass in the "Exit Only" lane. The …
Hampden
Police & Fire
Tractor-Trailer Hits Car, Injures Driver, Causes Oil Spill On I-91 In Springfield: Police
State Police are looking for a tractor-trailer driver who left the scene of a crash that resulted in an injury and oil spill on a major highway in Western Massachusetts this week. The driver hit another car into the median, caused heavy damage and seriously injured the 61-year-old female driver from Longmeadow, State Police report. This happened on I-91 North just past the MGM Casino around 9:15 a.m. on Thursday, March 16, police added. The trailer sustained damage to its passenger side fuel tank side and caused a large fuel spill on the highway and neighboring land. The inc…
Cumberland
Police & Fire
Stuck Truck In Carlisle Closes Roads: Police
Despiting numerous signs a tractor-trailer driver obviously miscalculated the height of his vehicle in compassion to a bridge he ended up stuck under in Carlisle. The tractor-trailer ended up wedged under the railroad bridge at 5:05 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, police say. No injuries were reported but the public has been asked to avoid the area of North Orange and West High streets for "the next few hours if possible."
Worcester
Traffic
Driver Pulled From Tractor-Trailer Rollover Crash On I-495 In Southborough
A driver had to be pulled from his tractor-trailer after it rolled over on a major highway in Central Massachusetts, officials said. The rollover crash was reported at Exit 59B on I-495 North in Southborough on the evening of Thursday, Jan. 19, according to MassDOT on Twitter. Tractor trailer rollover crash in #Southborough on I-495-NB at exit 59B. The Ramp from I-495 NB to Rt 9 WB is currently closed. — Mass. Transportation (@MassDOT) January 19, 2023 Local crews responded to pull the driver from the vehicle, which also reportedly spilt diesel along the road. The crash reduced the ro…
Somerset
Police & Fire
Driver Airlifted When Tractor Trailer Overturns On Route 78
The driver of a tractor trailer was airlifted to the hospital after he lost control of his tractor trailer overturned on Route 78 earlier this week. The driver apparently lost control of the vehicle on the westbound side near milepost 28.5 in Bedminster around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said. Despite suffering only minor injuries, the driver was flown to Morristown Medical Center, Curry said. The right and center lanes of the highway were closed for five hours. The crash remains under investigation.
Hartford
Police & Fire
1 Hospitalized After Serious Crash On I-91 In East Windsor
A tractor-trailer driver was injured during a crash in Connecticut. The crash on I-91 took place in East Windsor around 6 a.m., Friday, Sept. 30 near exit 45. According to the Connecticut State Police, a tractor-trailer was traveling south in the center lane when a Volkswagen in the left lane lost control going around a curve and hit the truck. A 51-year-old Manchester man driving the truck then lost control and hit the concrete barrier on the left, sending the rig over the center media where it hit a light post and came to a stop hanging over the median between the north and south lanes o…
Northampton
Police & Fire
Driver Hurt As Lehigh Valley Tractor-Trailer, Train Crash Causes Yogurt Spill, Road Closure
A tractor-trailer driver was hospitalized after the vehicle collided with a Norfolk Southern train and shut down a major Lehigh Valley highway Thursday morning, state police confirmed. The crash occurred at Route 512 and Locust Road in East Allen Township, Northampton County around 9:30 a.m., PSP Trooper Branosky said on Twitter. PSP Bethlehem is investigating a Tractor Trailer and train crash at SR 512 and Locust Rd., East Allen Twp., Northampton Co. with injuries. Expect extended road closure in the area. @wfmztraffic @mcall @lehighvalley @lvtweetup @LehighAlerts @LVEDC pic.twitter.c…
Mahwah-Ramsey
Police & Fire
Tractor-Trailer Tips On Flyover At NJ/NY Border
A tractor-trailer driver was injured when his rig tipped Wednesday afternoon on a notorious flyover near the Bergen/Rockland border. Police summoned firefighters to tend to a fuel spill following the crash on northbound Route 17 to the Route 287 ramp in Mahwah around 5:15 p.m. The stretch regularly has been the scene of crashes, many involving tractor-trailers. Witnesses said the driver’s injuries didn’t appear serious.
