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Two Illinois Men Arrested at Scene After Stealing Diesel and Pouring It Into Gas-Powered Getaway Vehicles — Truck Dies Immediately, ATV Quits Shortly After
DIXON, ILLINOIS — A diesel theft attempt in Lee County fell apart Saturday night after two suspects poured the stolen fuel into gas-powered vehicles,...
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Semi-Truck Driver Attempts Illegal Pass in No-Passing Zone on Kansas Highway, Overturning Both Truck and Pickup and Spilling Potato Cargo Across the Road —...
SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS — Three men went to the hospital Saturday night after a semi-truck attempted to pass a pickup in a no-passing zone...
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Pennsylvania Turnpike and State Police Launch First-Ever Toll Enforcement Operation in April — 67,000 Vehicles at Risk of Impoundment on the Spot for Unpaid...
MIDDLETOWN, PENNSYLVANIA — The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission and Pennsylvania State Police are teaming up for their first joint toll enforcement initiative in April. Troopers...
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50-Year-Old Woman Killed After Being Struck by Semi at Winnipeg Intersection — Family and Friends Gather to Mourn: “She Loved Everybody”
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA — A 50-year-old woman died Saturday after a semi-truck struck her at the intersection of Dufferin Avenue and Main Street in Winnipeg's...
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Semi Hauling 50,000 Pounds of Meat Jackknifes and Catches Fire on Sacramento Interchange Ramp — Rig Hangs Over Railing
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA — A semi-truck hauling 50,000 pounds of packaged meat struck another vehicle, jackknifed, and caught fire Sunday morning on the connector ramp...
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CBP Officers Find Nearly 2,000 Pounds of Meth Worth $17 Million Hidden Among Blackberries in Tractor-Trailer Arriving From Mexico
PHARR, TEXAS — CBP officers at the Pharr International Bridge intercepted nearly 2,000 pounds of methamphetamine hidden inside a commercial blackberry shipment arriving from...
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Indiana Man Arrested After Stealing Beer Truck, Leading Multi-County Chase, and Aiming It at Deputy Deploying Stop Sticks — Faces Attempted Murder
VANDERBURGH COUNTY, INDIANA — An Evansville man faces attempted murder charges after stealing a beer truck Friday afternoon, leading deputies on a chase into...
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PennDOT Installs Warning Signs on I-81 After Years of Tractor-Trailers Cutting Through City and Striking Low Amtrak Bridge
HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA — PennDOT recently put up advisory signs on Interstate 81 warning tractor-trailer drivers to stay off Front Street. The signs target a...
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Truck Driver Admitted He Spotted Failed Air Bag, Ordered a Replacement, Then Hit the Road Without Waiting — CHP Grapevine Pulls Truck From Service
GRAPEVINE, CALIFORNIA — A driver admitted to CHP inspectors that he had spotted a failed air bag the day before, ordered a replacement, and...
