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Beer Truck and Garbage Truck Collide in Wisconsin — 23-Year-Old Driver Trapped for an Hour Before Being Airlifted to Hospital With Serious Injuries

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Beer Truck and Garbage Truck Collide

MUSKEGO, WISCONSIN — A 23-year-old garbage truck driver was airlifted to the hospital with serious injuries Thursday afternoon after a collision between a beer truck and a garbage truck on Cape Road at Ryan Road, with rescuers spending nearly an hour extricating the driver from the wreckage.

Both vehicles were traveling southbound on Cape Road when the crash occurred. First responders contacted Flight for Life after arriving on scene. It took approximately one hour to remove the garbage truck driver from the vehicle. He was flown to Froedtert Hospital with serious injuries. The 60-year-old beer truck driver was not injured.

Cape Road closed for several hours while Muskego Police and the Wisconsin State Patrol investigated. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Semi-Truck Driver Cited After Making Improper Turn in Downtown Greenville, Knocking Down Power Lines and Damaging Streetlights

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GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA — A semi-truck crash in downtown Greenville knocked down power lines and damaged streetlights Thursday evening, shutting down roads near North Church Street and East Washington Street and drawing a large response less than a block from several popular businesses.

Improper Turn in Downtown Greenville

Greenville Police Department officers responded to the scene before 6:20 p.m. The driver was cited for improper turn and blocking the roadway. No injuries were reported. Drivers were asked to avoid the area and use alternate routes while crews worked to clear the scene.

Witnesses nearby at Fire Forge described hearing a loud crash. “One huge loud bang and shaking of the lights when I looked over there,” one witness said. “When we looked over, we saw a crooked street sign and the top of a semi kind of tilted sideways.” A man who had just arrived in Greenville with his fiancée ahead of their Friday wedding described the sound as “like one of these large roller doors coming down. There hasn’t been anything quite like this.”

The investigation remains ongoing.

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New York 18-Wheeler Driver Arrested in Texas After Citizen Reports Reckless Driving — BAC Found Four Times the Legal Limit for Commercial Drivers

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LAVACA COUNTY, TEXAS — An 18-wheeler driver from New York was arrested for driving while intoxicated on April 22 after a concerned citizen reported reckless driving on US Highway 77 South.

Lavaca County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the report and observed dangerous driving behavior before stopping the truck. The driver, identified as Ravinder Singh of New York, was found to have a blood alcohol concentration four times the legal limit for commercial motor vehicle operators.

The Lavaca County Sheriff’s Office commended the citizen whose tip helped stop what could have been a tragic crash. The department reminded the public to drink responsibly, plan for safe transportation, and report dangerous driving behavior to law enforcement.

All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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Pickup Truck Drives Over Lamborghini in Florida Parking Lot — Owner Escapes Uninjured Just in Time, Axle Catching on Windshield Pillar Saved His Life

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ORLANDO, FLORIDA — A Lamborghini owner escaped without a scratch Wednesday afternoon after a pickup truck drove over his car while he was still inside it in a Lake Nona parking lot, with only a lucky structural detail preventing the situation from turning fatal.

Ramon Ferrer said he was looking for a parking space outside his gym on Narcoossee Road when he spotted a pickup truck coming around a corner at speed. He stopped and began reversing, but the truck never slowed. “She’s going kind of fast, so I’m literally stopping. I’m reversing,” Ferrer said. “I guess she never saw me, and so she just ran through me.”

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With the truck’s tire right in front of his face, Ferrer jumped out of the car just in time. “I jumped out of the car because I saw the wheel kept on spinning. So I’m like, she still wants to go,” he said.

What saved him from being crushed completely was the truck’s axle catching on the Lamborghini’s windshield pillar. “The only thing that actually saved me was God, of course, 100%, but another thing was her axle got stuck on my pillar on the windshield,” Ferrer said. “If not, she would have just wrecked me over completely. It would have been a nightmare. I wouldn’t be here right now, which is kind of crazy.”

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Cellphone video of the aftermath spread rapidly on social media, showing the pickup truck sitting on top of the crushed Lamborghini. The incident drew a large crowd of onlookers. “There were so many people there. They just went there to see the whole thing. They were taking pictures, videos, and it was kind of crazy,” Ferrer said.

Ferrer had owned the Lamborghini for only five months before the crash. “I was able to buy the car, and that was a great, great feeling, and this happens five months later,” he said. The car has been taken to a body shop to assess the damage. Ferrer said he still cannot comprehend how the driver missed his car. “I don’t know how you can miss a whole car. I mean, yes, I’m slammed to the ground because it’s a Lamborghini, but I mean, still, how can you miss a car?”

It is unclear whether the pickup truck driver was cited. Orlando Police directed media inquiries to a public records request.

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J.B. Hunt Truck Driver Completes Five Million Safe Miles After 39 Years on the Road

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Gary, a truck driver for J.B. Hunt Transport Services, has reached five million safe miles — becoming only the fifth driver in the company’s history to achieve the milestone.

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Gary joined J.B. Hunt in 1987 and spent 39 years building his record behind the wheel before hitting the mark this week. J.B. Hunt announced the achievement on social media on April 24, 2026.

“We are so proud of him and want to congratulate him on this incredible achievement!” the company said.

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FBI Searching for Missing Tampa Truck Driver Who Vanished After Car Hauler Makes Unexplained U-Turn on I-95 — Hijacking Suspected, Truck Found Empty in Georgia, Several Vehicles From Load Missing

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TAMPA, FLORIDA — The FBI’s Tampa Field Office is asking for the public’s help locating a missing CDL truck driver who may have been the victim of a hijacking after he disappeared on April 17 while transporting vehicles from Georgia to Miami. Several vehicles from his load are also missing.

Alejandro Jacomino Gonzalez, 41, picked up multiple vehicles from the Port of Brunswick in Georgia on April 16, 2026, and departed southbound toward Miami. At approximately 1:21 a.m. on April 17, he arrived at the Brevard County Rest Area on I-95 South in Grant-Valkaria, where he rested for several hours. At 7:49 a.m., GPS from the truck recorded it traveling south one exit before turning around and heading north toward Jacksonville. Shortly after, Gonzalez became unreachable and the truck was reported missing.

Later on April 17, the truck was located in Port Wentworth, Georgia — but Gonzalez was not inside. Several vehicles were missing from the hauler. Since the truck was found, three of the missing vehicles have been located in Florida. Others remain missing, along with Gonzalez.

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Gonzalez is a Hispanic male, 5 feet 11 inches tall, bald with a brown beard and mustache. He has a full sleeve tattoo on his left arm, a tattoo on his lower right arm, and a tattoo of the name “Elisia” on his right forearm. He is originally from Cuba and speaks both English and Spanish.

How to Help

The FBI is specifically seeking photos and video footage from anyone who was at or near the Brevard County Rest Area in Grant-Valkaria between 1 a.m. and 8 a.m. on Friday, April 17, 2026, with a particular focus on the southern portion of the rest area near the ramp leading back onto I-95 South.

Photos and video can be submitted here. Tips can also be reported to the FBI’s toll-free tipline at 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324) or submitted online here.

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Car Trapped Under Amazon Tractor-Trailer on Route 58 in Suffolk — Driver Airlifted After Firefighters Extricate Them

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SUFFOLK, VIRGINIA — Firefighters extricated a driver whose vehicle became pinned under the trailer of an Amazon tractor-trailer on Route 58 eastbound late Thursday night, and the patient was airlifted to an area hospital with serious injuries.

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The City of Suffolk Department of Fire & Rescue responded at 11:49 p.m. on April 24, 2026, to a two-vehicle crash with entrapment between the Pruden Boulevard and Godwin Boulevard exits. Firefighters freed the single occupant from the vehicle, which was pinned under the Amazon trailer. Suffolk Fire paramedics treated the patient at the scene before Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance airlifted them to an area hospital with serious injuries. No other injuries were reported.

Responding units included Battalion 1, Car 10, Engine 6, Ladder 6, Rescue 1, Medic 6, EMS 1, Safety 1, Suffolk Police Department, and Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance.

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31 Inspections Yield 192 Violations, 19 Vehicles Out of Service, $13,650 in Overweight Fines During Loudoun County Multi-Agency CMV Operation in Virginia

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LOUDOUN COUNTY, VIRGINIA — The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office partnered with multiple regional agencies for a commercial motor vehicle inspection operation focused on roadway safety, resulting in 192 total violations, 19 vehicles placed out of service, and $13,650 in overweight fines.

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The operation produced the following results:

• 31 Vehicle Inspections Conducted
• 27 Summonses Issued
• 192 Total Violations
• 1 Driver Placed Out of Service
• 19 Vehicles Placed Out of Service
• 3 Overweight Violations — $13,650 in Fines

The operation was conducted in coordination with the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police, Fairfax County Police Department, and the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles Police, including the Mobile Scales Unit.

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Wyoming Sheriff’s ‘Truck Around and Find Out’ Program Has Caught Nearly 120 Illegal Truck Drivers in Five Months; 46 in Latest Three-Day Sweep Including Driver Revoked 13 Times

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CHEYENNE, WYOMING — The Laramie County Sheriff’s Office has caught and turned over nearly 120 commercial truck drivers to federal authorities in the five months since launching its “Truck Around and Find Out” enforcement program, including 46 during its latest three-day operation last week.

The latest operation, titled Truck Around and Find Out: Spring Storm, was conducted in cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and resulted in at least 200 total stops targeting both unsafe commercial drivers and passenger vehicle drivers. The 46 illegal drivers caught last week bring the program’s running total to nearly 120 since November, following 40 in the first operation titled Operation Safe Haul and 32 in a late February effort.

Notable Stops From the Latest Operation

Sheriff Brian Kozak highlighted one particularly striking stop from last week. “One significant stop was a driver who had been revoked out of Colorado 13 different times. He was still driving, and an illegal immigrant — and his company was also revoked,” Kozak said.

In another case, deputies responded to a local business that reported an unwanted semi-trailer parked across five spaces directly in front of a no-truck-parking sign. The driver was found sleeping inside. “He was sleeping, and also not authorized to drive a commercial truck and illegal. He ended up going to our jail,” Kozak said.

The Program’s Philosophy

Kozak said the program is not exclusively focused on immigration enforcement or commercial drivers. “We like to say anyone who’s driving unsafe around trucks or truck drivers who are unsafe. We’re looking out for the legal truck drivers who are doing it right. We don’t want to just target truck drivers, we want to target unsafe drivers,” he said.

A Growing Reputation

The program has drawn national attention and overwhelmingly positive feedback, Kozak said. Legal truck drivers passing through ports of entry have offered nothing but compliments. The enforcement effort has given Laramie County a reputation among unsafe and illegal drivers as a place to avoid.

“We do have that reputation. We’ve heard feedback from some of the truck drivers we did arrest saying they knew they were taking a risk coming through Laramie County,” Kozak said. He added that Colorado law enforcement has reported that Highway 287 between Laramie and Colorado is being used by some drivers to avoid I-25 and Highway 85, which run through his jurisdiction.

Legitimate trucking companies have also expressed support. “We hear feedback from the trucking companies who are doing it the right way, because it increases their business because the illegal companies can’t operate,” Kozak said.

Towing companies have also benefited. When a driver is taken off the road, the company is called to retrieve the truck. If the company cannot or will not respond, or if the driver is the owner, the truck is towed and impounded. The owner must pay impound fees before reclaiming it. “That’s a business that’s very happy with what we’re doing — the towing companies,” Kozak said.

All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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Texas Truck Driver Arrested for Smuggling Four Hondurans Hidden in Produce Trailer — 21 Pallets of Lemons, Limes, and Vegetables Donated to Food Bank After Recipient Abandons Cargo

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VICTORIA COUNTY, TEXAS — A U.S. citizen truck driver was arrested on federal smuggling charges after Victoria County Sheriff’s Office deputies and Crossroads HIDTA Task Force members stopped his tractor-trailer on U.S. Highway 77 and found four undocumented Honduran immigrants concealed inside.

The traffic stop occurred on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. During the stop, investigators determined the driver was attempting to smuggle the four individuals. U.S. Border Patrol and Homeland Security were contacted to assist with the detention of the immigrants and the federal prosecution of the driver. The tractor, trailer, and produce cargo were transported to the Victoria County Sheriff’s Office pending seizure proceedings.

The trailer was loaded with 21 pallets of assorted produce, including lemons, limes, squash, zucchini, bell peppers, cucumbers, eggplants, jalapeño peppers, and long green peppers. The intended recipient subsequently abandoned the cargo. The Victoria County Sheriff’s Office coordinated with the Victoria Office of Emergency Management to donate the entire load to the Food Bank of the Golden Crescent.

All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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