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Alleged Drunk Driver Crashes Truck Into Oxford Gas Station Store, Police Say
A Massachusetts man without a license allegedly got behind the wheel drunk early Friday morning and crashed his truck into a gas station store in Oxford, injuring the store clerk inside, officials said. Derikk McGovern, 28, of Webster, is facing multiple charges in connection to the crash at the Mobil Fuel Station, including OUI (alcohol). Prosecutors said in court Friday…
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Truck Gets ‘Storrowed' Under Mass. Ave Bridge in Boston
Yet another tractor-trailer truck fell victim to one of the low bridges on Storrow Drive in Boston, getting stuck underneath on Wednesday afternoon. The truck was “Storrowed” under the Mass. Ave. bridge on the eastbound onramp to Storrow Drive from Charlesgate East just after 1 p.m. The truck was backed out from under the bridge and the traffic delays the…
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Truck Driver Rescued From Cab Dangling 70 Feet Over Virginia River
Firefighters in Virginia made a daring rescue of a truck driver whose tractor trailer was nearly blown off a bridge.
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Man Accused of Driving Truck Into Dedham Home Charged With OUI
A man accused of crashing his pickup truck into a Dedham, Massachusetts home, pinning and injuring an elderly woman in the process, was allegedly driving under the influence, according to police. Alexander Mann, 24, was charged with an OUI with bodily injury and a marked lanes violation in Dedham District Court on Monday morning. The crash happened shortly after 8…
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Truck Driver Charged With OUI Following Crash Into Home
A 24-year-old man was arrested for alleged OUI in connection to a crash into a house in Dedham, Massachusetts.
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NH Driver Dies After Crashing Into Box Truck
New Hampshire State Police say a driver has died after crashing into a box truck that was backing into a driveway. Police identified the driver as 80-year-old Marlene Bateman, of Northwood. They said she was heading west on Route 4 in Northwood Friday morning and crashed into the passenger side of the truck while it was backing into a driveway….
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Man on Foot Struck, Killed by Truck in Everett, DA Says
A pedestrian was killed Friday morning after being struck by a tractor-trailer truck in Everett, Massachusetts, according to the Middlesex District Attorney’s office. Police responded to the crash on Broadway at 5:20 a.m. where a man in his 30s was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Crews Working to Remove Tractor-Trailer Stuck on Mass. Turnpike Turnaround in Allston
Crews are working to a remove a tractor-trailer Friday morning that was stuck on the Massachusetts Turnpike turnaround in Boston’s Allston neighborhood. The incident happened on the westbound side of the turnpike and blocked traffic for motorists trying to pass through. Images of the scene show a white tractor-trailer with minor damage stuck in the turnaround.
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Corrections Officer Suspected of Driving Into Protesters at RI Detention Center Resigns
The corrections officer accused of driving into a crowd of protesters outside a Rhode Island detention center earlier this week has resigned from his position. The Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls issued a statement Friday saying Capt. Thomas Woodworth stepped down. Woodworth is the man believed to have nearly run over the group of Jewish activists who...
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Corrections Officer Who Drove Into Protesters at Detention Center Placed on Leave
A demonstration outside a Rhode Island detention center turned chaotic Wednesday, with protesters saying they were pepper-sprayed and nearly run over by a truck. Video posted to social media by the group Never Again Action shows a pickup truck stopping near protesters outside the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility. The driver appears to honk at them before driving through the...
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19 Hurt in Multi-Vehicle Crash Involving School Bus in Salem, New Hampshire
At least 19 people, including children, were injured in a crash involving a school bus and at least two other vehicles in Salem, New Hampshire, on Thursday morning. The crash happened near the intersection of North Broadway and Lake Street on Route 28.
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Packages Litter I-495 After Crash Involving UPS Truck, Big Rig
About 1,000 packages spilled across Interstate 495 Wednesday night after a UPS truck and tractor-trailer were involved in a crash. The crash was reported at about 10:30 p.m. in Chelmsford, according to Massachusetts State Police. Three people were rushed to Lowell General Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, officials said. Two victims were drivers of the UPS truck and the tractor-trailer while...
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Man Fatally Struck by Own Truck in Canton May Have Had Medical Event: Police
Massachusetts State Police say a Maine man struck and killed by his own pickup truck on a highway near Boston may have suffered some kind of medical emergency. Police identified the victim of Sunday afternoon’s accident on Interstate 95 in Canton as 72-year-old Michael Kulas of St. Albans, Maine.
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Man Hit and Killed By Own Pickup Truck
For reasons still under investigation, Massachusetts State Police say a 72-year-old man stopped and exited his 2006 Ford F-150. He was subsequently struck and fatally injured by his truck.
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Falling Ice From Truck Damages FedEx Van in Sunderland, Mass.
Police in Sunderland, Massachusetts are reminding drivers to clear snow off the roof of their cars after a FedEx van suffered damage due to falling ice. Officials received a call of a motor vehicle accident Thursday at about 10:50 a.m. on Route 116. There, they saw the delivery van with severe damage to the front roof and windshield.
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67-Year-Old Man Killed in Tractor-Trailer Rollover Crash
One man died and another was hospitalized Thursday morning following a rollover crash that shut down Route 24 in Fall River, Massachusetts. The driver of a tractor-trailer carrying gasoline died at the scene after the vehicle rolled over a struck a car at about 5:10 a.m., according to state police. The crash caused the big rig to leak fuel onto...
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Truck Driver Cited 2nd Time in a Week for Oversized Haul
The same truck driver who was cited for overloading their vehicle with school furniture was seen the following week hauling a large amount of shrubbery on Tuesday.
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Trump Hops Into 18-Wheeler for Photo-Op
In a moment of levity on Thursday, President Donald Trump hopped into the driver’s seat of an 18-wheeler after meeting with truck drivers and trucking CEOs at the White House to talk about health care.
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Man Drove Over, Killed Wife on Purpose: PD
A San Diego maintenance worker is on the run after police say he repeatedly ran over his estranged wife with his pickup truck, killing her.