Crash Causes Gridlock On I-45 Near Downtown Dallas
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – If you were heading south on I-45 near downtown Dallas earlier Wednesday afternoon, you were likely stuck in major gridlock. The crash...
View ArticlePair Hospitalized After Crash On I-35E In Lake Dallas
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter LAKE DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – All lanes of northbound I-35E in Lake Dallas were shut down Thursday afternoon after a crash involving a big rig and a pickup truck. The...
View ArticleCrackdown On Truck Inspections Keeps Offenders Off Roads
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Fort Worth Police Department’s Commercial Enforcement Unit is one of the law enforcement agencies in North America taking part in a...
View ArticleBig Rig Goes Off Bridge In Fort Worth
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – An 18-wheeler drove off the bridge at Loop 820 at Main in Fort Worth Friday afternoon. There are multiple people injured, at least one...
View Article1 Killed In Crash Involving Big Rigs On NB I-45 Near I-20
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Dallas Police said one person died in a crash involving two 18-wheelers and a pickup truck. It happened in the northbound lanes of I-45 near...
View Article5-Vehicle Crash, Fuel Spill Shuts Down I-20W In Kaufman County
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter UPDATE: Westbound I-20 reopened around 5:50 p.m. KAUFMAN COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) – A five-vehicle crash resulted in no serious injuries but a major interstate shut...
View ArticleFiery Crash Kills 1 When Big Rig Hits Overpass Bridge
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter AMARILLO (CBSDFW.COM) – A man was killed when a semi tractor-trailer crashed into an overpass bridge and caught fire at I-40 and Bushland in Amarillo, according to...
View ArticleBig Rig Hits Bridge On I-30 In Fort Worth
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – An 18-wheeler hit a bridge on I-30 eastbound at Cherry Lane in Fort Worth Thursday afternoon. Northbound and southbound Cherry Lane were closed along with eastbound I-30 for...
View Article17 Immigrants Locked Inside Rig At Truck Stop
EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — Police in Texas acting on a tip found 17 immigrants locked inside a tractor-trailer parked at a gas station about 20 miles from the border with Mexico, less than a month after 10...
View Article60 Immigrants Found In Refrigerated Truck Trailer In South Texas
FALFURRIAS, Texas (AP) — Sixty immigrants have been found in a load of ice-covered broccoli in a refrigerated trailer that was searched at a South Texas border checkpoint, federal officials said...
View ArticleHarris County Morgue Overflowing, Needs Big Rig To Store Bodies
HOUSTON (AP) – The county in Texas that has had the most deaths from Harvey says its morgue is close to capacity because of storm-related bodies and deaths that are not related to the flooding. Tricia...
View ArticleDriver Dies In Big Rig Crash In HOV Lane In Grand Prairie
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (CBS11) – Grand Prairie police are investigating a fatal traffic crash that happened around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the express lanes of I-30 eastbound about a half mile east of...
View ArticleFamily Trying To Change Law, Save Lives 5 Years After Deadly Big Rig Crash
ARLINGTON (CBSDFW.COM) – Five years after a crash involving two eight-wheelers claimed the lives of two sisters, family members are trying to change the law to save more lives. AnnaLeah Karth, 17, and...
View ArticleSemi Tractor-Trailer Crash & Fire Shuts Down Interstate-20
DALLAS COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) – An accident involving a semi tractor-trailer and at least three other vehicles left the big rig on fire and all the eastbound lanes of Interstate-20 in southeast Dallas...
View ArticleBig Rig Accident Spills Wire In Allen, Blocks Freeway Ramps
ALLEN (CBSDFW.COM) – An 18-wheeler carrying a load of wire broke in two in Allen Friday morning, blocking major freeway ramps and spilling the wire onto the road. The accident happened at around 4 a.m....
View ArticleBig Rig Crash Snarls Traffic In Denton
There are massive backups on I35W in Denton after a FedEx 18-wheeler crashed.
View Article3 Killed In Crash With Big Rig In Terrell
TERRELL, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Three people were killed in a crash on I-20 involving an two semi-trucks and a pickup truck in Terrell Tuesday afternoon. Terrell Police said the pickup and one of the...
View ArticleAbandoned Trucks Litter California Highway As Wildfire Rages
REDDING, Calif. (AP) — An explosive wildfire closed down dozens of miles of a major California freeway only weeks after a nearby blaze that left neighborhoods in ruins and killed eight people. The...
View ArticleGeorgia Mom, 3 Children Killed In 8-Vehicle Texas Crash
BEAUMONT (AP) — Police say a Georgia woman and her three children were killed in a fiery eight-vehicle accident on westbound Interstate 10 in Southeast Texas. A Beaumont police spokeswoman said traffic...
View ArticleDriver Survives After His 18 Wheeler Jackknifes
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – A big rig jackknifed in the southbound lanes of I-35W near Northside Drive. It happened just before 6 a.m. Tuesday. MedStar said the driver was able to get out safely. The...
View ArticleBig Rig Hits Overpass On Loop 12 In Irving
IRVING, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – An 18-wheeler hit an overpass on Loop 12 at Irving Boulevard in Irving around 3:20 p.m. Monday. No one was hurt but northbound side of the highway was shut down. Irving...
View ArticleOfficer’s Quick Thinking, Presence Of Big Rig Helps Prevent Teen Suicide In...
ARLINGTON, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – The Arlington Police Department is heaping praise on one of its own for quick-thinking that helped prevent a suicide Wednesday morning. Police said around 8:30 a.m., a...
View ArticleTruck Driver Charged In Fiery Colorado Pileup That Killed 4
GOLDEN, Colo. (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Prosecutors on Friday filed 40 charges, including four counts of vehicular homicide, against a 23-year-old truck driver accused of causing a fiery pileup that killed...
View ArticleI-30 Eastbound In Arlington Reopens After Lanes Shut Down Due To Crane Boom...
ARLINGTON, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – All eastbound lanes of I-30 near Fielder in Arlington were closed for a time Monday evening after a crane boom on big rig struck the Fielder Road bridge. The rig was...
View ArticlePolice Clear Scene Around Suspicious Tractor-Trailer Parked Outside Dallas...
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – For more than an hour Monday morning police in Dallas, along with Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) agents, investigated a suspicious 18-wheeler parked...
View ArticleBig Rig Splits In Half In On SH 360 Frontage Road In Arlington
ARLINGTON, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – An 18-wheeler split in half in Arlington Wednesday afternoon. Arlington Police tweeted out a couple of photos of the situation at the northbound State Highway 360...
View ArticleGood Samaritan Killed In Deadly Crash On I-30 In Dallas County
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A big rig driver who got out of his 18-wheeler to try to help a stranded driver on Monday was struck and killed. The Dallas County Sheriff’s Department said it happened around...
View ArticlePedestrian Killed After Being Hit By 18-Wheeler Along Interstate-35E
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A pedestrian is dead after being hit be a semi tractor-trailer along Interstate-35E in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas. The accident happened around 1:00 a.m. Friday in the...
View Article1 Killed When Dump Truck Struck By Amtrak Train At Kaufman-Dallas County Line
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – One person was killed when an Amtrak train struck a dump truck on the railroad tracks at Lawson and Scyene Road between Mesquite and Forney in far east Dallas County. The...
View ArticleAt Least 1 Dead After 18-Wheeler Smashes Through Barrier On LBJ Freeway In...
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – At least one person is dead after an 18-wheeler smashed through a barrier wall on LBJ Freeway in Dallas Friday morning, police say. The crash happened at around 10 a.m. near Plano...
View ArticleGarland Police Looking For Big Rig That Struck Pedestrian
GARLAND, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Garland Police are investigating an accident involving an 18-wheeler that struck and critically injured a pedestrian. Police said around 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 11,...
View ArticleBig Rig Crash, Fuel Spill Shuts Down I-45 In Dallas
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A crash involving a big rig has shutdown southbound I-45 in the Dallas mixmaster. It happened just before 7:30 a.m. on I-30. There’s a large fuel spill involved and Dallas County...
View ArticleVIDEO: Officers Run For Their Lives After Out Of Control Big Rig Barrels Off...
BELL COUNTY, Texas (CBSDFW.CPM/CNN) – Frightening moments for a police officer and state troopers in Texas as they stood on an Interstate-35 access road and a semi tractor-trailer barrels toward them....
View ArticleSuspect Running From Dallas County Deputy Struck And Killed By 18-Wheeler On...
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A person running from a Dallas County deputy on the eastbound I-30 service road at Buckner was struck and killed by an 18-wheeler Monday afternoon. The Dallas County Sheriff’s...
View ArticleMotorcycle And Big Rig Collide In Front Of Elementary School In Ellis County
OVILLA, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Ovilla Police are investigating a crash involving an 18-wheeler and a motorcycle. It happened outside Shields Elementary School on Ovilla Road near Hampton Road. There is...
View ArticleCar Traveling At ‘High Rate Of Speed’ Slams Into 18-Wheeler, Killing Driver
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Police are investigating a fatal crash that happened when a car driven at a high rate of speed crashed into an 18-wheeler on Central Expressway and Northwest Highway. The driver...
View ArticlePolice: Dozens Of People Found Inside Big Rig At Texas Truck Stop Detained
SAN ANTONIO (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — More than two dozen people were found inside a big rig that was stopped near San Antonio, including one person who was taken to a hospital. According to San Antonio Police...
View ArticleDallas Semi Driver Aron Griffin Charged With Human Smuggling After Rig Found...
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) — He was arrested a week ago in San Antonio, now a Dallas man is facing federal charges related to his alleged involvement in smuggling a large group of undocumented people into the...
View ArticleBig Rig Fire Shuts Down Part Of I-35E In Dallas
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A big rig fire shut down southbound I-35E in Dallas Monday night, May 17. It happened around 7:40 p.m. near Marsalis Avenue, not far from the Dallas Zoo. Big rig fire in Dallas...
View ArticleBig Rig Driver Dies After Losing Control, Striking Bottom Of Bridge Off...
PLANO, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – The driver of a big rig died after a crash at Sam Rayburn Tollway and Ohio Drive in Plano Thursday, July 29. Texas DPS said around 5:20 p.m. the tractor trailer was going...
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