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Monday, December 30, 2013
A stretch of Interstate 95 in Flagler County reopened Tuesday evening after being closed for more than 13 hours when a driver was killed in a fiery crash that damaged the roadway, officials say. Florida Highway Patrol crews were called around 4 a.m. Tuesday to I-95 northbound near Palm Coast Parkway in Palm Coast in reference to a crash. Troopers said a big rig transporting fuel and a tractor-trailer collided. The truck carrying fuel exploded, killing the driver Christopher Mceuen, 41, of Jacksonville according to the FHP.
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Thursday, December 26, 2013

A multi-vehicle crash involving a semi-tractor trailer and several pickup trucks in southwest Yorkville left at least one person injured Friday morning on Route 47 and Walker Road.

The driver of a pickup ran a stop sign on Walker Road near Route 47 about 7:15 a.m. and was T-boned by a tractor trailer, which forced another pickup to crash, according to Illinois State Police.

Police said serious injuries resulted from the crash, though the exact number of people injured was not immediately available.

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Thursday, December 26, 2013

A tractor-trailer hauling molasses crashed in a rural area of Palm Beach County on Friday morning, injuring the driver.

At 5:41 a.m., emergency crews responded to the wreck in the 1000 block of County Rd. 827A.

The semi was upside down with the trailer partially in the canal, and the driver still inside the cab.

Firefighters had to cut the driver from the cab and transported him to Delray Medical Center by Trauma Hawk.

Officials said there was a minor fuel leak, but it was contained, and none entered a nearby canal.

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Thursday, December 26, 2013
Two accidents involving multiple semi trucks and other vehicles have shut down Interstate 90 eastbound in the same stretch of highway where a 31-car pileup happened on Tuesday during the holiday commute. Dispatchers say two crashes were reported about 8 p.m. I-90 eastbound is closed at state Route 615, they said. One westbound lane was also closed. The accident happened near the state Route 44 exit, the same spot of Tuesday's major crash. The Lake County Sheriff's office said two semi trucks and multiple cars are involved in the crash.
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Wednesday, December 25, 2013

A 52-year-old Maryland man was killed when the vehicle he was in was struck by a tractor-trailer in Mount Holly Springs Thursday morning.

John Mark Houser's vehicle was hit just before 6 a.m. at Routes 34 and 94, according to the Cumberland County Coroner's office.

Houser, of Westminster, Md., was the only person in the vehicle, according to the coroner's office. An autopsy is scheduled for Friday.

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Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Area: 
Denver, CO

Travelers headed east on Interstate 70 faced long delays Thursday morning after a tractor trailer caught fire near the Twin Tunnels.

CDOT reported the crash around 9:30 a.m. By 1:45 p.m. the highway was reopened.

A tractor trailer carrying crushed cars rolled onto its side and caught fire, said Idaho Springs Police Chief Dave Wohlers.
I-70 was closed at Idaho Springs and drivers were detoured onto Highway 9 to U.S. 285 for several hours.

Travelers should be prepared for “extremely long delays.”

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Monday, December 23, 2013

Crashes involving a semi-truck hauling two trailers and other vehicles have prompted state police to close Interstate 70 in both directions in southwestern Pennsylvania.

The crash happened Tuesday morning near the exit for Eighty Four and state Route 519 in Washington County. That's about 25 miles inside Pennsylvania, east of the West Virginia border.

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Monday, December 23, 2013

A stretch of Interstate 95 in Flagler County will reopen by 6 p.m. after being closed when a driver was killed in a fiery crash that damaged the roadway, officials said.

In a tweet earlier on Tuesday, the Flagler County sheriff said, "NB 95 FROM PALM COAST PKWY TO US1 WILL BE CLOSED UP TO 24 HOURS DUE TO CRASH."

Florida Highway Patrol crews were called around 4 a.m. Tuesday to I-95 northbound near Palm Coast Parkway in Palm Coast in reference to a crash.

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Saturday, December 21, 2013
An Owings Mills man was killed Sunday morning after his car crashed into the back of a tractor trailer on the Baltimore Beltway in Pikesville, officials said. Bennie Lee Shaw Jr., 34, was driving on the outer loop of the Beltway near Greenspring Avenue at 4:36 a.m. when his 2005 Audi A8 rear-ended a 1999 International tractor trailer, according to the Maryland State Police. Shaw was trapped in the car and was rescued by Baltimore County firefighters, but was declared dead at the scene, according to the Maryland State Police. The driver of the tractor trailer was not injured.
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Friday, December 20, 2013

The right and center lanes of Interstate 95 Southbound in Yulee were closed for nearly 10 hours Saturday morning while officials cleaned up after a morning crash involving a tractor trailer.

Around 6:00 a.m. Saturday morning a semi carrying produce crashed in Nassau County, leaving debris all over the interstate near mile marker 371.

The Florida Highway Patrol said around 11:00 a.m. Saturday morning they expected lanes to be closed for several more hours and they were closed until after 2 p.m. Saturday afternoon.