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Trucker faces 40 criminal counts stemming from deadly I-70 crash near Denver
Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos was formally charged Friday with four counts of vehicular homicide, six counts of first-degree assault, 24 counts of attempted first-degree assault, two counts of vehicular assault, one count reckless driving and three counts crime of violence.
May 3, 2019
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Canadian trucker sentenced to eight years in prison following deadly bus crash that killed 16, injured 13
Trucker Jaskirat Singh Sidhu was sentenced to eight years in prison on one count of dangerous driving causing death, as well as eight years in prison for the other 15 counts of the same charge, concurrent to the first count. He was also given a 10-year driving ban in Canada following his prison sentence.
March 25, 2019
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Fatal Tesla crash involving tractor-trailer under investigation
Another crash involving a Tesla sedan and a tractor-trailer is under investigation by federal agencies. It is unknown as of Tuesday whether or not the Tesla Model 3 was driving in its self-driving Autopilot mode at the time of the March 1 crash in Delray Beach, Florida.
March 5, 2019
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Canadian trucker involved in deadly Humboldt junior hockey team crash pleads guilty
City News 1130 reports that Jaskirat Singh Sidhu pleaded guilty Tuesday to 16 counts of dangerous driving causing death and 13 counts of dangerous driving causing bodily harm.
January 9, 2019
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Trucker likely started fatal chain-reaction crash, highway patrol reports
The Florida Highway Patrol report states a truck driver moved left out of the right lane and into the path of a 2007 Honda sedan “for an unknown reason,” and both vehicles traveled through the median guardrail and into the southbound lanes, sparking a chain-reaction crash.
January 8, 2019
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Fiery crash involving two trucks on I-75 in Florida claims seven lives
A tractor-trailer and passenger car heading northbound on I-75 in Florida collided and went through the median guardrail into the southbound lanes. They then collided with multiple vehicles and caused a massive fire. See video coverage here.
January 4, 2019
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Two truckers, one in fatal accident, arrested for DUI
Both truck drivers were found under the influence of alcohol while behind the wheel of a big rig. More information here on Overdrive.
October 16, 2018
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Trucker charged in hit-and-run death of 8-year-old girl
According to a news report, a truck driver was arrested and charged in a hit-and-run that killed a young girl in the state of Missouri. Get more details here.
October 1, 2018
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Former trucker gets 55 years in prison after 2015 crash that killed six
According to a report by Knoxville, Tenn., news station WBIR, Brewer was found guilty on six counts of vehicular homicide by intoxication, four counts of reckless aggravated assault, DUI and speeding.
March 13, 2018
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Trucker sentenced to 10 years in prison for 2014 crash that killed five
Francisco Espinal-Quiroz pleaded guilty in November to five counts of reckless homicide and falsifying logbook entries, the Chicago Tribune reports.
February 23, 2017
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