NB I-I96 IN BERRIEN CO., MICHIGAN BACK OPEN AFTER CRASH. A SEMI-TRUCK WAS HEADING NORTH WHEN HE WAS REAR-ENDED BY A DODGE CAR. AFTER HITTING THE SEMI, THE DODGE BOUNCED OFF OF THE SEMI AND HIT A 2015 CADILLAC. WEATHER PLAYED A ROLE IN THE ACCIDENT AND ALCOHOL WAS NOT A FACTOR.

NB I-I96 IN BERRIEN CO., MICHIGAN BACK OPEN AFTER CRASH.  A SEMI-TRUCK WAS HEADING NORTH WHEN HE WAS REAR-ENDED BY A DODGE CAR.  AFTER HITTING THE SEMI, THE DODGE BOUNCED OFF OF THE SEMI AND HIT A 2015 CADILLAC.  WEATHER PLAYED A ROLE IN THE ACCIDENT AND ALCOHOL WAS NOT A FACTOR.

By 24 Hour News 8 web staff Published: January 9, 2015, 10:16 pm

HAGAR TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) – A portion of northbound I-196 in Berrien County was shut down Friday due to a three-vehicle accident.

Police shut down I-196 near Coloma Road in Hagar Township from 4:30 p.m. till almost 6 p.m. Friday.

A semi-truck driven by 34-year-old Tiwana Singh of Ontario was heading north when he was rear-ended by a Dodge car driven by Esau Whitfield, 18, of Benton Harbor, according to the Berrien County Sheriff’s Office.

After hitting the semi, the Dodge bounced off of the semi and hit a 2015 Cadillac driven by Donald Hutton, 51, of Naperville, deputies said in a news release.

Whitfield and two passengers, 18-year-old Alonzo Parker and 19-year-old Richard Mendez, who were in the vehicle at the time had to be taken to the hospital for injuries, according to the release.

Police say the weather played a role in the accident and alcohol was not a factor.

Authorities diverted traffic off I-196 onto Coloma Road to M-63.

WAGONER WOMAN KILLED, MAN CRITICALLY HURT IN TRUCK WRECK NEAR TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA

WAGONER WOMAN KILLED, MAN CRITICALLY HURT IN TRUCK WRECK NEAR TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA

Posted: Friday, January 9, 2015 8:26 pm 

TAHLEQUAH — A 74-year-old Wagoner woman died Friday after a collision between a pickup and a tractor-trailer in Cherokee County, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported.

Gladys Lord was taken to Tahlequah City Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, troopers said.

She had been a passenger in a Chevrolet S-10 that collided with a tractor-trailer rig about 11:10 a.m. on U.S. 62 about two miles west of Tahlequah.

The driver of the pickup, identified as Jack Cochrane, 77, of Wagoner, was critically injured. Troopers said he was taken to Tahlequah City Hospital, as well, before being transferred to Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa.

The truck driver, Sidney Allen, 57, of Tulsa, reportedly was not injured.

The conditions of both drivers and the cause of the wreck remained under investigation, troopers said.

Further details about the crash were not available Friday evening.

FIERY WRECK BETWEEN TWO TRACTOR-TRAILERS KILLS FLORIDA TRUCK DRIVER IN LAURENS COUNTY, S.C.

FIERY WRECK BETWEEN TWO TRACTOR-TRAILERS KILLS FLORIDA TRUCK DRIVER IN LAURENS COUNTY, S.C.

One lane opens after deadly wreck on I-26

LAURENS COUNTY, S.C. —The South Carolina Highway Patrol reports a deadly accident blocked part of an Upstate interstate in Laurens County early Friday.

The wreck was reported at 2:10 a.m. on eastbound Interstate 26 at mile marker 56, according to the Highway Patrol’s website. That's east of Clinton near Hurricane Church Road.

Troopers said two tractor-trailers collided, causing one to burst into flames.

Laurens County Coroner Nick Nichols said the driver of the burning tractor-trailer died at the scene. The driver was identified as Tony Cummings, 54, of Miami, Florida.

Nichols said the tractor-trailer was registered to a company out of Florida called Vice Trucking, Inc.

The city of Clinton's director of public safety Robin Morse said he closed the interstate early on in the investigation due to the fact that the contents inside the burning trailer were unknown.

Once they determined the tractor-trailer was not carrying anything hazardous, he opened one lane, Morse said. He said Cummings was hauling a food product.

A detour was in place for eastbound traffic at mile marker 54, which is the Highway 72 Clinton exit, troopers said. That detour was removed at 5:30 a.m.

One lane is now open eastbound.

Motorists are still asked to use caution in the area and expect delays.

The driver of the other tractor-trailer, Charles Johnson, 53,  of Stone Mountain, Georgia, was wearing his seat belt and not injured, troopers said.

HIGHWAY 79 BACK OPEN AFTER DEADLY WRECK INVOLVING A HEAD ON COLLISION BETWEEN A PICKUP TRUCK AND AN 18-WHEELER. A CHEVY PICKUP, HEADED NORTH ON HWY 79, CROSSED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND COLLIDED HEAD-ON WITH A 2013 PETERBILT TRUCK, PULLING AN EMPTY GRAIN TRAILER.

HIGHWAY 79 BACK OPEN AFTER DEADLY WRECK INVOLVING A HEAD ON COLLISION BETWEEN A PICKUP TRUCK AND AN 18-WHEELER.  A CHEVY PICKUP, HEADED NORTH ON HWY 79, CROSSED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND COLLIDED HEAD-ON WITH A 2013 PETERBILT TRUCK, PULLING AN EMPTY GRAIN TRAILER.

FRANKLIN – From DPS Trooper Jimmy Morgan:

The driver of the 2012 Chevy pickup has been identified as Michael Edward Fletcher, 48, from Bryan.

The truck driver has been identified as
David Wayne Erskine, 53, from Groesbeck.
Erskine is last listed in serious condition.

FINAL UPDATE from TxDOT:

All lanes of US 79 are now open and everything is clear. Please drive safe.

**UPDATE***

From TxDOT:

10:30 UPDATE on Accident on US 79 in Robertson County
One lane of traffic is now open. Traffic is being flagged through one lane at a time while emergency personal continue to work the accident.

We will keep you posted on any updates.

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Highway 79 is closed, three miles south of Franklin, because of a fiery head-on collision between a pickup truck and an 18-wheeler.

According to State Troopers, a Chevy pickup, headed north on Hwy 79, crossed into oncoming traffic and collided head-on with a 2013 Peterbilt Truck, pulling an empty grain trailer. The wreck happened around 6:15 a.m.

The pickup, which DPS says was an oil field service truck, burst into flames. The driver was pronounced dead on scene. We do not know their identity.

Crews had to cut the driver out of the 18-wheeler rig. The driver was taken to St Joseph Regional Health Center and is listed in serious condition. 

Jesse Walton takes Highway 79 each day.

"Makes me want to not to go to work and go back to the house and hug my wife and my kid," Walton said.

Multiple agencies are working the accident, including the Department of Public Safety, Texas Department of Transportation, Robertson County EMS, Franklin Volunteer Fire Department and EMS and the Hearne Volunteer Fire Department.

A TxDOT spokesman says there is some damage to the road. Crews will start repairs once all the debris is removed.

FORD EXPEDITION DRIVER RUNS RED LIGHT AND CRASHES ONTO AN 18-WHEELER AT STAR RD AND HIGHWAY 49 IN RANKIN COUNTY, MISS. THE FORD DRIVER WAS CITED FOR RUNNING A RED LIGHT AND FOR SPEEDING; SHE WAS INJURED.

FORD EXPEDITION DRIVER RUNS RED LIGHT AND CRASHES ONTO AN 18-WHEELER AT STAR RD AND HIGHWAY 49 IN RANKIN COUNTY.  THE FORD DRIVER WAS CITED FOR RUNNING A RED LIGHT AND FOR SPEEDING; SHE WAS INJURED.

Posted: Jan 09, 2015 11:50 AM EST Updated: Jan 09, 2015 11:51 AM EST

Photo Courtesy of MHP

RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. - An 18-wheeler crashed Friday morning on Star Road in Rankin County.

Mississippi Highway Patrol says the accident happened around 9:40 a.m.

Authorities say the 18-wheeler was traveling west on Star Road crossing over Highway 49 when it was struck by a blue Ford Expedition that was traveling north on Highway 49.

The expedition ran the red light, authorities say.

The driver of the 18-wheeler was not injured in the crash; the driver of the Expedition was taken to the hospital to be treated for her injures.

She was cited for running a red light and speeding. 

Authorities say the accident was witnessed by an on duty MHP Trooper.