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CBS News
2 days ago
- CBS News
South Jersey man killed in accident on Atlantic City Expressway, New Jersey State Police say
A 31-year-old man is dead after he was accidentally run over by a work truck in a construction zone on the Atlantic City Expressway in Winslow Township on Friday, New Jersey State Police said. NJSP was notified about an incident in the construction zone on the Atlantic City Expressway east, near milepost 36.5 in Winslow Township, Camden County, at around 7 a.m. Friday. Investigators said an attenuator truck was reversing as it picked up cones from a shoulder lane closure when it accidentally ran over the 31-year-old worker. The truck driver didn't realize there was a worker behind the vehicle when they were backing up, according to NJSP. State police said the 31-year-old worker was from Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, but did not provide a name for the victim. The incident is still being investigated.
CTV News
16-07-2025
- CTV News
Dump truck driver charged with stunt driving in Oro-Medonte
An OPP officer allegedly clocked a tandem dump truck speeding 106km/h on Line 7 north in Oro-Medonte, Ont., on Tues, July 15, 2025. A commercial vehicle was towed away to an impound yard where it will remain for 14 days after the driver was reportedly caught speeding 44 kilometres per hour over the posted limit in Oro-Medonte. A provincial police officer allegedly clocked the tandem dump truck traveling at a speed of 106 km/h on Line 7 north, a 60 km/h zone on Tuesday, resulting in a stunt driving charge. Police also handed the driver a 30 day licence suspension for the offence. This week marks 'Operation Safe Driver Week,' with a focus on poor driving behaviours among motorists, including commercial motor vehicle operators. The week-long safety blitz has officers targeting speeding, logbook violations, and equipment issues, like faulty brakes or unsecured loads. 'Commercial drivers: stay compliant 24/7 with inspections, hours of service and cargo rules,' OPP stated. Operation Safe Driver week runs until Sun., July 20. Dump truck speeding in Oro-Medonte An OPP officer allegedly clocked a tandem dump truck speeding 106km/h on Line 7 north in Oro-Medonte, Ont., on Tues, July 15, 2025. (OPP)
Gizmodo
18-06-2025
- Gizmodo
Someone Stole 2,810 Nintendo Switch 2's and I Think I Know Who It Was
The Switch 2 is in pretty high demand. Like, so high that it's leading to cartoonish heist levels of high. According to police in Arapahoe County, Colo., 2,810 Switch 2s were stolen out of a truck earlier this month. A truck driver reportedly discovered the missing consoles at a pre-inspection truck stop after noticing the trailer had been broken into en route to a GameStop in Texas. According to 9NBC news, which first reported the heist, multiple pallets worth of consoles were stolen, and, as they note, it's kind of a huge haul. When exactly the heist occurred is unclear. According to a Facebook post from Arapahoe police, the missing consoles were noticed at a truck stop in Bennett, Colo. In case you were wondering what exactly the value of this decidedly wild heist is, I'll save you the math. Police say each console is valued at $499, which is actually not the price of the Switch 2, but is the price of the console bundled with Mario Kart World, so that makes the entire thing a $1.4 million caper altogether. Given the size and nature of the robbery, I have a lot of questions. For one, how did they manage to steal this many consoles so quickly? Sweeping all of them up off the pallets with a lift of some kind would be the fastest, but as pictured in a photo posted by Arapahoe police, the pallets were seemingly ditched inside the trailer. Maybe it was a lot of thieves, or maybe one thief with really big hands… Hmm. Secondly, how exactly do thieves (or a very large thief) plan on unloading all of these consoles? As noted by 9NBC news, each console has a serial number, which makes it identifiable. While there's no way to track that console location based on the serial number, Nintendo could remotely brick those consoles and ensure they never get used, unless the owner has some jailbreak to work around that, which at this stage in the Switch 2's life cycle is highly unlikely. Lastly, I'm wondering who would even be diabolical enough to try and pull off a heist like this in the first place. It'd have to be someone with little to no regard for common moral values. Someone who champions greed and material gain above all else. Someone so cartoonishly bad that Bowser himself would shiver in fear at the thought. Unless… No. Could it be? Listen, I'm no detective, and I don't mean to make light of a felony/criminal mischief qualifying robbery, but this is some Bowser shit if I've ever seen it. I'm open to being wrong here, but I don't think police can rule this one out. I mean, seriously, a heist this big would take a big criminal, and Wario is too goofy to pull it off. Bowser, though? He's a proven kidnapper, hoarder of wealth, and a well-known would-be ruler of the world. If I'm the police (and I can assure you I am not), I'm putting out an APB for a purple muscle car with big-ass spikes on it. I'm just saying, with $1.4 million on the line, you can thank me later, Nintendo.
CTV News
18-06-2025
- CTV News
Head-on collision leaves Winnipeg man dead: RCMP
The RCMP logo is seen outside the force's 'E' division headquarters in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck A Winnipeg man is dead following a head-on collision between a sedan and a truck on Highway 8 in the RM of St. Andrews, Man. on Tuesday. According to police, a 67-year-old man from St-Pierre-Jolys was driving a large truck southbound on Highway 8, while a 36-year-old Winnipeg man was driving his sedan north on the highway. Mounties said the driver of the sedan 'suddenly veered into the other lane, colliding head-on with the truck.' Officers, EMS and firefighters responded to the scene around 11 a.m., where they found the sedan in the middle of the road and the truck flipped on its side in a ditch. The driver of the sedan was pronounced dead at the scene. The truck driver was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The highway was temporarily closed but has since been reopened. RCMP continues to investigate.
Yahoo
01-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
10 cows killed, 1 injured after being hit by semi-truck in Fillmore County
The Brief A semi-truck collided with multiple cows that were in the roadway Saturday morning. Ten cows were killed in the collision, and one was injured. The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating why the cows were on the roadway. FOUNTAIN TOWNSHIP, Minn. (FOX 9) - A semi-truck driver collided with 11 cows in the roadway, killing 10 of them, in Fountain Township Saturday morning. What we know According to the Minnesota State Patrol, just before 4:30 a.m., a man was driving westbound on Highway 16 when he collided with multiple cows in the roadway. Authorities said 11 cows were hit, 10 of them killed and one injured. The 52-year-old man driving the semi-truck suffered non-life-threatening injuries, law enforcement said. What we don't know It is not currently known why the cows were on the roadway, but the State Patrol is investigating the cause. The Source A press release from the Minnesota State Patrol.
