Army Vet 'Red Beard' Dies In Crash Before November Wedding: 'Damn Good Man, Good Soldier'
A new chapter was just beginning for Derek Volkmer and his family in Maryland.
The Glen Burnie Army veteran was preparing to marry his fiancée, Jen, in November, while building a life with two young children, Jae and Jax, who friends say adored the man they called Dad.
Instead, the family is mourning “Red Beard.”
Volkmer, 40, was killed on Thursday, Sept. 3, while working as a tractor-trailer driver in Virginia, according to friends and Virginia State Police.
The fatal crash happened shortly before 11:30 a.m. on I-95 in Stafford County, where a tractor-trailer ran off the roadway, struck …
2 Fatally Struck By Tractor-Trailer While Standing Outside Car On I-95 In Port Chester
Two people were struck and killed by a tractor-trailer while standing outside of their vehicle on Interstate 95 in Westchester County.
The fatal collision happened at around 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 2, on the southbound side of Interstate 95 near mile marker 14.2 in the Village of Port Chester, New York State Police confirmed in an announcement on Tuesday, Aug. 4.
Investigators said they found that Kamla K. Singh, 72, and Andrew Sookdeo, 40, both of Richmond Hill, Queens, were standing outside their vehicle after being involved in an earlier minor collision when they were struck by a…
Teen Soap Box Derby Champion Killed When Car Spins Into Tractor-Trailer In PA Crash
An 18-year-old recent high school graduate who represented Pottsville at the Soap Box Derby World Championships was killed when the car she was riding in spun into the path of an oncoming tractor-trailer, Pennsylvania State Police said.
Alexandria J. Womer, of Pottsville, was sitting in the front passenger seat of a Chevrolet Malibu when the crash happened on Burma Road, north of Firetower Road, in Blythe Township, Schuylkill County, at approximately 8:16 p.m. Wednesday, July 29, according to a crash report released Thursday, July 30.
The Malibu was traveling west and negotiating a left-han…
Driver Cited After Tractor-Trailer Overturns, Spills Trash At I-87 Malden Service Area: Nysp
A New Jersey woman was issued citations after the tractor-trailer she was driving rolled over on its side and spilled trash at a New York State Thruway service area in Ulster County, NY, police said.
The crash happened just before 9 p.m. on Thursday, June 25, when troopers responded to the Malden Service Area on Interstate 87 in Saugerties for a tractor-trailer rollover, New York State Police announced on Friday, June 26.
After arriving at the scene, investigators found the driver, 35-year-old Michelle Paulino Rosario of Kearny, New Jersey, had been operating a 2016 Freightliner when s…
ESPN NFL Analyst Loses Arm In Horrific Crash: 'I'm Incredibly Fortunate'
ESPN NFL Draft analyst Matt Miller said his left arm was amputated after he crashed his SUV into an oncoming tractor-trailer.
Miller shared details of the crash and his injuries in a social media post on Tuesday, June 23. The 42-year-old said he was airlifted to a hospital in Joplin, Missouri, where he underwent a life-saving amputation.
The Webb City, Missouri, native also suffered severe injuries, including "multiple fractures and broken ribs."
"I'm deeply grateful for the exceptional care I have received, from the first responders to the doctors, nurses, and medical staff," Miller poste…
NY Man Killed In Route 80 Knowlton Crash After Truck Engulfed In Flames: Njsp
A 25-year-old South Ozone Park man was killed in a crash on Route 80 in Warren County on Wednesday, June 3, authorities said.
At 6:55 a.m., an International tractor trailer was parked on the right shoulder of Route 80 in Knowlton Township when a Kenilworth truck driven by Karwinder Singh struck the back of the International, Christopher Postorino, a spokesman for New Jersey State Police said.
The Kenilworth became fully engulfed in flames, Postorino said. Singh was pronounced dead at the scene, Postorino said. Mandeep Singh, a passenger in the Kenilworth, sustained minor injuries, Post…
Loaded and Loaded: 80,000-Pound Tractor-Trailer Driver Arrested In Brentwood For DUI, Cops Say
A tractor-trailer driver was operating his big rig while drunk on Long Island early Monday, April 13, according to police.
Frederic Mejia, 35, was arrested after multiple people reported his tractor-trailer failing to maintain its lane on the Long Island Expressway through Brentwood, the Suffolk County Police Department said.
Suffolk County highway patrol officers responded around 7 a.m. and located the truck, cops said. Investigators determined Mejia, a Bronx resident, was driving the 18-wheeler while drunk.
Mejia’s arraignment on DWI charges was set for later Monday. Cops also inspected …
