Multiple <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/los-angeles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Los Angeles</a> firefighters were injured on Thursday morning while responding to a fire involving a pressurized cylinder on a semi truck that exploded as they worked to extinguish the flames.
The explosion happened around 7 a.m. local time while fire crews were battling flames from one of the truck&#8217;s two compressed 100-gallon natural gas tanks.
&#8220;The unique aspect of this vehicle is that it&#8217;s not run on diesel or gasoline, but it is actually propelled with CNG, or compressed natural gas,&#8221; said LAFD Capt. Erik Scott. &#8220;The explosion was significant. The ball of flame was as high as these telephone poles, and it actually did explode one of the transformers nearby.&#8221;
Video of the incident showed the powerful explosion shooting up a quick fireball that quickly dissipated likely due to the fuel source being natural gas.
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The Los Angeles Times <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-02-15/several-firefighters-injured-in-wilmington-explosion" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that nine firefighters were taken to UCLA Medical Center with injures from the explosion, including two who were in critical condition.
The semi truck was completely obliterated from the explosion and the status of its driver remains unknown. The explosion happened roughly 13 minutes after the call came in for emergency crews.
Officials said that they were not sure about the circumstances that led to the incident.
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“The surrounding circumstances that led up to this tragic incident are still too new,” Scott said.
Video taken from a helicopter of the aftermath showed debris scattered in all directions.
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MULTIPLE FIREFIGHTERS BURNED IN TRUCK EXPLOSION. Initial reports indicate a commercial truck carrying cylinders was involved in a crash. <a href="https://t.co/3GDoy0uNNJ">pic.twitter.com/3GDoy0uNNJ</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/LAFD?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LAFD</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/IAFFofficial?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@IAFFofficial</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/IAFC_SHS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@IAFC_SHS</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/firefighters?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#firefighters</a>
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“This is a difficult day in Los Angeles,” Mayor Karen Bass said during a news conference at the hospital where the firefighters were being treated. “I’m here with a simple message to our firefighters in the building behind me and in fire stations across our city watching the news this morning unfold. The four million people of Los Angeles stand with you.”
Dr. Molly Deane, a trauma surgeon at Harbor UCLA Medical Center, said that it was a miracle that some of the firefighters were not &#8220;more severely injured&#8221; from the explosion.

Aerial view of truck explosion where several firefighters were injured, at least two critically, in an explosion involving a truck with pressurized cylinders in Wilmington

WATCH: Semi Truck Explodes, Injuring 9 Los Angeles Firefighters

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A vehicle slammed into St. David&#8217;s North Austin Medical Center emergency room in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/texas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">North Austin</a> on Tuesday evening, according to local law enforcement officials.
The Austin Police Department, Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services, and the Austin Fire Department responded to the crash at 5:38 p.m. CST.
Initial reports said that there were at least 11 people injured during the car crash; however, that number appeared to be revised down to five people. First responders tried to save the driver by administering CPR, but the driver ultimately died.
&#8220;Four victims were transported to other hospitals, including an adult and a child who were in critical condition,&#8221; CNN <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/13/us/texas-austin-medical-center-crash/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. &#8220;One patient was admitted to St. David’s North Austin Medical Center, where the crash occurred.&#8221;
The Austin Police Department said that they do not believe that the crash was intentional.
&#8220;There is no threat to the general public,&#8221; the department said. &#8220;Based off preliminary information and details gathered at this time, this incident does not appear to be an intentional act. APD officers continue to assist our first responder partners, and the investigation is ongoing.&#8221;
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Eight other patients at the hospital were being transported to other hospitals to &#8220;decompress&#8221; from the stress the incident generated.
Stephen Hughes, who was in the hospital when the car slammed into the emergency room, described the incident to CNN.
“At first I thought it was an explosion,” Hughes told CNN. “Then I heard screaming and saw the smoke coming from the ER entrance.”
Video of the incident shows that the driver likely was incapacitated as the car&#8217;s engine was still going and the tires were generating considerable smoke in the area.
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JUST IN: Video shows scene inside St. David&#39;s North Austin Medical Center in Texas after authorities say a vehicle crashed into the emergency room, injuring multiple people.
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WATCH: Car Slams Into Texas Emergency Room; At Least 1 Dead, Multiple Injured

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Texas

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hulk-hogan">Hulk Hogan</a> assisted a teenaged driver who had been involved in a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/car-crash">car crash</a> in front of him over the weekend, according to a TMZ <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2024/01/15/hulk-hogan-good-samaritan-help-woman-car-flip-highway-accident/">report</a>. 
The former professional <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/wrestling">wrestler</a> aided the motorist who got into an accident while driving on the freeway in Clearwater, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/florida">Florida</a>. Hogan&#8217;s wife, Sky Daily, initially posted about the incident. 
&#8220;Last night, after we left dinner in Tampa, we saw a car flip in front of us! I truly admire my husband @hulkhogan and our good buddy @jakerask for springing into action, puncturing the girls airbag, and getting her quickly out of the car. By all appearances, she was unscathed, just really rattled, which is an absolute miracle!&#8221; she wrote on social media, per <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12965627/Hulk-Hogan-comes-aid-young-woman-car-FLIPPED-freeway.html">Daily Mail</a>.
A car swerved across several lanes to get to an exit, and in the process clipped another car, causing that vehicle to flip over, according to the outlet. Hogan, Daily, and Hogan’s friend Jake, who is reportedly a Marine, pulled over immediately to assist.
Hogan posted about the incident as well. “The crazy part about the teenager that flipped her car was that without a knife to puncture the airbags to get her out ,a Indian Rocks Christian ballpoint pen came in really handy to pot the bags,thank you God,all is well even now,Amen HH,” he <a href="https://twitter.com/HulkHogan/status/1747050195085373870">shared</a> on X Tuesday evening.
The 70-year-old celebrity made headlines recently after going public with his conversion to Christianity.
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“Total surrender and dedication to Jesus is the greatest day of my life,” Hogan posted to his social media accounts in December. “No worries, no hate, no judgment… only love!”
Daily also shared videos of Hogan’s baptism at Indian Rocks Baptist Church in Largo, Florida, as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hulk-hogan-gets-baptized-total-surrender-and-dedication-to-jesus-is-the-greatest-day-of-my-life">reported</a>. 
The former wrestling star had previously told fans about his Christmas faith.
“I accepted Christ as my savior at 14yrs old, and the training, prayers and vitamins kept me in the game but now that I am one with God, the main event theme of surrender, service and love makes me the Real Main Event that can slam any giant of any size through the power of my Lord and Savior and so it is, even now brother, AMEN!” he said earlier in 2023.

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Hulk Hogan Assists Teen Whose Car Flipped Over During Highway Crash: Report

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Entertainment

Florida

A car crashed into a security barrier at the White House complex on Monday night, leading to the arrest of the driver.
U.S. Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said that the crash happened around 6 p.m. when &#8220;a vehicle collided with an exterior gate on the White House complex.&#8221;
&#8220;The driver has been taken into custody &amp; we are investigating the cause &amp; manner of the collision,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Expect traffic implications at 15th Street &amp; Pennsylvania Ave &amp; adjacent intersections.&#8221;
President Joe Biden was traveling at the time of the incident and thus was not at the White House.
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Shortly before 6p.m., a vehicle collided with an exterior gate on the White House complex. The driver has been taken into custody &amp; we are investigating the cause &amp; manner of the collision. Expect traffic implications at 15th Street &amp; Pennsylvania Ave &amp; adjacent intersections. <a href="https://t.co/n3M7zsFkvm">pic.twitter.com/n3M7zsFkvm</a>
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Last month, a car <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-moment-car-smashes-into-bidens-motorcade">crashed</a> into Biden’s motorcade just as he was getting ready to step back inside one of the vehicles after he walked out from his campaign office headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, following a dinner that he and the first lady attended.
The car hit a U.S. Secret Service vehicle that was being used to block an intersection near the headquarters. The car reportedly then tried to drive into the closed-off intersection when federal law enforcement officials surrounded the car and ordered the driver to put his hands up.
Video of the incident shows Biden walking outside and talking to a heckler when the incident happened as the crash was loud enough that it grabbed the attention of Secret Service agents who quickly surrounded Biden and got him into the vehicle.
The driver of the vehicle was later charged with DUI, according to local police.
&#8220;Following our investigation, Wilmington Police have determined that this was an accidental collision, and have charged the driver of the striking vehicle – a 46-year-old Wilmington man – with Driving a Vehicle Under the Influence of Alcohol and Inattentive Driving,&#8221; said Wilmington Police Department Communications Director David Karas.

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Driver Taken Into Custody After Vehicle Rams Into White House Gate

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Actress <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities">Carrie Bernans</a>’ family shared graphic photos of injuries she sustained from a mass casualty incident while celebrating <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-years">New Year’s Eve</a> in Midtown <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-york-city">Manhattan</a>.
The 29-year-old was walking with a friend near West 34th Street and 9th Avenue following the ball drop in Times Square when a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/car-crash">man in a car</a> rammed into a food truck she was standing next to, knocking her unconscious and pinning her beneath the stand, per <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12918597/Marvel-Carrie-Bernans-horrific-injuries-car.html">The Daily Mail</a>. Three NYPD officers were also injured.
The driver, identified as a 44-year-old male, was also hospitalized. The Daily Mail noted that police were reportedly chasing the car before the crash.
Bernans has multiple serious injuries, including broken bones, fractures, and chipped teeth. Her family shared <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C1kixmDu_wR/?img_index=1">graphic images</a> on social media.
“Posted by Carrie’s mom. She’s still in so much pain and can’t answer calls at this time, but appreciate the messages. This was a traumatic incident,” the post said.
“Please keep Carrie in your thoughts and prayers. She’s in so much pain but healing. She was involved in a traumatic incident in NYC where a man, early 40s was trying to escape a hit and run and ran into multiple cars before hitting a food stand that her friend &amp; her were walking near. It ended up knocking her unconscious and pinned her under the stand. She was under it unaware of what was happening.”
The update continued, “She has a few broken bones, fractures, &amp; chipped teeth but thanking God that she’s alive. Nine people were injured in his attempted escape from the hit &amp; run, including 3 police officers. Police caught him shortly after and arrested him. Amidst the chaos of the New Year&#8217;s incident, she’s holding onto an immense sense of gratitude for life itself.”
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“This setback hasn&#8217;t deterred her belief that something remarkable is still being crafted by God,” the post from her mom said. “Despite the injuries sustained in the collision caused by a hit-and-run in NYC, she’s filled with hope and faith in the unfolding of a beautiful new chapter.”
“Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers as she navigate this path toward recovery and new beginnings,” The post concluded with a request for fans to keep Bernans in their prayers, plus a request for “teeth makeover places in Atlanta and Los Angeles.”
Bernans is an actress and stuntwoman who has appeared in numerous big-budget Hollywood productions, including “Black Panther” and “Avengers: Endgame,” along with multiple other TV and movie roles. She’s also a motivational speaker.

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Marvel Actress Struck By Car In NYC, Family Shares Graphic Photos Of Injuries

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New York

New York City

Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) said his 42-year-old son was involved in a police chase on Wednesday that came to a tragic end, resulting in the death of a sheriff’s deputy.
A Mercer County, North Dakota, Sheriff’s deputy was killed as police engaged in a pursuit of Ian Cramer after the senator’s son reportedly took off with his mother’s car. Ian — who “suffers from severe mental disorders which manifest in severe paranoia and hallucinations,” according to the senator — was taken to the emergency room by Cramer’s wife, Kris, after he told her he wanted to go see his brother who died five years ago. When Kris got out of the car at the hospital, Ian jumped into the driver’s seat and sped off, the senator said in a statement, KFYR <a href="https://www.kfyrtv.com/2023/12/07/mercer-county-sheriffs-deputy-dies-during-pursuit/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. 
“Our daughter was able to track the car through Kris’ cell phone and lead officers to him in Mercer County, ND,” Cramer said in a statement. “We don’t have more details right now but will work with authorities to properly inform the public.” 
The Mercer County Sheriff’s Department initially located Ian and the stolen SUV in Hazen, North Dakota, where officers approached him, but the 42-year-old fled, according to authorities. As police pursued him, a Mercer County Sheriff’s deputy stood alongside the road next to a parked patrol car, preparing to deploy a spike strip to deflate the tires of the vehicle Ian was driving. The SUV, however, veered off the road and rammed into the parked patrol car head-on. The crash pushed the patrol car back into the deputy standing on the side of the road, killing him, KFYR reported.  
Ian was rushed to the hospital following the crash before being taken to the Mercer County Jail. No charges have been filed yet as the North Dakota Highway Patrol investigates the incident. Sen. Cramer said he and his family are grieving for their son and the deputy’s family and asked the public for their prayers. 
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“I will take the first flight I can to be with our family as we grieve what has happened,” Cramer added. “We grieve especially for the family of the hero who tried to help Ian, and we pray for our gracious God to show up as He always does in tragedy. We ask the public for prayers for the lost officer’s family and colleagues who serve us every day and are grateful for all they do for us. We also ask God for healing for Ian. We love him and hurt deeply.”

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GOP Senator’s Son Involved In Police Chase Resulting In Death Of Sheriff’s Deputy

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North Dakota

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Politics

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U.S. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-customs-and-border-protection" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Customs and Border Protection</a> (CBP) released footage Wednesday evening showing what happened with a car that exploded at a checkpoint in Niagara Falls at the U.S.-Canada border.
With the threat of Islamic terrorism elevated throughout the U.S. due to the war in the Middle East, there were early suspicions that the incident was some sort of an attack.
Those fears were exacerbated by a reporter who claimed that sources told her the incident was an &#8220;attempted terrorist attack&#8221; and that the car was &#8220;full of explosives.&#8221;
However, multiple law enforcement officials have said that there were no indications that the incident had anything to do with terrorism.
“Based on what we know at this moment, and again anything can change, there is no sign of terrorist activity with respects to this crash,” said New York Governor Kathy Hochul.
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CBP released a video of the vehicle traveling at a very high rate of speed when it hit a median and went flying before it later exploded.
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FBI Special Agent-in-Charge Matthew Miraglia said at a news conference that there was no indication that the incident was related to terrorism.
“We do not have any derogatory information on this person that we’ve identified, we’re scanning his social media, there’s nothing there, we’re still running a full investigation so that’s a preliminary assessment,&#8221; Miraglia said. “We feel, at this point, this might be just something that occurred, there’s no larger picture here to look at for now.”
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WATCH: Footage Shows What Happened At U.S.-Canada Bridge In Niagara Falls

Canada

Explosion

A bus carrying students collided with truck in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ohio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ohio</a> on Tuesday morning, killing three people and injuring at least 18 others.
The crash <a href="https://apnews.com/article/ohio-commercial-bus-crash-truck-f86fb65b75731e6cffb436eccc32db16" target="_blank" rel="noopener">occurred</a> about 26 miles east of Columbus and involved a bus, a semi-truck, and three other vehicles.
The semi-truck rear-ended the bus just before 9 a.m. on I-70 West near the Smoke Road underpass, according to Sean Grady, Licking County&#8217;s emergency management agency director.
Dispatchers classified the crash as a &#8220;mass casualty incident, level 3,&#8221; which means 10 or more people may have been hurt.
The bus was carrying 57 people, including students from Tuscarawas Valley Local School District in eastern Ohio, officials said.
Among the injured were 15 students.
The bus had band students on board, school district staff <a href="https://www.cleveland19.com/2023/11/14/crash-involving-charter-bus-semi-truck-shuts-down-i-71-licking-county/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> 19 News.
Superintendent Dr. Derek Varansky shared the &#8220;devastating and heartbreaking&#8221; news in a statement that was posted to social media.
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&#8220;Today, a charter bus carrying Tusky Valley students and chaperones on the way to the Ohio School Boards Association conference in Columbus was involved in a very serious accident,&#8221; Varansky said.
&#8220;Right now, our focus is on getting in touch with our Tusky Valley families who had loved ones on the bus and providing support to our entire school community. Our Trojan family is strong, and it will take that strength and love to get throughout these coming challenging days,&#8221; the superintendent said.
Organizers <a href="https://apnews.com/article/ohio-commercial-bus-crash-truck-f86fb65b75731e6cffb436eccc32db16" target="_blank" rel="noopener">canceled</a> the conference the students were headed to when they heard of the crash.
The bus company, Pioneer Trails, also released a statement confirming an incident with one of its buses.
&#8220;Pioneer is fully cooperating with the authorities as we work to find the cause of the accident. Our thoughts and prayers go out to all of those impacted by this accident. As this is an ongoing investigation, there will be no further comments,&#8221; the bus company said.
Governor Mike DeWine (R) appeared with authorities, including Ohio state troopers, at a press conference at the scene of the accident on Tuesday.
“This is our worst nightmare, when we have a bus full of children involved in a crash,” DeWine said during the press conference. “Prayers go out to the families, everyone who was on the bus.”
A large number of emergency responders arrived at the scene, and dozens of emergency vehicles remained at the crash site hours after it happened, the Associated Press <a href="https://apnews.com/article/ohio-commercial-bus-crash-truck-f86fb65b75731e6cffb436eccc32db16" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
Meanwhile, police blocked the entrance ramps on both sides of the highway.
Smoke could be seen coming from the crash site, Ohio Department of Transportation cameras showed.

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3 Dead, 18 Injured After Bus Carrying Students Crashes In Ohio

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Seven people were killed, and at least two dozen others were injured on Monday when a dense &#8220;super fog&#8221; over New Orleans severely limited visibility for drivers on an interstate and caused a massive multi-car pileup, authorities said.
The series of crashes — involving at least 158 vehicles — began just before 9 a.m. on Interstate 55 and stretched along a one-mile span of the highway, Louisiana State Police spokesperson Sgt. Kate Stegall <a href="https://weather.com/news/weather/news/2023-10-23-smoke-fire-fog-new-orleans-visibility" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> weather.com. According to reports, at least three 18-wheelers were involved in the crash, with at least two fully engulfed in flames.
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Stegall said they expect the highway to remain closed until crews complete the interstate inspection.
&#8220;We are working from the outside, in,&#8221; Stegall reportedly said.
The fatal incident left at least 25 people injured, some in critical condition, who were transported to nearby hospitals.
Louisiana State Police reportedly said more fatalities could be discovered as crews continue to clear up the debris of charred and crumbled vehicles that crashed in both directions of the Louisiana expressway.
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I55 south bound south of manchac. Stay away <a href="https://t.co/aByuvzUsxg">pic.twitter.com/aByuvzUsxg</a>
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Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards confirmed the accident in a <a href="https://twitter.com/LouisianaGov/status/1716568910567240053" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> Monday on social media.
&#8220;Please join me and Donna in praying for those hurt and killed in today&#8217;s tragic I-55 crash, as well as their families. The combination of wildfire smoke and dense fog is dangerous, and I want to encourage all Louisianans in affected areas to take extreme caution when traveling,&#8221; Gov. Edwards said.
&#8220;I also want to thank the first responders and medical personnel who have worked so diligently to save lives and render aid. The best way you can help them, besides exercising caution on the road, is to donate blood at your local blood donation center. It will help replenish supplies that are being drained today to care for the wounded,&#8221; Gov. Edwards said.
According to Tyler Stanfield, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in New Orleans, the mix of moisture and smoke from a wildfire across the Mississippi River caused the dense fog.
&#8220;It&#8217;s the perfect storm,&#8221; Stanfield <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/23/us/fog-new-orleans-louisiana-crash.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> said.
Stanfield said New Orleans typically sees the super fog twice a year, usually from swamp fires that frequently occur in the region in the Fall due to dry conditions.
Clarencia Patterson Reed <a href="https://www.nola.com/news/traffic/at-least-2-dead-in-pileups-of-hundreds-of-vehicles-on-i-55-in-louisiana/article_c929e2ae-71bf-11ee-a0e6-c7222d3ca0d2.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate the thick fog forced her to come to an abrupt stop to avoid crashing into vehicles ahead of her on the interstate early Monday. But as soon as she hit the brakes, she was in the pileup when other cars began slamming into her vehicle.
&#8220;It was &#8216;Boom. Boom,'&#8221; she said. &#8220;All you kept hearing was crashing for at least 30 minutes.&#8221;
Reed escaped her vehicle relatively unharmed, but her wife suffered an injury on the side of her leg.
&#8220;We&#8217;re grateful because we&#8217;re alive,&#8221; Reed said. &#8220;We&#8217;re here to tell you what we see up here because some people will not get that chance. It&#8217;s bad.&#8221;
Christopher Coll told the outlet he had already started pumping the breaks when he noticed the cluster of vehicles crashed in front of him.
&#8220;I was already on the brakes, slowing down when an F-250 drove up on top of my work trailer and took me for a ride,&#8221; Coll said.
The impact from the pickup truck pushed Coll&#8217;s vehicle into the pileup, where he eventually had to kick open his passenger door to flee the chaos. He told the outlet he escaped without injuries, but the series of crashes totaled his vehicle, and he lost all of his work tools and supplies.
&#8220;I&#8217;ve never seen anything like this before,&#8221; Coll said. &#8220;It was horrible. It was the worst wreck I&#8217;ve ever seen.&#8221;

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/country-music" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Country music</a> recording artist <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/music" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hardy</a> explained why he decided to check into a hospital and postpone some of his upcoming tour dates.
The 33-year-old singer shared an update via Instagram on Tuesday.
“I need to be honest with everyone for a second,” Hardy, whose full name is Michael Hardy, shared with fans. “I’ve been dealing with some serious <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/anxiety" target="_blank" rel="noopener">anxiety</a> since the bus accident last year, and over the last two weeks it has taken control of my life.”
&#8220;It’s caused me to suffer many panic attacks, which have landed me in the hospital,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;I need a moment to focus on me and to make myself better for my wife, family and you, the fans.”
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Hardy wrote that he “need(s) to cancel the two the mockingbird &amp; THE CROW Fall Tour shows on Oct. 5th and 7th,” which were scheduled in Simpsonville, South Carolina, and Brandon, Mississippi.
The singer said the tickets purchased for those two dates will be refunded. He also said tickets for the Georgia Rodeo show initially scheduled for October 6 would be valid on the rescheduled date, which is April 12, 2024.
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The “Wait in the Truck” singer continued, writing, “My plan is to be back and focused on Oct. 12,” referencing a scheduled show for that day in Jonesboro, Arkansas. “Thank you for understanding, see you soon,” he concluded.
Hardy has written songs for Florida Georgia Line, Chris Lane, Blake Shelton, Dallas Smith, Thomas Rhett, and Morgan Wallen, plus launched a successful solo career. Two of his most popular singles include &#8220;Give Heaven Some Hell&#8221; and &#8220;One Beer.&#8221; 
In an Instagram post on October 2, 2022, he shared that his tour bus was involved in an accident on the way back from Bristol, Tennessee, after a show. He wrote at the time that four passengers “were all treated for significant injuries,” and the bus driver was in the hospital. 
The singer also posted a photo on his Instagram Story with then-fiancée, now wife, Caleigh Ryan. &#8220;Thank you for all the texts and calls. I&#8217;m alive and that&#8217;s all that matters,&#8221; he wrote at the time. &#8220;I love you all.&#8221;

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Country Singer Hardy Hospitalized After ‘Many Panic Attacks’ Following Tour Bus Crash

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At least five people are dead after multiple vehicles, including a truck carrying anhydrous ammonia, crashed on Highway 40 near Teutopolis, Illinois, Friday night. 
The crash caused a “chemical plume” and forced people living within a one-mile radius of the crash to evacuate, WCIA <a href="https://www.wcia.com/news/ammonia-leak-forces-evacuation-closes-route-40-in-effingham-county/">reported</a>. Anhydrous ammonia, which is used widely for agricultural purposes, is a toxic chemical that can cause lung irritation, severe respiratory issues, and can burn skin and eyes. 
The accident resulted in “a large plume, cloud of anhydrous ammonia on the roadway that caused terribly dangerous air conditions in the northeast area of Teutopolis,” Effingham County Sheriff Paul Kuhns <a href="https://apnews.com/article/teutopolis-effingham-illinois-truck-accident-chemical-spill-4e86653cb60515022dea05c45046329d">said</a>. “Because of these conditions, the emergency responders had to wait. They had to mitigate the conditions before they could really get to work on it, and it was a fairly large area.”
&#8220;It&#8217;s bad stuff if you breathe it especially because it gets in your airways, in your lungs and it burns,&#8221; Kuhns added. 
The tanker carrying the anhydrous ammonia rolled into a ditch after crashing and began leaking the toxic chemical, according to Tim McMahon, chief of the Teutopolis Fire Protection District, the Associated Press <a href="https://apnews.com/article/teutopolis-effingham-illinois-truck-accident-chemical-spill-4e86653cb60515022dea05c45046329d">reported</a>. 
Hours before the crash, traffic was rerouted to Highway 40 because of another crash on I-70 eastbound. Authorities are investigating what caused the crash that killed five and resulted in the release of the toxic chemical.  
As of Saturday morning, the highway remained closed as crews worked to contain the chemical leak. It remained unclear how many people were evacuated in the village of Teutopolis which is home to around 1,500 people, and evacuation order remained in place Saturday as a shelter was set up for those who had to leave their homes, CNN <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/30/us/illinois-anhydrous-ammonia-leak/index.html">reported</a>. Kuhns said they did not have a time period for when residents could return home. 
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&#8220;I understand how frustrating that would be to not be allowed to travel or to go back home but we really need to focus our resources on this spill,&#8221; he said.

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NASCAR driver Ryan Preece was discharged from a Florida hospital early Sunday morning, nearly 12 hours after his Ford Mustang violently barrel-rolled about a dozen times during the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway.
Stewart-Haas Racing <a href="https://twitter.com/StewartHaasRcng" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on X that Preece was returning to North Carolina after overnight observation at the Halifax Health Medical Center, where he had been “awake, alert and mobile” and “communicating with family and friends,” according to a previous update.
The 32-year-old professional racecar driver was on Lap 156 of the 160-lap race of Saturday’s NASCAR Cup Series when Preece’s No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford lifted off the ground, tumbled in the air, and rolled on the grass near the racetracks back straightaway before coming to a complete stop on all four tires.
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Ryan Preece flipped 10 times in this violent crash late at Daytona.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NASCAR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NASCAR</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/nbc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NBC</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/peacock?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Peacock</a> <a href="https://t.co/ho1EpXZr3E">pic.twitter.com/ho1EpXZr3E</a>
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“This is just violent,” NASCAR on NBC analyst Jeff Burton said. “Look at this car. That is just amazing that something that weighs over 3,500 pounds can get in the air like that.”
NASCAR <a href="https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2023/08/26/ryan-preece-wild-flip-daytona-coke-zero-sugar-400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> Preece’s rear bumper made contact with another car when it veered left across the nose of Stewart-Haas Racing teammate Chase Briscoe’s car just before it launched into mid-air and spun out of control.
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When Preece’s vehicle finally stabilized on the ground, he climbed out with the help of AMR Safety Team emergency workers, who transported him on a gurney and into an ambulance to the infield care center, then to Halifax Health Center.
“If you want to be a race car driver, you better be tough. &#8230; I’m coming back,” Preece said in an <a href="https://twitter.com/RyanPreece_/status/1695645425347264887?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">X-post</a> about two hours after the race.
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If you want to be a race car driver, you better be tough. 
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Briscoe reportedly said he had seen his teammate after the race but was thinking about Preece and his family.
“Obviously, Ryan got turned or something and came across my nose, and then we all started wrecking,’ Briscoe <a href="https://www.racingamerica.com/news/nascar/ryan-preece-transported-to-local-hospital-following-vicious-flip">told</a> Racing America. “Just thinking about him and his family, you know that’s a teammate there. Just super unfortunate to see that happen to anybody, let alone a teammate. Hopefully, he’s OK. Just thinking about him and praying for him.”
Briscoe experienced a similar crash during the Coke Zero Sugar 400 in 2022 when his vehicle launched into the air after getting spun off Turn 4.
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“We can’t wreck cars like that every time we come to a superspeedway,” he said. “These cars, with how the bottom is, as soon as they get any air, it just flips them right over. Whenever you’re running 190 mph, and you go airborne, it’s not good. Especially when there’s grass and stuff involved. We definitely need to do something. I don’t know what it is that we can do, but we need to do something.”
Saturday night’s race was Preece’s final chance to qualify for the 2023 playoffs, according to <a href="https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/violent-airborne-wreck-ryan-preece-hospital-daytona/10512111/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Motorsport.com</a>.
After emergency crews transported Preece off the track, the race went into overtime, where Chris Buescher scored the victory.
“Ryan is a good friend of mine,” Buescher told NBC. “While we were in Victory Lane, we got word that he’s at the hospital, that they’re running through a lot of stuff and that he’s doing well. That’s good to hear.”

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