2 Semi-Trucks, Including FedEx Truck, Involved In Crash On Northbound 294 Near Ashland
One person was injured in a serious crash involving two semi-trucks on 294 near Ashland.
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One person was injured in a serious crash involving two semi-trucks on 294 near Ashland.
Police said a FedEx driver was making deliveries near 101st and Lowe around 9:30 a.m., when two men stole his keys and sped off with his truck.
Delivery rival FedEx and major retailers are expected to lay out their plans in the next few weeks.
The announcement comes two months after FedEx already terminated its air delivery contract with Amazon. FedEx said dumping Amazon is part of its plan to go after more e-commerce deliveries from other companies.
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The delivery drivers have not been injured in any of the robberies, according to police.
A 15-year-old boy has been charged with three felonies, after allegedly stealing a FedEx delivery truck at gunpoint on Wednesday.
Two more delivery drivers were targeted in Chicago.
A 15-year-old boy was arrested Wednesday morning, after he and an accomplice allegedly stole a FedEx delivery truck at gunpoint in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood, and crashed the truck a few miles away.
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