garbage truck
noun
US
: a truck used to take away garbage that people put outside their houses, buildings, etc., in bags or cans
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In December 2025, the garbage truck driver, Sasiya Davis-Johnson, was sentenced to three years of probation.
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Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
28 June 2026
Fourteen months after that, another crash was reported at the same crossing when a garbage truck failed to stop and collided with a train.
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Jt Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
The garbage truck then rolled and crashed into a home.
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Mary Ella Hastings
june 26,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 June 2026
Witnesses told the Nantucket Current that the stabbing followed a verbal and physical altercation between the driver of a Myles Reis garbage truck and the driver of a Sayles Seafood delivery truck that had parked in the area.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
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Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
28 June 2026
Fourteen months after that, another crash was reported at the same crossing when a garbage truck failed to stop and collided with a train.
—
Jt Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
The garbage truck then rolled and crashed into a home.
—
Mary Ella Hastings
june 26,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 June 2026
Witnesses told the Nantucket Current that the stabbing followed a verbal and physical altercation between the driver of a Myles Reis garbage truck and the driver of a Sayles Seafood delivery truck that had parked in the area.
—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
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“Garbage truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garbage%20truck. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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