After eight years off the air, Ice Road Truckers returned with a brand new season earlier this month. The show, which follows drivers operating trucks on icy and snowy roads, initially ran for 10 years on the History Channel from 2007 to 2017.

There was never an official cancellation, but cast members have said that they were not asked to return after Season 11 … until now. Only a few truckers from the original run have returned. One who is not present on the new season is Darrell Ward, who died in 2016.

Scroll down to learn more about Ward’s death and his time on the show.

How did Darrell Ward die?

Ward died in a plane crash on August 28, 2016. The plane crash took place in Montana. Ward was a passenger in a Cessna 182 Skylane aircraft with pilot Mark Melotz, who also died in the ac

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