Tractor Trailer Crash Kills 7 Seven people were killed Wednesday night in Upstate New York in an tractor trailer crash and a mini-van, according to the Associated Press. http://www.seattlepi.com/news/us/article/Police-Multiple-people-dead-in-upstate-NY-crash-4559386.php The multi-fatality crash took place on Route 13 not far from…
95 Vehicle Pileup Kills 3, Hurts 25
95 Vehicle Pileup in Virginia Fog is a mass murderer as was the killer in the 95 vehicle pileup on a Virginia highway in Virginia near the North Carolina state line. I’ve written several blogs about vehicular accidents where dozens…
Trucking Firm Face Suits Over Accident
Trucking Firm In New York City Faces Law Suits The family of an East Harlem boy who was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer, at a corner where a crossing guard was absent, plans to sue New York City for…
Six Wisconsin residents die in Kentucky truck crash
Six people, including members of a Wisconsin family, were killed when a tractor-trailer crashed into an SUV Saturday in Kentucky, according to USA Today. Police suspect that a second accident just minutes later was caused by drivers who were rubbernecking…
Boy Hit, Killed By Tractor-Trailer In East Harlem
There’s a reason why school crossing guards are stationed at corners. On Thursday morning a 6-year-old boy was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer in East Harlem. The crossing guard who was stationed at the intersection — First Avenue and…
Tractor Trailer Accident Victim Has TBI
A 69-year-old man sustained traumatic brain injury (TBI) when his pickup truck and a tractor trailer collided in Pennsylvania last Thursday, according to Phillyburbs.com. http://www.phillyburbs.com/my_town/quakertown/crash-victim-has-serious-brain-injury/article_8b789a83-40bd-5a67-add6-6017003911ae.html The accident victim, who Sunday remained hospitalized, hasn’t been identified by authorities. About 10 a.m.…
Train Collides With Paint Truck In N.J., Injuring 10 People
Ten people were injured Wednesday when a tractor-trailer transporting a load of paint was struck by a commuter train in Little Falls, N.J., according to The Record. http://www.northjersey.com/littlefalls/Train_strikes_vehicle_in_Little_Falls.html Truck driver Jaswinder Singh was attempting to make a left turn from…
Truck Driver Kills Man In Distracted-Driving Accident
Here’s an absurd case of distracted driving that resulted in someone being killed. A tractor-trailer driver Saturday morning crashed into a car on Interstate 74 in Indiana when a lens from his eyeglasses fell to the floor, and he reached…
Tractor-Trailer Crash On N.J. Turnpike Kills 3
Three Georgia residents were killed Thursday in a crash on the New Jersey Turnpike involving a tractor-trailer, according to The Star-Ledger of Newark. http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2012/12/turnpike_accident_seriously_in.html Police are investigating the cause of the accident in Mount Laurel, where a tractor-trailer struck the…
Truck Sparks N.Y. Pileup That Kills One, Injures 33 Others
An 18-wheel tractor-trailer crashed into several cars Wednesday afternoon on Long Island, starting a chain reaction of multiple-vehicle accidents that left one woman dead and 33 others injured, according to the Associated Press. http://online.wsj.com/article/AP7ca73b7a12f2407b8637b6921f6c7c7e.html About 35 vehicles ended up in…