There’s been a lot of press this year about the dangers of motorists using their cellphones or texting while driving, with Oprah Winfrey even taking up the crusade. But we should remember that our full attention should always be on the…
New Haven Is Connecticut’s Truck Accident Capital
Connecticut’s New Haven is a high-danger zone for trucks, according to an editorial Wednesday in The New Haven Register. http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2010/06/16/opinion/doc4c1844d4efcc9348188618.txt Citing recent data from the state Department of Motor Vehicles, the newspaper said that “drivers of commercial vehicles on highways in New Haven ended…
Trucker Who Caused Kentucky Crash, Killing 11, Was Using Cellphone
The truck driver who caused a horrific accident in Kentucky March 26, killing himself and 10 passengers in a van on their way to a wedding, was talking on his cellphone up to the time of the crash and appeared to have…
Series of Truck Accidents Leave a Trail of Deaths
In a rather frightening turn of events, there has been a glut of fatal truck accidents in the past few weeks. Just this Wednesday, three Marine Corps recruits died in a multi-vehicle accident near Leavittsburg, Ohio. http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/04/01/Ohio-pileup-kills-three-USMC-recruits/UPI-12991270137784/ The three victims…
Tuesday Was Death Day in Indiana, With Eight Killed in Car Crashes
Tuesday was a fatal day in northern Indiana, with vehicular accidents killing eight people. http://www.southbendtribune.com/article/20100224/News01/100229672/1130&Template;=printpicart In one of the crashes in South Bend, a Cadillac traveling east in on Indiana 2, turning left on Quince Road, was hit by a…
Arizona Woman Killed When Crash Turns Her Car Into A Fireball
A Phoenix mother was killed Sunday morning in a crash on I-10 when a truck hit her disabled car, turning it into a fireball and trapping her, according to several published reports.http://www.justicenewsflash.com/2010/02/02/fatal-crash-i10-left-woman-dead-blazing-vehicle-fire_201002023205.html Olga Sanchez Torres, 44, was pronounced dead at…
Explosive Fuel Truck Accident Kills Driver, Shuts Down Long Island Expressway For 10 Hours
A fuel tanker truck crashed and exploded into flames on the Long Island Expressway early Saturday morning, killing its driver, melting the road and an overhead sign, and shutting down the busy highway for 10 hours. The truck was trying…
Trucker’s toxicology results admitted in Pa. crash
Date: 11/13/2008 BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) _ A judge says an expert witness may testify about toxicology test results on a truck driver involved in a fatal May 2007 accident in central Pennsylvania. Peter Carrara’s truck struck a car that changed…