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 Die In Truck Accidents In Oklahoma City
Friday was death day in Oklahoma City, where six people were killed in two separate truck accidents, according to NewsOK.com. http://newsok.com/2-separate-automobiles-accidents-claim-6-lives/article/3699729 Five people died in a crash involving a car and a tractor trailer on Interstate 35, south of Interstate…
Wisconsin Truck Driver Kills Two On Motorcyle In Accident
A tractor-trailer driven by a Wisconsin man Tuesday struck and killed two people who were on a motorcycle on a Kentucky highway. The motorcycle had stopped because of an accident in front of it. James M. Hoerman, 60, of Antigo,…
Journalist And Author Jeffrey Zaslow Killed In Crash With Truck In Michigan
Wall Street Journal writer Jeffrey Zaslow, who recently collaborated on Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ memoir, was killed Friday when he crashed into a truck in northern Michigan. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203646004577215574045345682.html?mod=WSJ_hp_mostpop_read Zaslow, an award-winning writer, was 53, according to The Journal. He was traveling…
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…
Transportation Department Proposes Texting Ban for Truck, Bus Drivers
The U.S. Transportation Department proposed to make permanent a ban on texting by interstate truck and bus drivers, with the agency trying to cut down the number of accidents by cutting down on driver distractions. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gFP1DYVH_F_STKnQ7PqSkRAK3RkQD9EPQER02 The proposal is essentially…
Mennonites Mourn After 11 Are Killed In Collision With Tractor Trailer
A close-knit Mennonite community in Kentucky was in mourning this past weekend after 11 people, on their way to a wedding in Iowa, were killed in a horrific accident with a tractor-trailer. http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/kentucky-mennonites-labor-through-grief-to-bury-family/19416913?icid=main|main|dl1|link5|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aolnews.com%2Fnation%2Farticle%2Fkentucky-mennonites-labor-through-grief-to-bury-family%2F19416913 The Mennonites died after the truck crossed…
Why States Shouldn’t Be Too Hasty Raising Their Speed Limits
Highway speed limits continue to get higher, with Virginia last week becoming the most recent state to raise its limit to 70 mph. In fact, now 34 states have speed limits of 70 mph or more, prompting The Wall Street…