Fatal Tanker Truck Accident has Jury Awarding $58.5 Million I guess the trucking industry will get this message when a jury in New Mexico Awarded $58.5 Million. Last Wednesday a jury in Santa Fe, N.M., awarded $58.5 million to the…
Accident With 2 Semis, Pickup Truck Injures 3 In Minnesota
Three people were injured Wednesday when two semi trucks carrying logs collided in Minnesota near the Canadian border, according to Northlands News Center. http://www.northlandsnewscenter.com/news/iron-range/Three-Airlifted-to-Duluth-Following-Accident-with-Semi-Truck-185496412.html The trio of victims from the accident in International Falls, Minn., were airlifted to Essentia Health…
Fatalities In Large Truck And Bicyle Accidents Rise
Last year deaths from traffic accidents involving large trucks, as well as bicyclists, jumped dramatically, even as overall highway fatalities dove to their lowest level since 1949, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported Monday. http://www.nhtsa.gov/About+NHTSA/Press+Releases/2012/New+NHTSA+Analysis+Shows+2011+Traffic+Fatalities+Declined+by+Nearly+Two+Percent In its analysis,…
Two Wisconsin Teens Die In Motorcycle-Truck Accident
Two Madison, Wis., teenagers were killed Tuesday when their motorcycle was hit head-on by a semitrailer, according to the Wisconsin State Journal. http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/crime_and_courts/teen-victims-identified-in-motorcycle-semi-crash-in-columbia-county/article_19551f30-cb9d-11e1-bcc8-001a4bcf887a.html The accident took place at roughly 5 p.m on U.S. Highway 51 in Leeds, Wis., south of…
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…
Florida Pileup Of Tractor-Trailers, Cars Kills 10 People Sunday
At least 10 people were killed Sunday when a half dozen tractor-trailers and five cars created a pileup in Florida after smoke and fog put highway visibility at zero, according to the Associated Press. http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-01-29/deadly-crashes-florida/52869582/1?csp=34news The collisions took place on Interstate 75 south of Gainesville,…
Eight Killed In Off-Road Truck Racing Accident In Southern California
Thrills are a real lure to some people, and that’s one reason why fans of off-road racing love that sport, according to The Los Angeles Times Monday. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-california-200-20100816,0,2728389,full.story “Nothing beats the danger, dust and noise of watching 3,500-pound trucks roaring past — close enough…
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…
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…