The train crash that killed four veterans in Texas a week ago is a tragedy piled upon tragedy. It turns out that the man who was driving the flatbed truck, filled with vets, that was struck is a veteran himself.…
Texas 140-Vehicle Pileup Leaves Two Dead, 80 Injured
Two people died and more than 80 were injured Thanksgiving morning in a pileup that involved about 140 vehicles on a foggy highway in Beaumont, Texas, according to the Associated Press. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/22/texas-highway-pileup-crash_n_2175909.html?ncid=webmail1 The crash took place at 8:45 a.m. Thursday…
Motorcyclist Who Suffered Brain Injury In Tractor-Trailer Accident Gets $6.5 Million Settlement
A motorcyclist who sustained brain injury when a tractor-trailer crashed into him in Missouri has settled his case for $6.5 million, according to a press release http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20100823006327/en/St.-Louis-MO-based-Page-Law-announces-6.5″ target=”_blank” The motorcyclist had filed suit in St. Louis against Allied Systems Ltd.…
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…
Mother, Daughter Killed in Long Island Tractor Trailer Crash
A mother and daughter were killed when a tractor trailer ran a red light and crashed into their car Wednesday in Long Island, N.Y. http://www.newyorkinjurynews.com/2010/04/09/long-island-automobile-accident-tractor-trailer-crash-kills-mother-and-child_201004093137.html The accident took place during rush hour, at around 6 p.m., at Central Park Avenue and…
Driver Dies in Five-Truck Crash in Iowa
One often wonders why pile up of semi’s discussed below doesn’t happen more often. Tractor-trailers love to run in convoy, as if safe stopping distance doesn’t count when they are in formation. These are not fighter jets, nor bicycle racers.…
Winter and Semi’s Bad Mix
Well we have a foot of snow on the ground here in Wisconsin, which was waiting for me when I got off my last airline flight. The drive home was one of the most anxious I can remember, largely because…
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…
Iowa Truck Overturns
MARTINSDALE, Iowa (AP) — A stretch of Interstate 35 in central Iowa was closed for nearly nine hours after a truck hauling more than 150 hogs overturned. The crashed happened early Thursday near the Martinsdale exit. Officials said no injuries…