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FORT WORTH, TX –  Louis Nieves was sentenced by a Fort Worth jury of intoxication manslaughter in the death of a semi truck driver who was killed on March 2011 when his tanker truck exploded in a fatal wreck east of downtown Fort Worth.

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SEQUIN, TX – A four vehicle accident involving an 18 wheeler, a school bus with 10 people on board and two other vehicles sent 9 students and the driver of the 18 wheeler to the hospital.

Photo shows fiery crash on State Highway 123 involving a semi truck, a school bus carrying and two other vehicles in Seguin, TX on Friday, April 27, 2012.

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FMCSA changed its mind and said it was withdrawing the proposed regulatory guidance for obstructive sleep apnea and request for comment that it announced on Friday, April 20.

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HOUSTON, TX — The driver of a heavy duty truck was removed from his vehicle by a fire department heavy rescue team and taken to Houston Northwest Medical Center in stable condition after an accident with two 18-wheeler trucks in northwest Harris County.

The driver of a heavy duty flatbed truck was rescued in Houston, TX after crashing into a stopped semi truck on April 13, 2012. Photo credit: KRIV-TV

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HALTOM CITY, TX — A semi truck carrying produce and traveling westbound on Northeast Loop 820, veered off the highway and into a creek bed Tuesday morning, April 17, causing the driver of the truck to suffer minor injuries, according to officials.

A semi truck lies on its side after plunging over a bridge and then down an embankment on the westbound I-820 in Haltom City, TX on April 17, 2012. Photo credit: Ron Jenkins/Star-Telegram

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SPRINGFILD, IL — A driver of a Lay’s Potato Chip semi truck lost control on the northbound I-55 crashing through the center median and then into a flat-bed trailer being pulled by a pick-up truck.

Tow truck at the scene of a semi truck accident in Springfield, IL where a Lay's Potato Chip big rig went off the road and down an embankment on April 11, 2012.

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FORT WORTH, TX – Northlake Texas police arrived at the scene of a crash between two 18 wheelers that occurred around 11:15 p.m. late Tuesday night on April 10 near the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas.

A gravel truck was one of the two semi trucks involved in an accident in Fort Worth, TX on April 10, 2012 on the I-35W Frontage Rd and Highway 114.

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DES MOINES, IA. – A semi truck driver hit a Saydel school bus from behind that was stopped on the railroad tracks on Northeast Broadway Avenue in Des Moines, Iowa sending two people to the hospital.

Rail crossing on NE Broadway Ave. near Delaware Ave. where a semi truck crashed into a school bus on April 6, 2012 in Des Moines, IA sending two people to the hospital.

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THONOTOSASSA, FL. – The driver of a Ford Expedition was killed on Thursday morning, April 6, after his SUV collided with a dump truck on US 301 in Thonotosassa, Florida. The city of Thonotosassa is located approximately 5.4 miles north of Hillsborough and 14.5 miles northeast of Tampa.

A dump truck crashed with an SUV on U.S. 301 on April 5, 2012 in Thonotosassa, Florida killing one motorist. Photo credit: WTSP.com

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HEARNE, TX – Poor driving conditions due to heavy rains is being blamed for a fatal accident involving an 18-wheeler and a pickup on Texas 6 south of Hearne on Thursday afternoon, March 29, that left three people dead and two others injured. Hearne is located in Robertson County, Texas in the eastern central part of the state about 119 miles northwest of Houston and 95 miles northeast of Austin.

A semi truck collided with a pickup truck in Hearne, TX killing 3 people on Thursday, March 29, 2012. Photo credit: S. Villanueva / TheEagle.com

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