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HOUSTON, TX – A double trailer semi truck jackknifed and crashed on the Texas 8 Beltway in Houston, TX on Thursday, January 5, 2012 and tied up rush hour traffic for hours.

The rear trailer of a double trailer semi truck detached from the front trailer and semi tractor and wrapped around a light pole on Beltway 8 near JFK Blvd. in Houston, TX on January 5, 2012.

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MONTICELLO, MN – A semi truck operated by the Target store chain ran off the road and plunged into an icy pond in Monticello, MN on January 6, 2012.

Target store semi truck plunges into an icy pond and sinks in 7 feet of freezing water after going off the road on I-94 in Monticello, MN on January 6, 2012.

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LITTLE ROCK, AR – In a major ruling by the Arkansas State Supreme Court on December 8, 2011, it was ruled that a cap on punitive damages established by a 2003 law was unconstitutional.

Arkansas ruling can affect truck accident cases

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AURORA, CO. – A woman suspected of driving while under the influence (DUI) on Wednesday evening, Dec 28, could possibly face drunk driving charges for allegedly causing a multiple vehicle crash involving an Aurora fire truck.

Map showing location of an accident with a fire truck and a suspected DUI driver on December 28, 2011 at Del Mar Circle and East 6th Ave in Aurora, CO.

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DALLAS, TX – A semi truck driver was hospitalized on Wednesday, December 21, 2011 after flipping his 18 wheeler on the I-30 in Dallas, TX.

A semi truck flipped over onto its side on Wednesday, December 21 at the curve just before the Lawnview Ave. exit on the eastbound I-30 in Dallas, TX.

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HUTTO, TX – Three people were injured when a home movers box truck crashed into an Amtrak passenger train in Hutto, TX on Sunday, December 18, 2011.

A box truck that failed to yield at a private driveway rail crossingin Hutto, TX smashed into an Amtrak passenger train on December 18, 2011. Photo credit: John DeLoach

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SANTA CLARITA, CA – A multi semi truck accident occured Monday night, Dec 12, involving about a dozen 18 wheeler rigs on the southbound 5 Freeway near the 14 Freeway in the Newhall, California area injuring 4 people Newhall is located about 1 mile south of Santa Clarita and about 10 miles north of Sylmar CA.

Map showing location of a multiple big rig crash at the Interstate 5 truck tunnel on the the southbound truck bypass roadway in Newhall, CA on Monday, December 12, 2011.

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WASHINGTON, DC – The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Tuesday, Dec 12, called for a nationwide ban on the use of cell phones and text messaging devices while driving except for emergencies.

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In the 281st District Court Of HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS – Houston truck accident lawyer, Gordon, Elias & Seely, LLP, represent a 50 year old man from Katy, Texas who was injured by the driver of a Mack Truck that struck the victim’s vehicle three times from behind.

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UPPER FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, NJ – A semi truck driver lost control of his 18 wheeler and was killed when it jackknifed and crashed on I-195 in Upper Freehold, NJ on Thursday, December 1, 2011.

Westbound view of Exit 11 on I-195 in Upper Freehold, NJ near the site of a semi truck accident where a big rig driver was killed on Thursday, December 1, 2011.

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