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ALSIP, ILL. — A multi-vehicle accident occurred on Saturday, Jan. 12, when a passenger car rear-ended a semi truck in Alsip, critcally injuring two people.

View of Cicero Ave and 128th Place where a semi truck accident critically injured two people on January 12, 2013 in Alsip, IL. The pair became trapped under the trailer when their Ford Taurus rear-ended the big rig driven by a trucker from McAllen, TX.

View of Cicero Ave and 128th Place where a semi truck accident critically injured two people on January 12, 2013 in Alsip, IL. The pair became trapped under the trailer when their Ford Taurus rear-ended the big rig driven by a trucker from McAllen, TX.

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DALLAS, TX — A Dallas semi truck driver is lucky to be alive today after being rescued by a good samaritan who saw the trucker trapped in his burning cab after it overturned on the I-35 in Dallas, Texas.

A good samaritan pulled trucker, Elias Uribe from a burning cab on January 9, 2013 when his semi truck crashed on the I-30 in Dallas, TX and caught fire.

A good samaritan pulled trucker, Elias Uribe, from a burning cab on January 9, 2013 when his semi truck crashed on the I-30 in Dallas, TX and caught fire.

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SOCORRO, Texas — A man from Socorro Texas was killed last Monday, January 7, after he rear-ended a semi-truck and was crushed to death from the impact.

A man was crushed to death when the pickup truck he was driving rear-ended a semi truck on the access road of I-10 in East El Paso, TX on January 7, 2013.

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — According to Alabama State Troopers, a 58-year-old Dallas, Texas semi truck driver, identified as Ramon Reyes, crashed into the interstate sign that indicates the 71A (Moundville) and 71B (Tuscaloosa) exits, knocking the sign to the ground and blocking all three lanes of southbound traffic.

A semi truck crashed into an overhead sign blocking all westbound traffic on the I-20 and I-59 just near the McFarlane exit in Tuscaloosa, AL on Jan 5, 2013. Photo : Chad Burnette/Fox 6 WBRC

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PORT ORANGE, Fla. — A fiery multi-vehicle semi truck crash happened on Thursday, Dec. 27, on the northbound lanes of the I-95 in Port Orange, Florida, leaving one person dead and damaging a portion of Interstate 95.

One trucker was killed in a fiery crash involving a passenger car and three tractor trailers (a mail truck, a logging truck and another semi truck) on I-95 in Port Orange, FL on December 29, 2012 Photo credit: WFTV.com

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GREENWAY, AR. — A semi truck accident that happened on Thursday, Dec 13 on Highway 49, caused a tractor trailer owned by Delta Plastics of Little Rock, Arkansas to overturn.

View of U.S. Highway 49 near the famous "S" curve just south of Greenway, AR that was the site of a semi truck accident on December 13, 2012.

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EL PASO, TX — A tragic accident involving multiple vehicles and a semi truck claimed the life of an El Paso police officer who was trying to remove a ladder from the eastbound I-10.

An El Paso Police Officer was killed in a multi-vehicle accident involving a semi truck, an SUV and a compact car. The officer was hit by one of the vehicles while trying to clear a ladder from the roadway on Interstate 10 in El Paso, TX on December 16, 2012.

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BOSTON, Mass. — A tragic accident took place on Thursday, Dec. 6, when a Boston University graduate student, who was riding his bike, was killed when he collided with a semi truck that was making a right hand turn.

A student cyclist was killed by a semi truck while crossing an intersection on December 6, 2012 in Boston, MA. The student was in the bike lane when the semi truck made a right turn in front of him from the left lane. Photo credit: Jesse Costa/WBUR

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CADIZ, Ohio — A semi truck driver from Corpus Christi, Texas was killed on Wednesday, Dec. 6, in Harrison County, Ohio.

A trucker from Texas was killed when his semi truck went out of control, then overturned and crashed, pinning him under the truck. The crash occurred on U.S. 250 near Cadiz, OH in Harrison County on Dec. 5, 2012. The truck was carrying liquid oxygen at the time of the accident.

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MCKENZIE COUNTY, N.D. — A Trenton Texas man was killed from injuries sustained in an accident involving his pickup and an 18-wheeler on Sunday, Dec. 2, in McKenzie County, N.D. The trucker did not appear to be injured.

Map shows location of fatal truck accident on Hwy 73 on Dec. 2, 2012 just east of Watford City, ND.

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