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BIG SPRING, TX – A semi truck crashed into a bridge support on I-20 in Howard County, TX on November 5 just west of Big Spring causing the overpass at Farm to Market 2599 to collapse. Big Spring is located in Howard County, Texas in the west-central part of the state about 39.5 miles northeast of Midland.

An 18 wheeler crashed into a bridge support on I-20 causing the bridge to collapse between Stanton and Big Spring, TX on November 5, 2013. Photo credit: TxDOT

An 18 wheeler crashed into a bridge support on I-20 causing the bridge to collapse between Stanton and Big Spring, TX on November 5, 2013. Photo credit: TxDOT

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PORT ARTHUR, TX – A semi truck jackknifed on Thursday, October 31, in Port Arthur, TX, spilling diesel fuel and causing a closure of the Rainbow Bridge on October 31, 2013.

.A semi truck jacknifed on State Highway 73 in Port Arthur, TX spilling diesel fuel and the closure of the Rainbow Bridge on October 31, 2013. Photo credit: Luke Mauldin/The Port Arthur News

.A semi truck jacknifed on State Highway 73 in Port Arthur, TX spilling diesel fuel and the closure of the Rainbow Bridge on October 31, 2013. Photo credit: Luke Mauldin/The Port Arthur News

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MONTGOMERY, TX – A semi truck collided with a passenger car on October 24, in Montgomery, TX. The city of Montgomery is located in Montgomery County, Texas in the southeastern part of the state about 54.4 miles northwest of Houston.

A semi truck collided with a passenger car in Montgomery, TX on October 24, 2013. Photo credit: Russell Ledbetter / The Courier

A semi truck collided with a passenger car in Montgomery, TX on October 24, 2013. Photo credit: Russell Ledbetter / The Courier

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HOUSTON, TX – A tractor trailer crash involving multiple vehicles stopped traffic on the I-610 South Loop Freeway in Houston, TX, on October 27, 2013. Houston is located in Harris County, Texas.

An 18 wheeler crash snarls traffic, shutting down part of the I-610 South Loop in Houston, TX on October 27, 2013. Photo credit: ABC News 13 Houston.

An 18 wheeler crash snarls traffic, shutting down part of the I-610 South Loop in Houston, TX on October 27, 2013. Photo credit: ABC News 13 Houston.

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WAXAHACHIE, TX – A semi truck carrying a load of heavy paper rolls overturned, October 8, on a transition ramp curve from U.S. 287 onto Interstate 35E in Waxahachie, TX. Waxahachie is located in Ellis County about 41.5 miles southeast of Fort Worth.

A semi truck overturned after rounding a curve at the U.S. Highway 287 / I-35E interchange in Waxahachie, TX on October 8, 2013. Photo credit: Andrew Branca / Waxahachie Daily Light

A semi truck overturned after rounding a curve at the U.S. Highway 287 / I-35E interchange in Waxahachie, TX on October 8, 2013. Photo credit: Andrew Branca / Waxahachie Daily Light

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OLDHAM COUNTY, TX – A semi truck driver was killed on October 23, when his semi truck jackknifed and overturned on I-40 in Oldham County, TX. Oldham County is located in the Texas panhandle in the northern part of the state. The accident site was on the westbound I-40 eight miles from the New Mexico border and about 64 miles west of Amarillo.

A trucker was killed after his semi truck jacknifed and overturned on the westbound I-40 just 8 miles from the New Mexico border in Oldham County, TX on October 23, 2013.

A trucker was killed after his semi truck jacknifed and overturned on the westbound I-40 just 8 miles from the New Mexico border in Oldham County, TX on October 23, 2013.

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BEAUMONT, TX – One person was killed in a fatal tractor trailer crash on October 22, in Jefferson County, TX just outside of Beaumont. The victim was identified as 41 year old Regina Kay Cole from Beaumont.

A tractor trailer crashed into a passenger car, killing the driver on I-10 about 8 miles southwest of Beaumont, TX. Photo credit: kfdm.com.

A tractor trailer crashed into a passenger car, killing the driver on I-10 about 8 miles southwest of Beaumont, TX on October 22,2013. Photo credit: kfdm.com.

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ANDREWS, TX – One person was killed in a semi truck accident on October 12, only four days after a new truck route opened in Andrews, Texas. The city of Andrews is located in Andrews County, TX on the western part of the state near the New Mexico border and about 34.5 miles northwest of Odessa.

Photo of Loop 1910 on opening day Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at the intersection of Interstate Highway 115 and Andrews Loop 1910, the site a fatal semi truck crash only 4 days later.

Photo of Loop 1910 on opening day Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at the intersection of Interstate Highway 115 and Andrews Loop 1910, the site a fatal semi truck crash only 4 days later.

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CORPUS CHRISTI, TX – Police said that heavy rain was a factor in a cargo truck accident on I-37 in Corpus Christi, TX that occurred on October 13. Corpus Christi is located in Nueces County, Texas in the southern part of the state about 164 miles north of Brownsville.

A cargo truck spun out and hit the concrete median on the northbound I-37 near mile marker 14 north of the I-69 interchange in Corpus Christi, TX on October 13, 2013.

A cargo truck spun out and hit the concrete median on the northbound I-37 near mile marker 14 north of the I-69 interchange in Corpus Christi, TX on October 13, 2013.

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MIDLAND, TX – A semi truck driver escaped from his 18-wheeler on October 10, just before his tractor trailer crashed with a Union Pacific train at a rail crossing in Midland, TX.

A semi truck got stuck at a rail crossing in Midland, TX and crashed with a Union Pacific train on October 10, 2013. Photo credit: CBS 7 News.

A semi truck that got stuck at a rail crossing in Midland, TX was struck by a Union Pacific train on October 10, 2013. Photo credit: CBS 7 News.

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