Truck Accident Lawyer News

Author Archive

DENISON, TX – James Hedgcoke, 81, of Durant Oklahoma was killed Tuesday afternoon just after 2:30 p.m. when his pickup swerved into an 18 wheeler truck in the northbound lanes of Highway 75 near the Texas Travel Information Center in Denison. Hedgcoke was pronounced dead on the scene.

PHOTO CREDIT: KTEN.com

According to the Denison Police, Hedgcoke was traveling southbound on U.S. 75 when for an unknown reason he cut across the median into the northbound lanes and hit a moving  company semi truck, causing the tractor trailer to flip over on its side. The semi completely crushed Hedgcoke’s car. The driver of the semi was not injured. ... Read More

AMARILLO, TX – A Toyota Camry with two women inside, hit a Penske tractor trailer truck after running a red light in downtown Amarillo, according to witnesses, the local police said. The accident occurred on Saturday afternoon, June 18, at about 1:30 p.m. at 10th and Taylor Streets.

Rescue workers at the scene of the accident at 10th Ave and Taylor Street in Amarillo, TX on Saturday, June 18, 2011. Photo credit: Amarillo Globe-News

Witnesses told the Amarillo police that the gray Toyota Camry was traveling westbound on 10th when it ran a red light, hitting the Penske moving truck. ... Read More

FALLON, NV.- Two Texas school teachers traveling on vacation were tragically killed on Monday, June 13, in a two vehicle collision 18 miles west of Fallon, Nevada. The city of Fallon is located about 70 miles east of Reno. Both of the victims were high school teachers from San Diego, TX which is located 55 miles northwest of Corpus Christi.

Renee J. Upchurch, 53 and Esther Garza, 59 killed in tragic truck accident

The two victims were Renee J. Upchurch, 53, who was pronounced dead at the scene and her friend, Esther Garza, 59, who died at Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno after being taken from the scene by helicopter. ... Read More

MOBILE, AL – A charter bus carrying 48 band students and two chaperones from Del Rio, Texas, was traveling to Orlando Florida when it collided with an overturned 18 wheeler near the Mississippi line early Monday, injuring about two dozen people.

Map showing location of charter bus accident with overturned 18-wheeler on Interstate 10 at the 7 mile marker in southern Alabama

The accident occurred at 12:34 a.m. at the 7-mile marker in the Grand Bay area just a few miles inside Alabama on I-10, Trooper Greg Eubanks, trooper spokesman said.

... Read More

SUGAR LAND, TX – A fuel truck driver was killed when his 18 wheeler truck overturned on the southbound US 59 (Southwest Freeway) near SH 99 Grand Parkway in Sugar Land, Texas on June 7, 2011.

Overturned diesel tanker where big rig driver was killed and thousands of gallons of diesel fuel was spilled in Sugar Land, TX on June 7, 2011. Photo credit: Patric Schneider.

Sugar Land is in Fort Bend County, Texas in the southern part of the state about 23 miles southwest of Houston. ... Read More

LAKELAND, FL – A truck accident occurred at about 9:15 this morning just west of Drane Field Road, when a dump truck flipped and spilled dirt on the road.

PHOTO CREDIT: KIM FATICA| BAY NEWS 9

The truck driver was heading west on Polk Parkway in Lakeland when he lost control and flipped over causing the load he was hauling to spill onto the parkway, according to Florida Highway Patrol. ... Read More

MESQUITE, TX – An 18 wheeler truck accident took place early friday morning at about 10:45 a.m when the Texas Star Express truck hauling scrap metal crashed onto its side and caught fire.

Photo Credit: FoxNews4

From Sky 4, the cab of the Texas Star Express truck could be seen straddling the HOV lane barrier blocking all of the westbound lanes of I-30 near the 635 interchange. The cab was reduced to charred and twisted metal. ... Read More

EL PASO, TX -  A truck and motorcycle collided in Northeast El Paso on Thursday night, May 12, near the intersection of Railroad and Transmountain.

Ryan Arbogast, 21, lost control of his 2008 Honda motorcycle in the 10000 block of Railroad Drive about 7 p.m. Thursday, police said. ... Read More

GERVAIS, OR. — A man from Texas was struck by an 18 wheeler truck while he was walking along Highway 99E in a rural farming area south of Portland, Ore. The victim was identified as Thomas Jay Franklin, 21, of Austin, Texas authorities said.

The incident occurred on Wednesday, May 2, at about 5:20 p.m. between the towns of Gervais and Brooks. ... Read More

BAKERSFIELD, CA. – On Friday, May 20, a school bus carrying students from an elementary school as well as a junior high school collided with a work truck. Police reported that two children suffered minor injuries.

Map shows location of school bus and truck collision in Bakersfield, CA on May 20, 2011.

The accident occurred at about 8:00 a.m at the corner of Wegis Avenue and Johnson Road. The California Highway Patrol said that officers were sent to the scene. ... Read More