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MIRAMAR, FL – A semi truck overturned on Interstate 75 in Miramar, Florida just north of Miramar Parkway, trapping the driver. The tractor-trailer accident occurred a little before 5 p.m. on Wednesday, July 7, 2010 just as the evening commute began.

Miramar is in Broward County, Florida in the southeastern part of the state about 7 miles southwest of Hollywood, about 17 miles north of Miami, about 221 miles south of Orlando, about 658 miles southeast of Pensacola, about 466 miles southeast of Tallahassee and about 16 miles southwest of Fort Lauderdale. ... Read More

HASTINGS, FL – A mother was killed Tuesday morning, June 8, in a truck accident in St. John’s County, Florida. The deadly collision, which also injured two children, occurred at the intersection of State Road 206 and State Road 207 in the city of Hastings, FL. The area is in the northeast section of the state, about 105 miles north of Orlando, FL and about 175 miles southeast of Valdosta, Georgia.

St. John’s County Fire Rescue and emergency personnel responded to the truck accident and worked to extricate the three victims from the crushed car. It would take two heavy rescue teams to get the mother and children out of the Pontiac.

Shortly after 7:30 a.m. 25 year old Lindsey Wood was driving a 2002 red Pontiac Grand Am north on State Road 207, reportedly at a high rate of speed. Ms. Woods had her two children in the car with her, 3 year old Abigal Underwood and 6 year old Caleb Underwood. The mother and children, residents of Hastings, were headed to drop the 3 year old at day care and take the 6 year old to school. ... Read More

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FL – A man was killed and his passenger injured when the SUV they were traveling in was rear-ended by a semi trailer truck in Volusia County, Florida early Wednesday morning, May 26, 2010. The truck accident happened near the city of New Smyrna Beach, FL on Interstate 95 and State Route 9, just south of State Route 44. The accident area is in the north central section of the state, about 56 miles northeast of Orlando and about 15 miles south of Daytona Beach.

Several departments responded to the truck-car collision, including Florida Highway Patrol, Volusia County Sheriffs, and Edgewater Police.

At around 4:00 a.m. Wednesday morning 50 year old Terry L. Eveleth of McFarland, Kansas was driving a semi tractor trailer north on Interstate 95. At one point the truck driver was following a 1999 Chevrolet SUV on the interstate driven by an unidentified 60 year old male from Edgewater, FL and a female passenger.

As the truck driver neared the juncture with State Route 9 he slammed into the back of the SUV. It is not known at this time if the SUV had slowed down or if it malfunctioned in some way. ... Read More

FORT MYERS, FL – A driver narrowly escaped being fatally injured in a truck accident that occurred Tuesday afternoon, April, 27, 2010, in Lee County, Florida. The accident occurred when the semi truck’s cab got caught on an electrical utility wire on State Road 82 east of Interstate 75, near the Forum Shopping Center in Fort Myers, FL. The area is in the southwest section of the state, 126 miles south of Tampa-St. Petersburg and 156 miles northwest of Miami, FL.

Police and emergency workers responded to the truck accident scene and found that the driver had narrowly escaped injury and was able to walk away.

On Tuesday afternoon driver Jorge Sosa was westbound in his 18 wheeler on State Road 82, headed to Lehigh to pick cargo that he would then take to a destination in Miami. At the same time utility crews with the Florida Power and Light Company were working on power lines on State Road 82 just east of the Forum Shopping Center. ... Read More

U.S.D.C. – WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA – Gordon, Elias & Seely, LLP, nationwide truck accident lawyers, represent a Riverdale, Michigan man who sustained injuries to the neck, right shoulder and back due to the negligence of Eagle Distributing Of Shreveport, Inc.

The plaintiff is a 64 year-old construction worker who is disabled due to the subject incident. He is a resident of Riverdale, Michigan.

The incident occurred on September, 16, 2009, as the plaintiff was traveling West on I-20 in Bossier City, Louisiana.

The plaintiff was at a stop due to congested traffic when the International Tractor operated by truck driver, Robert Blakeley, struck the plaintiff in the rear causing his vehicle to run off the highway and into a ditch. ... Read More

TAMPA, FL – A truck driver for FedEx was killed in an early morning accident on a Florida highway. The truck accident happened on Interstate 4 in Tampa, near the Florida State Fairgrounds. The accident area is in the central-west section of the state on the Florida Gulf Coast, 85 miles southwest of Orlando and 280 miles northwest of Miami, FL.

The wrecked FedEx truck is shown leaning against the outside barrier wall of the interstate.

At around 3:00 a.m. Tuesday morning, 45 year old William Morales of Tampa, FL was traveling westbound on Interstate 4 in a FedEx tractor trailer truck. FedEx Corporate is headquartered in Dallas, Texas… ... Read More

Commercial truckers say that theft of their cargo is becoming a big problem. Experts saw a huge spike in semi truck cargo thefts in 2009. Most of the thefts that have been reported occur when the truck driver stops for a bite to eat.

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KHQ.com in Spokane WA reports:

“Last year, close to 500 million dollars of goods were stolen from truckers in the U.S. That’s a 67 percent increase over the 290 million from 2008. Thieves stole 859 truckloads last year alone.

The items that appear to be at high risk are electronic or pharmaceutucal goods because they can be easily sold to consumers.

“Truckers have been warned by their companies to stay away from certain states because the risk of a heist is too high. High risk states include Georgia, Texas and Florida.

Trucker drivers also say they’re coming up with more ways to protect themselves and their cargo.

Tractor-trailer driver Angela Middleton gives an example of ways truckers are trying to prevent thefts. “A friend of mine actually has a chain that he will strap through his door handles and locks it where there’s just little room left on his side to close it, so if they try to open the door they can’t even get it all the way open.”

The thefts may be related to a down economy, but others could be because of plain carelessness, as drivers leave their rigs unlocked.”

KISSIMMEE, FL: Three semi trucks were part of a fiery collision on a Florida highway early Tuesday morning. The truck accident occurred on the Ronald Reagan Turnpike in Kissimmee, FL in the Orlando metropolitan area. The region is in the central part of the state, 75 miles northeast of Tampa-St. Petersburg and 217 miles northwest of Miami, FL.

According to the Florida State Patrol, the multi truck accident happened shortly after midnight when one truck driver suddenly pulled into a lane in front of another 18 wheeler and the two large trucks collided. A third truck came upon the accident scene and was unable to stop, and crashed into the two trucks. ... Read More

GIBSONTON, FL — A Tampa woman traveling on north I-75 near Big Bend Road was critically injured when her Toyota sedan crashed into a tractor trailer semi truck at about 1:00 a.m.

The woman was identified as 27-year-old Amberlee N. Ochlan of Tampa, Florida.

The Florida Highway Patrol said Ochlan hit the truck from behind and spun into the grass median.

Ochlan was taken to Tampa General Hospital in critical condition. The truck driver, David Coello, 45, of Palm Bay, was not injured.

The crash is under investigation.

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