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BULVERDE, TX – On Friday, April 2, 2010 just after 3:00 p.m. a dump truck rear-ended a black 1997 Chevy 1500 pickup truck with two occupants, sending it into the path of oncoming traffic on Highway 46 where it collided with two more pickup trucks.

Three pickup trucks lie entangled in a twisted pile of wreckage following the horrific truck accident in Bulverde, Texas on Highway 46 just west of U.S. 281.

In the crash, the two occupants of the Chevy pickup were ejected from their vehicle. One of the occupants, 45-year old Rona Fields, died at the scene of the accident. She was a mother of four. The driver, 61-year old Edgar Boeck, survived the crash, but with serious injuries.

The horrific crash occurred when Boeck, waiting to make a left turn into his driveway in the 21900 block of Texas Highway 46, was struck from behind by a westbound dump truck owned by Stone & Soil Depot and Company out of Boerne, TX. The dump truck was being driven by Brian Robinson, 43 years old, from New Braunfels, TX. The company has a retail yard on southbound US 281, just north of the intersection at Highway 46. ... Read More

Todd Elias and Steve Gordon

HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS – Gordon, Elias & Seely, LLP, renowned Houston truck accident lawyers, are representing a client who was rear ended by an employee who worked for Beto’s Hydro & Sanitation, at the time of the incident.

The accident occurred on September 9, 2009 while the victim was traveling northbound on the Gulf Freeway.

The woman was stopped due to congested traffic when she was struck by a semi truck driver from behind. ... Read More

CAMPBELLTON, TX – A Mexican tour bus carrying an estimated 35 people was involved in a rollover accident Tuesday near Campbellton, Texas, killing two people and injuring at least eighteen according to Tommy Cavazos, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety.

The bus, which was headed to Matamoros, Mexico, flipped and landed on its right side

The Americanos tour bus crash occurred on Interstate 37, about 45 miles south of San Antonio in the southern region of 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.”

SAN ANTONIO, TX – A train and semi truck accident occurred around 8:00 a.m. Friday when an 18 wheeler truck carrying sand was waiting to pull out onto Pleasanton Road.

Deputies say that the Union Pacific train, which was heading south, clipped the trailer of the big rig forcing it over on its side.

Bexar County Sheriff’s Traffic Investigators said an accident happens every 18 months at the intersection near 24090 Pleasanton Road, reports KENS5.com in San Antonio.

The driver of the truck told deputies he didn’t hear the horn so he drove over the railroad tracks which resulted in his trailer being hit by the train. The driver of the truck walked away with no injuries.

Traffic was not delayed for very long.

An investigation unit plans to listen to the black box in order to determine the cause of the accident.

KENS5.com and WOIA.com in San Antonio, Texas contributed to this story.

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