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IN THE 87TH JUDICIAL COURT OF ANDERSON COUNTY, TEXAS:

Houston truck accident lawyer, Gordon, Elias & Seely, LLP, represent a 63-year-old mother and grandmother from Richmond, TX who was injured when DEFENDANT, semi truck driver, Cody Oliver, employed by 5J TRUCKING, L.L.C. was speeding and hit a passenger vehicle that in turn hit the PLAINTIFF at the time of the incident.

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Texas is one of many states found to have a high incident of rollover truck accidents. New Research from the American Transportation Research Institute has produced a database of locations with the highest frequency of large truck rollovers by using more than 50,000 crash records from a nine-year period (from 2001-2009). The database covers 31 states part of a three-part research effort aimed at mitigating costly large truck rollovers, covers 31 states.

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HOUSTON, TX — According to Houston TranStar officials, a two-vehicle accident involving a semi truck and passenger vehicle occurred on Friday morning, May 11, at about 9 a.m. on the northbound Southwest Freeway near the South Freeway.

A semi truck crashed with another car on the northbound Southwest Freeway (U.S. 59) near the South Freeway (Texas 288) on Friday, May 11, 2012 in Houston, TX overturning and spilling a load of flour and injuring the driver of the car.

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HOUSTON – An 18 wheeler accident occurred on Wednesday, May 9, when a semi truck carrying an unsecured load overturned on the East Loop in Houston, Texas.

Photo shows overturned big rig in Houston truck accident on East Loop on May 9, 2012

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MADISONVILLE, Texas — Twelve students traveling to Odessa on an Ector County Independent School District bus were injured when a single fire engine crashed into them after police directed the bus to change lanes due to a large grass fire in the area.

Photo Credit: KBTX

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SEQUIN, TX – A four vehicle accident involving an 18 wheeler, a school bus with 10 people on board and two other vehicles sent 9 students and the driver of the 18 wheeler to the hospital.

Photo shows fiery crash on State Highway 123 involving a semi truck, a school bus carrying and two other vehicles in Seguin, TX on Friday, April 27, 2012.

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FMCSA changed its mind and said it was withdrawing the proposed regulatory guidance for obstructive sleep apnea and request for comment that it announced on Friday, April 20.

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FORT WORTH, TX – Northlake Texas police arrived at the scene of a crash between two 18 wheelers that occurred around 11:15 p.m. late Tuesday night on April 10 near the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas.

A gravel truck was one of the two semi trucks involved in an accident in Fort Worth, TX on April 10, 2012 on the I-35W Frontage Rd and Highway 114.

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LOWELL, NC – An 18 wheeler truck driver traveling on I-85 North sideswiped a vehicle near exit 23, Wednesday morning, March 21, shutting down northbound lanes of I-85 for 3½ hours.

A semi truck driver fell asleep at the wheel and ran off the road crashing into a concrete median barrier on the northbound I-85 in Lowell, NC on Mar 21, 2012. Photo: John Clark/The Gaston Gazette

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Trucking safety groups and Public Citizen are now challenging the new HOS rule issued by FMCSA. This news comes after the trucking industry group American Trucking Associations (ATA) also filed a suit.

Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, Public Citizen, the Truck Safety Coalition, and two truck drivers are also challenging the HOS rule issued by FMCSA. They recently filed a lawsuit challenging the new rule for truck driver hours of service citing the rule needed improvements regarding tired truckers and should be subjected to judicial review.

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