Truck Accident Lawyer News

Archive for January, 2010

NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DE: A Delaware woman was hospitalized Saturday morning after she ran a red light and was hit by a semi truck traveling south on Newport Gap Pike/Route 41 in New Castle County, Delaware. The accident happened on the western outskirts of Wilmington, DE in the far north section of the state, 15 miles northeast of Newark, DE and 32 miles southwest of Philadelphia, PA

Delaware woman hits semi truck after running a red light

At approximately 11:45 a.m. Saturday, 50 year old Mary A. Deconstanza of Wilmington, DE was driving a 2007 Volkswagen Beetle, traveling east on Faulkland Road near Brandywine State Park. According to local police, when Ms. Deconstanza reached the intersection of Faulkland Road and Newport Gap Pike/Route 41, she allegedly failed to obey her traffic signal which was red.

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WEST SENECA, NY: A young Buffalo suburban woman was killed early Saturday morning when she was hit head on by a semi truck that had drifted into her lane. The truck accident occurred on Transit Road near Southwestern Boulevard in West Seneca, New York. The truck accident area is in the northwest section of the state in the Buffalo metro region. The area is near the Canadian border, 103 miles southeast of Toronto, Ontario, Canada and 370 miles northwest of New York City, NY.

Buffalo woman kiiled in semi truck head on collision

At approximately 4:30 a.m. Saturday morning, 27 year old Carrie L. Brzezicki of Orchard Park, NY was traveling south on Transit Road. As she approached the area where the road becomes Southwestern Blvd., a tractor trailer traveling northbound suddenly drifted and crossed over the center line, slamming head-on into Ms. Brzezicki’s car.

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ROCKVILLE, MD: A tanker truck carrying thousands of gallons of fuel rolled over and exploded into flames early Thursday morning. The semi truck accident happened on Montrose Road in Rockville, Maryland, near Interstate 270. The area is in the central section of the state, 44 miles southwest of Baltimore, MD and 21 miles north of Washington, DC.

The tanker truck exploded into flames upon impact. The truck driver was able to pull himself out of the Peterbilt truck and escaped injury.

At around 4:45 a.m. Thursday, the 45 year old truck driver, Michael A. Gongola of Frederick, MD, was operating a Peterbilt truck, carrying close to 9000 gallons of gasoline. He was driving from northbound I-270, onto westbound Montrose when he began to drift to the left side of the road. Gongola attempted to bring the tanker truck back and over corrected the maneuver. He lost control of the gasoline truck and it flipped over onto its side and slid on the roadway.

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LINCOLN, MA: A semi tanker truck rolled over on top of three vehicles Tuesday morning, but the drivers of the crushed vehicles were able to escape without serious injuries. The truck accident happened on Route 2 near Lincoln, Massachusetts, in the outer edges of the Boston metropolitan region near the town of Conrad in Middlesex County. The area is in the east section of the state, 218 miles northeast of New York, NY.

Tanker truck rolls over onto 3 vehicles in Lincoln, MA. Drivers escape.

The truck rollover accident happened around 9:00 a.m. Tuesday morning, as 47 year old John Revene, of Westborough. MA was traveling west on Route 2. Revene was driving a truck owned by Trans-Spec Truck Service Inc., hauling a load of a petroleum based product.

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CEDAR FALLS, IA – Early Thursday morning A semi truck collided with a pickup truck when the driver of the big rig failed to yield at a stop sign. The impact of the crash sent the pickup truck rolling into a ditch, where it came to a rest on its wheels. The location of the accident was in the north section of Cedar Falls about 69 miles northwest of Cedar Rapids, IA and about 133 miles northeast of Des Moines.

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The driver of the pickup, Robert Thompson, age 66, was driving in the area of West Cedar Wapsie and Waverly roads at about 5:45 a.m. when his truck was hit by a semi truck driven by Shawn Thornton, 28, of Muscatine, according to deputies.

Medics with Janesville Fire Rescue and Sartori Hospital removed Thompson, from his vehicle and took him to Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo for a complaint of back pain, according to Black Hawk County sheriff’s deputies.

Deputies cited Thornton for failure to yield at a stop sign.

If you or a loved one has been injured in a rear-end, head-on, “underride” or jackknife truck accident or tractor trailer collision anywhere in the country, please e-mail or call our committed truck accident attorneys today to discuss your rights and the trucking laws for your state. Talk to an attorney 24/7 at 1-800-773-6770 24/7.

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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

CANASTOTA, NY — A truck driver lost control of his tractor trailer Monday morning on a New York State highway, causing the semi-truck to overturn and slowing down traffic. The truck accident happened west of Utica, NY, on Interstate 90 near the town of Canastota, NY in the far north section of the state. The area is in Madison County, between Syracuse and Albany, NY, about 268 miles northwest of New York City.

According to New York State Police troopers who responded to the scene, the unidentified truck driver was driving his tractor trailer, filled with a load of salt, in the eastbound lanes of I 90 Monday morning. Shortly after 9:30 a.m. the truck driver attempted to pass another vehicle on the highway and lost control of his rig as he was moving back into the right eastbound lane. State troopers are reporting that the road surface was slick, and the truck driver apparently fishtailed on the snow covered shoulder of the road and lost control of his tractor trailer. ... 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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WICHITA, Kansas — A train and semi truck accident occurred Thursday evening in North Wichita Kansas when a train hit the back of a semi truck stuck on the tracks. The accident happened at 37th Street North and Broadway.

Semi truck stuck on tracks when crossing arms came down on it. Train hits back of truck

Traffic in Wichita was backed up for some time Thursday evening due to a train accident.

Police say a semi was stopped on the tracks when the crossing arms came down over it.

The truck tried to move but couldn’t and was struck in the back end by the train.

Fortunately no one was hurt in the accident.

Gordon and Elias are Nationwide FELA Lawyers and truck accident lawyers representing truck injury victims and railroad worker injuries. Contact a FELA lawyer or Kansas truck accident attorney if you or a loved one have been injured.

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Truck accident attorney, Steve Gordon, states that being involved in a truck accident is a serious and life-changing event. If a truck accident occurs resulting in a serious injury or death, one will need competent legal representation. One will need an experienced truck accident lawyer to represent you.

Truck accident attorneys are specialists in the laws and regulations that govern all vehicles engaged in interstate traffic. These regulations are broad and complex and can be a source of confusion to the average person. If you have a truck accident case, then you should consult with an experienced truck accident injury lawyer to have these regulations explained to you and how they may apply to your individual case. That is what we do at Gordon and Elias.

A good truck accident attorney will be able to determine the conditions involved in a truck accident and be able to provide you with the right advice and how best to proceed.

The following video is a reenactment of what happens when a family has suffered a VERY serious injury or the death of a loved one. You may not want to watch this, not because of the graphics but because it could be emotionally disturbing due to a loss you may have had. However, because your loss is so important and because choosing the right truck accident lawyer is so very important, you need to know exactly how your case and loss will be handled by truck injury lawyers, Gordon and Elias.

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One aspect of truck accident representation is getting the person the right medical care. The type of injury sustained will determine what type of medical expert will be needed to treat you. At Gordon and Elias, we make sure that this occurs.

If a spouse has been killed due to the accident, the grieving process will take years and years to get over. An additional problem is the economic hardship that is created in the short term while one’s case is pending, and then of course in the long term after the case is resolved. At Gordon and Elias, we are keenly aware of these problems and we deal with them with you. When you come to Gordon and Elias, we will literally get to know you and your family personally.

The process of litigation takes time and in that process we literally become friends, not just your lawyers. So anticipate with Gordon and Elias not just getting good representation, but actually getting almost an extension of your family.

Not every case goes to trial but some cases do. At Gordon and Elias we have 40 years of combined trial experience available to you. The best experts,  best doctors  and latest technology are utilized when presenting your case.

The point is that the trial will be presented in a way that is most professional but really brought down to where the juror understands the grief, the pain, the sadness that you’ve experienced. Because at the end, the jury is going to be asked to award monetary damages. And we don’t want them to be shy when they do that.

The law allows for injured truck accident victims to recover money in every state. At Gordon and Elias, we pledge to do just that for you. We fight to get you the most money possible so you can go and live your life the best you can, even if sadly somebody’s no longer in your life.

Gordon & Elias are nationwide truck accident attorneys who are based in Houston, Texas.  No matter what state you are from, we can handle your case.  Consult with us today. You can talk to us 24/7. We are here to listen and help. Call Toll Free 1.800.773.6770.