Truck Accident Lawyer News

Archive for June, 2010

HAMBURG, NY – A family of four was trapped in their car under a semi after a truck accident Friday morning, June 18, in Erie County, New York. The collision with the semi trailer occurred on the New York Thruway in the city of Hamburg, near the Camp Road overpass on the highway. The accident area is part of the Buffalo metro region in the northwest section of the state, about 84 miles southwest of Rochester, NY and about 85 miles north of Warren, Pennsylvania.

Emergency personnel from Hamburg responded to the scene of the accident and were later joined by teams from Scranton and Newton Abbott. The rescue team used tools to extricate the three adults from the car. A tow truck was brought in to help get the car out from under the truck’s trailer.

At about 10:00 a.m. Friday morning 50 year old Shelton Rankins of North Carolina was driving a semi trailer truck west on the New York Thruway in Erie County, NY. Mr. Rankins was driving the truck for Barnes Transportation, based in Wilson, North Carolina.
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ADDISON, IL – A truck accident Wednesday morning, June 16, spilled several hundred boxes of hard liquor onto a highway in Du Page County, Illinois. The collision between a semi trailer and a box truck occurred near the town of Addison on Interstate 355. The area is in the Chicago metro region in the northeast section of the state, about 195 miles northeast of Springfield, IL and about 88 miles south of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

The impact of the collision broke the box truck open and the contents spilled out onto the roadway.

Shortly before 7:00 a.m. Wednesday morning a semi trailer truck was traveling south on Interstate 355 in Du Page County, Illinois. A Hyundai box truck was also traveling south on the interstate, carrying a cargo of about 350 cases of alcohol. ... Read More

TULSA, OK – A semi truck fell off an interstate ramp onto a lower highway ramp Tuesday afternoon, June 15, in Oklahoma, spilling its load of a hazardous chemical. The truck accident occurred in the downtown section of Tulsa, OK and caused delays on several different roads and highways. The accident area is in the northeast section of the state, about 257 miles north of Dallas, Texas and about 114 miles southwest of Joplin, Missouri.

Oklahoma Highway Patrol and local emergency personnel responded to the scene of the single vehicle truck accident. The driver reportedly was already out of his semi cab and walking around.

At around 4:45 p.m. Tuesday afternoon a truck driver was driving a semi trailer truck west on Interstate 244 in Oklahoma. The driver was carrying 78,000 pounds of ammonium nitrate, a chemical used in fertilizers. The toxic chemical was in the form of white powdery pellets and is the same chemical used in the Oklahoma City bombing. ... Read More

MILFORD, CT – Gallons of diesel fuel spilled out on a Connecticut highway Monday morning, June 14, after a chain reaction truck accident. The collision involved three semi trailers trucks and occurred on Interstate 95 in Milford, CT. The accident area is the southwest section of the state near Long Island Sound, about 12 miles southwest of New Haven, CT and about 69 miles northeast of New York, New York.

Connecticut State Police responded and closed down a section of the highway around the truck accident site, rerouting vehicles to Route 1 through the city of Milford.

Shortly before 5:00 a.m. Monday morning three 18 wheelers were traveling north on Interstate 95 in County, CT. The trucks were not traveling together, but were traveling in the same lane, one after the other. The first tractor trailer was a Ryder Rental Truck, the second was a tanker truck carrying a cargo of non-flammable liquid latex, and the third was another Ryder Rental trailer truck. ... Read More

WHEAT RIDGE, CO – A suspected drunk driver set off a truck accident Friday morning, June 11, that killed two people in Jefferson County, Colorado. The deadly collision occurred in the Denver metro region on Interstate 70 west of Kipling Street, in the suburb of Wheat Ridge. The accident area is in the central north section of the state, about 120 miles north of Pueblo, CO and about 102 miles south of Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Local emergency personnel responded to the scene of the truck accident. Mr. Baek was fatally injured when he was hit after stepping out of his Volvo and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The events leading up to the fatal truck accident began at around 2:45 a.m. Friday morning when a black Nissan crashed into a parked car on Everett Street in Wheat Ridge and then fled the scene. The Nissan lost one of its license plates and police matched the plate and issued a bulletin. The police would receive several 911 calls over the next hour about the Nissan, reporting that the woman was driving erratically. ... Read More

SISSONVILLE, WV – A rollover semi truck accident closed a highway for a couple hours Wednesday in Kanawha County, West Virginia. The single truck accident occurred on Interstate 77 in the town of Sissonville, just north of the Charleston, WV metro region. The area is in the southwest section of the state, about 75 miles south of Marietta, Ohio and about 122 miles northeast of Pikeville, Kentucky.

The truck accident left the tanker lying across all northbound lanes of the interstate.

At around 9:00 a.m. Wednesday morning, June 9, an unidentified truck driver was traveling north on Interstate 77 in Kanawha County, West Virginia. The semi trailer truck belonged to Gordon Milk Transport, which is based in Sugar Creek, Ohio. The 18 wheeler is used to transport liquid eggs for distribution but was empty at the time. ... Read More

GREENE COUNTY, OH – A semi trailer truck loaded with gallons of milk rolled over early Monday morning, June 7, 2010, on a highway in Greene County, Ohio. The single vehicle truck accident occurred on US 68, north of Ohio State Route 235, between the towns of Xenia and Yellow Springs. The accident area is just east of the Dayton metro region in the southwest section of the state, about 59 miles west of Columbus, OH and about 60 miles north of Cincinnati, OH.

The truck driver was able to get out of the cab of his rig after the truck accident. Emergency personnel treated him at the scene and transported him to Greene Memorial Hospital in Xenia, OH.

Shortly before 4:00 a.m. Monday morning an unidentified 48 year old truck driver was traveling through Greene County, OH, driving a semi trailer truck south on US 68. The 18 wheeler was filled with gallons of milk and is owned by Reiter Dairy. Reiter Dairy is based in Springfield, OH. ... Read More

HERCULANEUM, MO – A chain reaction truck accident killed two people and injured three others Wednesday afternoon, June 2, 2010, in Jefferson County, Missouri. The deadly collision occurred on Interstate 55 at McNutt Road near the city of Herculaneum and would involve a total of eight vehicles. The accident area is on the eastern edge of the state, south of the St. Louis metro region near the Mississippi River, about 187 miles north of Blytheville, Arkansas and about 37 miles west of Waterloo, Illinois.

Missouri Highway Patrol and the Herculaneum Fire Department responded to the scene of the multi vehicle truck accident. They found the Focus almost completely destroyed, the Fire Captain saying that “It looked like scrap metal.”

At around 12:00 p.m. Wednesday afternoon 32 year old Jay L. Valentine of Huntsville, Texas was driving a semi trailer truck north in the right lane of Interstate 55 in Jefferson County, Missouri. According to local authorities, when Mr. Valentine reached the area near McNutt Road he took his eyes off the interstate traffic. ... 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

ATLANTA, GA – A young child died Tuesday, June 1, 2010, when the parked car he was in was hit by an out of control semi trailer truck in Fulton County, Georgia. The fatal truck accident occurred in an Auto Zone store’s parking lot in Atlanta, GA, just off the Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway. The area is in the north central section of the state, about 147 miles east of Birmingham, Alabama and about 119 miles south of Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Crews were brought in to remove the wreckage of the damaged cars and semi truck. A Haz-Mat team was also at the site to clean up fuel that spilled from the 18 wheeler after the truck accident.

The events leading to the truck accident began around noon on Tuesday on the Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway in northwest Atlanta. A semi trailer truck was driving on the parkway when a white car going in the opposite direction reportedly lost control and crossed over into the 18 wheeler’s path and hit it nearly head-on. The driver of the car has been identified as 18 year old Kelly Canty. ... Read More