Truck Accident Lawyer News

Archive for November, 2010

LAKE DILLON, CO – A fiery semi truck accident closed down a highway in Summit County, Colorado for several hours Friday night. A mother and her two children were injured in the collision between the tractor trailer and a passenger car which occurred in the westbound lanes of Interstate 70 near the town of Lake Dillon, CO. The accident area is just west of Denver in the central section of the state, about 165 miles southwest of Cheyenne, Wyoming and about 260 miles north of Taos, New Mexico.

On Friday evening, November 12, an unidentified truck driver was driving west on Interstate 70 traveling through Summit County, CO. The trucking company that owns the 18 wheeler is not known, nor is the cargo and destination of the driver. ... Read More

CAMBRIDGE, NY – A man was killed and his wife seriously injured Wednesday afternoon, November 10, in a truck accident on a highway in New York State. The deadly incident occurred in Washington County on New York State Route 22, just north of the town of Cambridge, NY. The truck accident area is in the northeast section of the state near the border with Vermont, about 130 miles east of Utica, NY and about 20 miles northwest of Bennington, Vermont.

On Wednesday afternoon 62 year old Legrande H. Dimick of Northville, NY was driving a 2003 Western Star semi trailer log truck through Washington County, NY. The trailer section of the truck was carrying a full load of trees and lumber. ... Read More

VANDERBURGH COUNTY, IN – A man died in a truck accident Monday night on a highway in Vanderburgh County in Southern Indiana. The semi trailer and passenger car caught fire after the deadly incident which occurred on U.S. Highway 41 where it meets Rusher Creek Road. The truck accident area is in the far southwest corner of the state near the borders with Illinois and Kentucky, about 25 miles southeast of Mount Carmel, IL and about 52 miles northwest of Owensboro, KY.

On Monday night, November 8, 48 year old truck driver Samuel Rouse of Granite City, Illinois was driving a 2007 Freightliner semi trailer truck through Vanderburgh County, in the southern section of Indiana. The cargo and destination of the truck driver is not known. There were no passengers in the semi at the time of the truck accident. ... Read More

SAUK VILLAGE, IL – A woman was killed early Wednesday morning, November 3, in a truck accident on a highway in Will County, Illinois. The semi driver was later charged in the deadly collision which occurred at the intersection of Illinois State Route 394 and Steger Road just south of the suburb of Sauk Village, IL. The accident area is in the far south part of the Chicago metro region near the border with Indiana, about 15 miles west of Crown Point, Indiana.

On Wednesday morning 33 year old truck driver Glenn A. Friesen of Goshen, Indiana  was driving a semi trailer truck south on Route 394, traveling through Cook and Will counties. Route 394 is also known as the Calumet Expressway. The semi driver was carrying live stock in the trailer section of his truck. The name of the trucking company that owns the tractor trailer and the destination of the driver are not known at this time. ... Read More

LEBANON, IN – Two semi trailer trucks collided and burst into flames Monday afternoon in a truck accident in Boone County, Indiana. The rear-end crash happened on southbound Interstate 65 near the exit for State Route 39, just south of the town of Lebanon. The truck accident area is in the central part of the state, just northwest of Indianapolis, about 65 miles east of Danville, Illinois and about 124 miles west of Greenville, Ohio.

On Monday afternoon, November 1, a semi trailer truck was traveling south on Interstate 65 through Boone County, IN when the rig had an unknown mechanical failure. The 18 wheeler was hauling a load of car parts at the time, but it is not known what company owns the tractor trailer. The unidentified truck driver pulled the semi trailer off the highway and onto the shoulder near the exit for State Route 39. Two men were working to repair the disabled semi trailer, one inside the cab section and the other outside standing on the truck’s step.
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HIALEAH, FL – A woman died early Saturday morning, October 30, after being involved in a truck accident in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The fatal collision between the passenger car and semi trailer truck carrying postal mail occurred at the intersection of West 8th Avenue and West 68th Street in the city of Hialeah, FL. The truck accident area is the Miami metro region in the far southeast section of the state, about 35 miles north of Key Largo, FL.

Early Saturday morning 37 year old Jesus Domar was driving a semi trailer truck in Miami-Dade County, FL. The tractor trailer was carrying a cargo of mail for the U.S. Postal Service. Mr. Domar is reportedly an employee of the U.S. Postal Service and was driving a government owned semi trailer truck. At this time it is not known where the truck driver was headed. ... Read More

SUFFOLK, VA – A semi tractor trailer truck transporting a load of frozen chickens crashed early Thursday morning, October 28, on a busy road in Virginia. The driver was injured in the roll-over truck accident which occurred on U.S. Highway 58 in the city of Suffolk, VA. The accident area is in the far southeast corner of the state, just southwest of the Norfolk-Portsmouth-Virginia Beach metro region, about 86 miles southeast of Richmond, VA and about 51 miles north of Edenton, North Carolina.

Early Thursday morning an unidentified truck driver was driving a semi tractor trailer east on U.S. Highway 58 through southeast Virginia. U.S. Highway 58 is also known locally as Holland Road. The trailer section of the semi was loaded with a cargo of about 60,000 pounds of frozen chickens. ... Read More

TULSA, OK – A young woman was killed Sunday afternoon, November 7, when the pick-up she was riding in collided with a semi trailer truck on a highway in Tulsa County, Oklahoma. Two others, including a young girl, were injured in the deadly truck accident which occurred on Interstate 44 near the exit for 129th E Avenue in the city of Tulsa. The accident area is in the northeast corner of the state, about 108 miles northeast of Oklahoma City, OK and about 113 miles southwest of Joplin, Missouri.

On Sunday afternoon 37 year old Victoria Peters was traveling east on Interstate 44, driving a black Ford F-150 pickup truck. There were two passengers in the pickup, 37 year old Reta Moore and Moore’s 2 year old daughter, both from Tulsa. Ms. Moore was in the front passenger seat and the toddler was in the back seat of the pickup truck. All three were members of the First Baptist Church of Tulsa and other church members reported that the three were on their way to a church function in Inola at the time of the truck accident.
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FLETCHER, NC – A truck driver faces multiple charges after he set off a deadly chain reaction truck accident late Sunday night, October 26, in Henderson County, North Carolina. The incident occurred on Interstate 26 in the city of Fletcher when a semi trailer truck slammed into a line of traffic. The truck accident area is in the Asheville metro region in the western section of the state, about 124 miles southeast of Knoxville, Tennessee and about 55 miles north of Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Late Sunday night Roumen Velkov of Beloit, Wisconsin was driving a semi trailer truck east on Interstate 26, traveling through Henderson County, NC. He was driving the tractor trailer for Global Carrier Company, based in Justice, Illinois. ... Read More

SWEETWATER, TN – Four people, including two young children, were killed Friday afternoon, Oct 22, when they were involved in a truck accident on a rural highway in McMinn County, Tennessee.

The tragic collision between the passenger car and a Wal-Mart semi trailer truck occurred just west of the city of Sweetwater on Tennessee State Highway 68 near the juncture with McMinn County Road 292. The accident area is in the southeast corner of the state, between the cities of Chattanooga and Knoxville, about 75 miles north of Dalton, Georgia and about 165 miles west of Asheville, North Carolina. ... Read More