Archive for October, 2011

HOUSTON, TX – A fiery 18 wheeler accident on Friday, October 14, 2011 has claimed the lives of two people at a toll plaza on the Sam Houston Tollway in Houston, TX.

Charred wreckage is all that remains of a fiery 18 wheeler accident at a toll plaza on the Sam Houston Tollway in Houston, TX on October 14, 2011 where two people were killed.

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ST. IGNACE, MI – A semi truck died of a heart attack behind the wheel of his big rig while crossing the Mackinack Bridge in St. Ignace, MI on Friday, October 14, 2011.

A semi truck driver suffered a fatal heart attack and crashed into a car on the Mackinac Bridge in St. Ignace, MI on October 14, 2011. Photo credit: UpNorthLive.com

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GROVE CITY, MN – A fiery crash occurred just north of Grove City, MN when a semi truck collided with a garbage truck on Thursday, October 13, 2011.

Intersection of 300th St. and State Highway 4 facing south in Grove City, MN where a fiery semi truck crash with a garbage truck happened on October 13, 2011.

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HARTFORD, IL – A 61-year old man was killed on October 11, 2011 when the pickup truck he was driving rear-ended a semi truck in Hartford, IL.

Scene at the entry gate of the ConocoPhillips refinery in Hartford, IL where a 61 year-old man driving a red pickup truck rear-ended an 18 wheeler and was killed on Tuesday, October 11, 2011.

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SAVANNAH, GA – The Georgia Department of Public Safety recently issued an order that semi truck safety inspections would no longer be done by local police departments and that state inspectors would be taking over the job.

Commercial vehicle safety inspection in Georgia to enforce violations for bald tires, bad brakes, bad lights and other violations. Photo credit: WTOC, Savannah, GA

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ROCHESTER, MN – The driver of a semi truck was killed in a fiery crash in Rochester, MN when his big rig went out of control, ran off the road and then plowed into a local business, injuring two of its occupants in the process.

Scene of a fatal semi truck accident in Rochester, MN where a big rig went out of control, over an embankment and then plowed through a local business. Photo credit: Doug Schmidt

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