Archive for January, 2012

GAINESVILLE, FL – Ten motorists were killed and 18 injured in a massive pileup involving about 20 vehicles, several being semi trucks, on a section of I-75 in Gainesville, FL early Sunday morning, January 29, 2012.

Massive pileup of several semi trucks, passenger cars and other vehicles on I-75 in Gainesville, FL where 10 people were killed on Sunday, January 29, 2012.

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CARTHAGE, TN. – An 18 wheeler accident occured Thursday, Jan 26, at mile marker 258 in Carthage, Tennessee. The city of Carthage is located in Smith County about 56 miles north east of Nashville.

Photo shows 18 wheeler in a ditch alongside I-40. PHOTO Credit: WKRN-TV Nashville

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ROCKWOOD, MI – On Friday, January 20, 2012 a semi truck overturned under the I-75 overpass in Rockwood, MI, blocking traffic for hours.

A semi truck overturned on the northbound I-75 in Rockwood, MI on Friday, January 20, 2012, blocking traffic for hours. Photo credit: Mike Campbell / CBS WWJ Detroit

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MARINE, IL – A motorist was killed in a fatal head-on semi truck accident in Marine, IL on Thursday, January 12, 2012.

View facing north on Illinois Route 4 just south of Weber Road (on the right) where a motorist was killed in a fatal head-on collision with a semi truck on January 12, 2012.

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TULSA, OK – A semi truck driver is lucky to be alive after plunging from an overpass onto the railroad tracks below when his big rig crashed on a Tulsa, OK bridge on Thursday, January 5, 2012.

Tractor-trailer slumped over onto BNSF railroad tracks after semi truck plunges from Tulsa, OK bridge on January 5, 2012.

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HOUSTON, TX – A double trailer semi truck jackknifed and crashed on the Texas 8 Beltway in Houston, TX on Thursday, January 5, 2012 and tied up rush hour traffic for hours.

The rear trailer of a double trailer semi truck detached from the front trailer and semi tractor and wrapped around a light pole on Beltway 8 near JFK Blvd. in Houston, TX on January 5, 2012.

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MONTICELLO, MN – A semi truck operated by the Target store chain ran off the road and plunged into an icy pond in Monticello, MN on January 6, 2012.

Target store semi truck plunges into an icy pond and sinks in 7 feet of freezing water after going off the road on I-94 in Monticello, MN on January 6, 2012.

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LITTLE ROCK, AR – In a major ruling by the Arkansas State Supreme Court on December 8, 2011, it was ruled that a cap on punitive damages established by a 2003 law was unconstitutional.

Arkansas ruling can affect truck accident cases

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AURORA, CO. – A woman suspected of driving while under the influence (DUI) on Wednesday evening, Dec 28, could possibly face drunk driving charges for allegedly causing a multiple vehicle crash involving an Aurora fire truck.

Map showing location of an accident with a fire truck and a suspected DUI driver on December 28, 2011 at Del Mar Circle and East 6th Ave in Aurora, CO.

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