Archive for October, 2012

GALVESTON COUNTY, Texas — A dump truck collided with a semi truck hauling liquefied petroleum gas-propane traveling east on FM 517 on Friday, Oct. 26 in Galveston County, Texas forcing the closure of a section of the FM 517 for more than two hours.

A propane truck carrying LPG gas flipped over after crashing with a semi truck on Farm to Market 517 between Dickinson, TX and Alvin, TX on October 26, 2012. Photo credit KHOU.com

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SAN ANGELO, Texas — A Utah truck driver en route to Oklahoma was killed when his semi truck overturned Saturday night, Oct.20, in Reagan County, according to a Department of Public Safety report.

View facing north on Ranch Rd 33 at Farm to Market 2600 north of Big Lake, TX where a trucker was killed in a fatal semi truck accident when his big rig overturned on October 20, 2012.

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HOUSTON, Texas — Infrastructure experts call overweight semi trucks crossing over the Yale Street Bridge in Houston an accident waiting to happen. Ever since the Texas Department of Transportation reduced the weight limit on the Yale Street Bridge, police are on now on the lookout for overweight trucks trying to cross the bridge near the heart of Houston.

The weight limit for the Yale Street Bridge in Houston, TX has recently been lowered raising concerns about semi trucks crossing the bridge and exceeding the load limit.

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ELM MOTT, Texas — Two 18-wheeler trucks were involved in a fiery accident on the northbound I-35 Wednesday night, Oct. 17, that claimed the life of one of the truck drivers.

Two semi trucks collided on the northbound I-35 in Elm Mott, TX on October 17, 2012, killing one of the drivers after his big rig burst into flames.

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ALEXANDRIA, La. — Two 18-wheeler trucks were involved in a crash on Thursday, October 11, which closed the northbound lanes of I-49 between Woodworth and Louisiana State University in Alexandria.

Two semi trucks collided on the northbound I-49 in Alexandria, La. north of Woodworth on October 11, 2012. Photo credit: Tia Owens-Powers / thetowntalk.com

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SHERMAN, TX — A Southern Energy tanker truck, carrying approximately 8,000 gallons of a potentially dangerous liquid of petroleum distillate, flipped onto its side in Sherman Texas.

A Sherman Energy tanker truck hauling flammable liquid overturned on the FM 1417 spur when it rolled into a ditch as it was backing out of its driveway in Sherman, TX on October 9, 2012.

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SWEETWATER, TX — A semi truck accident took place on Thursday September 27 during rainy weather conditions when an 18-wheeler crashed into a Highway 84 overpass on the westbound I-20 west of Sweetwater Texas causing severe damage to the bridge.

View of the undamaged U.S. 84 overpass before a semi truck accident on the westbound I-20 on September 27, 2012 damaged the bridge and closed traffic until repairs could be made.

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CHARLOTTE, NC — An elderly woman was tragically killed by a tractor trailer after wandering into oncoming traffic along Interstate 85 late Tuesday night, Sept. 18.

A missing woman in the early stages of dementia was killed by semi trucks while walking into oncoming traffic on I-85 in Charlotte, NC on September 18, 2012.

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PRAIRIEVILLE, LA (WAFB) – A woman traveling south on Highway 73 was killed on Sunday, Sept. 28, when an SUV passed her then collided with a semi truck causing it to spin out hitting the woman’s car and killing her.

Three vehicles were involved in a fatal cement truck accident that killed a grandmother in Prairieville, LA on September 28, 2012. Photo credit: WAFB.com

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