Archive for January, 2013

GRAPEVINE, Texas — Police told the media that Dallas Cowboys nose tackle, Jay Ratliff, was arrested last week on suspicion of driving while intoxicated after the pickup he was driving was involved in a semi truck accident on Texas 114 in Grapevine.

Jay Ratliff Dallas involved in semi truck accident

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ELGIN, Texas — Gregory Robinson, who recently turned twenty-two just six days ago, was killed in a multiple-vehicle crash that involved two 18-wheelers and a Dodge Stratus just north of Elgin, Texas. The city of Elgin is located about 27 miles east of Austin.

Photo shows 18-wheeler crash, Jan. 24, on State Highway 95 just north of Elgin, Texas

Photo shows 18-wheeler crash, Jan. 24, on State Highway 95 just north of Elgin, Texas

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KILGORE, Texas — A Kilgore 2010 High School graduate, identified as 20-year old Ruben Rios, was killed Friday, Jan 18, when the pickup truck he was driving struck the rear of a tractor-trailer on Highway 135 North in Kilgore.

A 20 year-old man was killed when the pickup truck he was driving rear-ended a semi truck in Kilgore, TX on January 18, 2013. Photo credit: James Draper / News Herald

A 20 year-old man was killed when the pickup truck he was driving rear-ended a semi truck in Kilgore, TX on January 18, 2013. Photo credit: James Draper / News Herald

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ALSIP, ILL. — A multi-vehicle accident occurred on Saturday, Jan. 12, when a passenger car rear-ended a semi truck in Alsip, critcally injuring two people.

View of Cicero Ave and 128th Place where a semi truck accident critically injured two people on January 12, 2013 in Alsip, IL. The pair became trapped under the trailer when their Ford Taurus rear-ended the big rig driven by a trucker from McAllen, TX.

View of Cicero Ave and 128th Place where a semi truck accident critically injured two people on January 12, 2013 in Alsip, IL. The pair became trapped under the trailer when their Ford Taurus rear-ended the big rig driven by a trucker from McAllen, TX.

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DALLAS, TX — A Dallas semi truck driver is lucky to be alive today after being rescued by a good samaritan who saw the trucker trapped in his burning cab after it overturned on the I-35 in Dallas, Texas.

A good samaritan pulled trucker, Elias Uribe from a burning cab on January 9, 2013 when his semi truck crashed on the I-30 in Dallas, TX and caught fire.

A good samaritan pulled trucker, Elias Uribe, from a burning cab on January 9, 2013 when his semi truck crashed on the I-30 in Dallas, TX and caught fire.

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SOCORRO, Texas — A man from Socorro Texas was killed last Monday, January 7, after he rear-ended a semi-truck and was crushed to death from the impact.

A man was crushed to death when the pickup truck he was driving rear-ended a semi truck on the access road of I-10 in East El Paso, TX on January 7, 2013.

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — According to Alabama State Troopers, a 58-year-old Dallas, Texas semi truck driver, identified as Ramon Reyes, crashed into the interstate sign that indicates the 71A (Moundville) and 71B (Tuscaloosa) exits, knocking the sign to the ground and blocking all three lanes of southbound traffic.

A semi truck crashed into an overhead sign blocking all westbound traffic on the I-20 and I-59 just near the McFarlane exit in Tuscaloosa, AL on Jan 5, 2013. Photo : Chad Burnette/Fox 6 WBRC

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PORT ORANGE, Fla. — A fiery multi-vehicle semi truck crash happened on Thursday, Dec. 27, on the northbound lanes of the I-95 in Port Orange, Florida, leaving one person dead and damaging a portion of Interstate 95.

One trucker was killed in a fiery crash involving a passenger car and three tractor trailers (a mail truck, a logging truck and another semi truck) on I-95 in Port Orange, FL on December 29, 2012 Photo credit: WFTV.com

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