Archive for September, 2013

GREENE COUNTY, TN – The driver of a UPS tractor trailer was killed on the northbound I-81 on September 16, in a fiery crash with a pickup truck on I-81 in Greene County, TN. Greene County is located in the northeast part of the state on the western border of North Carolina.

The driver of a UPS tractor trailer was killed in a fiery crash with a pickup truck on I-81 in Greene County, TN on September 16, 2013.

The driver of a UPS tractor trailer was killed in a fiery crash with a pickup truck on I-81 in Greene County, TN on September 16, 2013.

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SAN MARCOS, TX – A semi truck ran off Interstate 35 on August 22, in San Marcos, TX and crashed into a Ramada Inn swimming pool. The accident occurred in Hays County in the central part of the state about 31 miles southwest of Austin.

A semi truck crashed into the swimming pool at the Ramada Inn in San Marcos, TX on August 22, 2013. Photo credit KVUE.com

A semi truck crashed into the swimming pool located at the Ramada Inn in San Marcos, TX on August. 22, 2013. Photo credit KVUE.com

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SHERMAN, TX – A semi truck ran off the road on U.S. Highway 75 on September 18, narrowly avoiding a plunge over a bridge in Sherman, TX. Sherman is located in Grayson County in the northern part of the state about 63.8 miles northeast of Dallas.

A semi truck driver apparently suffered a medical condition and went off the road on U.S. Highway 75 in Sherman, TX on September 18, 2013.

A semi truck driver apparently suffered a medical condition and went off the road on U.S. Highway 75 in Sherman, TX on September 18, 2013.

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ESTELLINE, TX – A semi truck crashed on U.S. Highway 287 north of Estelline, TX on September 8, causing a hazardous chemical spill. Estelline is located in Hall County in the northern part of the state near the Oklahoma border about 101 miles southeast of Amarillo.

A semi truck hauling a hazardous chemical turned over and spilled on U.S. Highway 287 at County Road K just north of Estelline, TX on September 8, 2013.

A semi truck hauling a hazardous chemical turned over and spilled onto U.S. Highway 287 at County Road K just north of Estelline, TX on September 8, 2013. Photo Credit: Amarillo.com

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HOPE, AR – A trucker was critically injured on September 7, when his semi truck went off an overpass on I-30 and crashed onto the roadway below in Hope, AR. Hope is in Hempstead County, in the southern part of the state about 113 miles southwest of Little Rock.

A trucker was critically injured when his semi truck went off an overpass on I-30 onto the road below in Hope, AR on September 7, 2013. Photo credit: Jesse Evans/HopePrescott.com

A trucker was critically injured when his semi truck went off an overpass on I-30 onto the road below in Hope, AR on September 7, 2013. Photo credit: Jesse Evans/HopePrescott.com

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SHERMAN, TX – A semi truck driver fell asleep at the wheel and ran off the road on I-75 crashing into a wooded area in in Sherman, TX on September 5, 2013. The city of Sherman is located in Grayson County in the northern part of the state near the Oklahoma border.

A semi truck driver fell asleep at the wheel on the southbound I-75 and ran off the road into a creek in in Sherman, TX on September 5, 2013.

A semi truck driver fell asleep at the wheel on the southbound I-75 and ran off the road into a creek in in Sherman, TX on September 5, 2013.

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TURNERTOWN, TX – A 56 year-old man from Troup, TX was killed on Tuesday, September 3, in a fatal crash with a semi truck in Turnertown, TX. The city of Turnertown is located in Rusk County in the eastern part of the state about 9.8 miles northeast of Henderson.

View of the intersection of State Highway 64 and State Highway 42 in Turnertown, TX that was the site of a fatal semi truck accident on September 3, 2013.

View of the intersection of State Highway 64 and State Highway 42 in Turnertown, TX that was the site of a fatal semi truck accident on September 3, 2013.

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SAN ANTONIO, TX – A semi truck hauling mattresses in San Antonio on August 27 was hit by a Union Pacific train that was traveling northbound resulting in a fiery crash.

A semi truck hauling mattresses stalled on the tracks at a rail crossing in San Antonio, TX and was hit by a Union Pacific train on August 27, 2013. Photo credit: Chopper 5 / Kens5.com

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