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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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TAMPA, FL – One woman was seriously injured in a four-vehicle crash involving a semi truck on the I-275 in Tampa, FL on Wednesday, November 23, 2011.

Map showing location of four vehicle semi truck accident in Tampa, FL on the southbound I-275 just north of the I-4 interchange.

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WINTER PARK, FL – A semi driver has been charged in a truck accident that occurred Monday afternoon, January 17, on a major highway in Orange County, Florida. The roads were rain slicked when the tractor trailer crashed and flipped over on Interstate 4 just east of the juncture with Fairbanks Avenue, near the city of Winter Park, FL. The truck accident area is in the north central part of Florida in the Orlando metro region.

Early Monday afternoon 56 year old Arthur Venson of Jacksonville, FL was driving a semi trailer truck southwest on Interstate 4. Some reports stated that the semi driver makes regular deliveries between Jacksonville and Orlando. At the time of the truck accident the driver was carrying a cargo of washing machines. He declined to name his employer or his destination. ... Read More

BROWARD COUNTY, FL – Three people were killed and three more injured Thursday, December 9, in an early morning truck accident on a highway in Broward County, Florida. The multi vehicle crash happened when a semi rear-ended two passenger cars on northbound U.S. Highway 27, in the northwest Miami metro region. The accident area is in far southeast part of the state near the Atlantic coastline, about 96 miles east of Naples, FL and about 223 miles south of Orlando.

Early Thursday morning 42 year old Placid Ferdinand of Crosby, Texas was driving a Freightliner semi trailer through Broward County, FL. The truck’s cargo and destination is not known. At the time of the truck accident there was one passenger in the cab section of the 18 wheeler, identified as 47 year old Sandy Kay Ferdinand, also of Crosby, TX.
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HIALEAH, FL – A woman died early Saturday morning, October 30, after being involved in a truck accident in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The fatal collision between the passenger car and semi trailer truck carrying postal mail occurred at the intersection of West 8th Avenue and West 68th Street in the city of Hialeah, FL. The truck accident area is the Miami metro region in the far southeast section of the state, about 35 miles north of Key Largo, FL.

Early Saturday morning 37 year old Jesus Domar was driving a semi trailer truck in Miami-Dade County, FL. The tractor trailer was carrying a cargo of mail for the U.S. Postal Service. Mr. Domar is reportedly an employee of the U.S. Postal Service and was driving a government owned semi trailer truck. At this time it is not known where the truck driver was headed. ... Read More

PENSACOLA, FL – A semi trailer truck carrying thousands of pounds of cheese burst into flames Thursday afternoon, Aug 5, as it traveled on a highway in Escambia County, Florida. The truck accident occurred after the brakes failed on the 18 wheeler on a section of Interstate 10 near the city of Pensacola, FL. The accident area is in the far north-west corner of the Florida panhandle near the Alabama border, about 203 miles west of Tallahassee, FL and about 41 miles east of Mobile, Alabama.

The flames leapt to the trailer and the cargo of packaged shredded cheese burst into flames

At around 2:00 p.m. Thursday afternoon 53 year old Singh Jaspal of Clovis, California was driving a semi trailer truck east on Interstate 10 in Escambia County, Florida about a mile east of the Alabama state line. The tractor trailer truck was carrying 39,600 pounds of packaged shredded five blended cheese which he was delivering to a Little Caesars Pizza Restaurant. ... Read More

ST. AUGUSTINE, FL – A truck driver was injured Wednesday night, July 28, when his semi trailer truck jack knifed and crashed on a highway in St. John’s County, Florida. The truck accident occurred after the trailer broke apart and the driver lost control of the 18 wheeler near a Wal-Mart on U.S. Highway 1, just west of the city of St. Augustine, FL. The accident area is in the northeast corner of the state about 104 miles north of Orlando, FL and about 181 miles south of Savannah, Georgia.

The semi trailer jack knifed and crashed on the west shoulder of the old highway.

At around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday night 54 year old truck driver Steve Anderson of Jacksonville, FL was driving a semi trailer truck south on Old Moultrie Road, also known as County Highway 5A, in St. John’s County, west of the city of St. Augustine. The trailer of the truck was loaded with cases of Coca Cola and other beverages. ... Read More

MIRAMAR, FL – A semi truck overturned on Interstate 75 in Miramar, Florida just north of Miramar Parkway, trapping the driver. The tractor-trailer accident occurred a little before 5 p.m. on Wednesday, July 7, 2010 just as the evening commute began.

Miramar is in Broward County, Florida in the southeastern part of the state about 7 miles southwest of Hollywood, about 17 miles north of Miami, about 221 miles south of Orlando, about 658 miles southeast of Pensacola, about 466 miles southeast of Tallahassee and about 16 miles southwest of Fort Lauderdale. ... Read More

HASTINGS, FL – A mother was killed Tuesday morning, June 8, in a truck accident in St. John’s County, Florida. The deadly collision, which also injured two children, occurred at the intersection of State Road 206 and State Road 207 in the city of Hastings, FL. The area is in the northeast section of the state, about 105 miles north of Orlando, FL and about 175 miles southeast of Valdosta, Georgia.

St. John’s County Fire Rescue and emergency personnel responded to the truck accident and worked to extricate the three victims from the crushed car. It would take two heavy rescue teams to get the mother and children out of the Pontiac.

Shortly after 7:30 a.m. 25 year old Lindsey Wood was driving a 2002 red Pontiac Grand Am north on State Road 207, reportedly at a high rate of speed. Ms. Woods had her two children in the car with her, 3 year old Abigal Underwood and 6 year old Caleb Underwood. The mother and children, residents of Hastings, were headed to drop the 3 year old at day care and take the 6 year old to school. ... Read More

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FL – A man was killed and his passenger injured when the SUV they were traveling in was rear-ended by a semi trailer truck in Volusia County, Florida early Wednesday morning, May 26, 2010. The truck accident happened near the city of New Smyrna Beach, FL on Interstate 95 and State Route 9, just south of State Route 44. The accident area is in the north central section of the state, about 56 miles northeast of Orlando and about 15 miles south of Daytona Beach.

Several departments responded to the truck-car collision, including Florida Highway Patrol, Volusia County Sheriffs, and Edgewater Police.

At around 4:00 a.m. Wednesday morning 50 year old Terry L. Eveleth of McFarland, Kansas was driving a semi tractor trailer north on Interstate 95. At one point the truck driver was following a 1999 Chevrolet SUV on the interstate driven by an unidentified 60 year old male from Edgewater, FL and a female passenger.

As the truck driver neared the juncture with State Route 9 he slammed into the back of the SUV. It is not known at this time if the SUV had slowed down or if it malfunctioned in some way. ... Read More