Truck Accident Lawyer News

Posts Tagged ‘Texas Truck Accident Lawyers’

HOUSTON, TX – A fiery 18 wheeler accident on Friday, October 14, 2011 has claimed the lives of two people at a toll plaza on the Sam Houston Tollway in Houston, TX.

Charred wreckage is all that remains of a fiery 18 wheeler accident at a toll plaza on the Sam Houston Tollway in Houston, TX on October 14, 2011 where two people were killed.

... Read More

MESQUITE, TX – A semi truck crashed into a bridge support in Mequite, TX on September 22, 2011 pinning the driver and passenger and spilling a load of frozen chicken onto the roadway.

A semi truck crashed into a bridge support on the transition ramp between the westbound Highway 80 to the northbound I-635 in Mesquite, TX on September 22, 2011 Photo credit: myFoxdfw.com

Mesquite is located mainly in Dallas County, Texas and partly in Kaufman County, Texas in the northeast part of the state. Mequite is about 12 miles southeast of Dallas and about 163 miles northeast of Killeen, TX. ... Read More

NEW BRAUNFELS, TX – A semi truck accident occurred on Friday, July 29, when an 18-wheeler tractor trailer rolled over on its side on the northbound I-35 access road in the Creekside area.

A tractor-trailer that was carrying a load of dog food rolled over onto its side on the northbound access road of Interstate 35 in New Braunfels, TX just north of FM 306 on July 29, 2011.

... Read More

DENISON, TX – James Hedgcoke, 81, of Durant Oklahoma was killed Tuesday afternoon just after 2:30 p.m. when his pickup swerved into an 18 wheeler truck in the northbound lanes of Highway 75 near the Texas Travel Information Center in Denison. Hedgcoke was pronounced dead on the scene.

PHOTO CREDIT: KTEN.com

According to the Denison Police, Hedgcoke was traveling southbound on U.S. 75 when for an unknown reason he cut across the median into the northbound lanes and hit a moving  company semi truck, causing the tractor trailer to flip over on its side. The semi completely crushed Hedgcoke’s car. The driver of the semi was not injured. ... Read More

AMARILLO, TX – A Toyota Camry with two women inside, hit a Penske tractor trailer truck after running a red light in downtown Amarillo, according to witnesses, the local police said. The accident occurred on Saturday afternoon, June 18, at about 1:30 p.m. at 10th and Taylor Streets.

Rescue workers at the scene of the accident at 10th Ave and Taylor Street in Amarillo, TX on Saturday, June 18, 2011. Photo credit: Amarillo Globe-News

Witnesses told the Amarillo police that the gray Toyota Camry was traveling westbound on 10th when it ran a red light, hitting the Penske moving truck. ... Read More

SUGAR LAND, TX – A fuel truck driver was killed when his 18 wheeler truck overturned on the southbound US 59 (Southwest Freeway) near SH 99 Grand Parkway in Sugar Land, Texas on June 7, 2011.

Overturned diesel tanker where big rig driver was killed and thousands of gallons of diesel fuel was spilled in Sugar Land, TX on June 7, 2011. Photo credit: Patric Schneider.

Sugar Land is in Fort Bend County, Texas in the southern part of the state about 23 miles southwest of Houston. ... Read More

EL PASO, TX -  A truck and motorcycle collided in Northeast El Paso on Thursday night, May 12, near the intersection of Railroad and Transmountain.

Ryan Arbogast, 21, lost control of his 2008 Honda motorcycle in the 10000 block of Railroad Drive about 7 p.m. Thursday, police said. ... Read More

GERVAIS, OR. — A man from Texas was struck by an 18 wheeler truck while he was walking along Highway 99E in a rural farming area south of Portland, Ore. The victim was identified as Thomas Jay Franklin, 21, of Austin, Texas authorities said.

The incident occurred on Wednesday, May 2, at about 5:20 p.m. between the towns of Gervais and Brooks. ... Read More

HOUSTON, TX – An 18 wheeler crashed into a wrecker on Highway 90 in East Harris County sending three people to the hospital.

Map of 18 wheeler accident with 2 wreckers on Highway 90 in East Harris County

The truck accident occurred on Saturday, May 21, around 2:30 a.m where two wreckers were stopped behind a Chevy with a flat tire on Highway 90 near Miller Road. ... Read More

VICTORIA, TX – A Valley Transit Greyhound bus traveling from Houston to McAllen late Wednesday, May 11, was sideswiped by a pick-up truck, causing the bus to swerve into a utility pole. The accident happened just south of Victoria, Texas.

Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper, Gerald Bryant, said that a Vinton man driving a truck was pulling onto U.S. 77 from a side street when it ran into the Greyhound bus, causing it to veer into the utility pole. ... Read More