This afternoon two tractor trailer wrecks tied up traffic on metro Atlanta freeways. Initial reports were scarce on details about the consequences to motorists involved in the crashes. In Gwinnett County, tractor trailer lost its back wheels, causing a wreck that also involved a Honda Accord and possible injuries. This happened just after 4 p.m.…
Continue reading ›At least seven people died when a tractor-trailer rig from Iowa rear-ended a pickup and both vehicles burst into flames Monday evening on Interstate 10 northwest of Tucson,AZ. The pickup was eastbound near the Pinal County line when it was hit from behind by the 18-wheeler carrying a load of copper. At least seven passengers,…
Continue reading ›On I-70 in Missouri, last Friday a tractor trailer that had been speeding and swerving erratically for miles crashed into two other vehicles, killing two people and critically injuring a third. At least two witnesses reported that they had narrowly avoided being hit by the tractor trailer. One said the truck driver “was driving nutty…
Continue reading ›Truck driving is dangerous business. Driver fatigue hurts truckers as well as others on the highway. Yesterday, at 2:13 AM on I-95 in Virginia, a 53-year-old truck driver from Kentucky was critically injured when he apparently fell asleep at the wheel and plunged his truck into a 100-foot deep ravine. According to police he sustained…
Continue reading ›A truck driver who apparently feel asleep at the wheel crossed the median on I-69 and struck a Taylor University van, killing four students and one university employee. Those killed included Taylor students Whitney Cerak, Laurel Erb, Bradley Larson and Elizabeth Smith and Taylor employee Monica Felver. Taylor senior Laura VanRyn and Taylor employee Michele…
Continue reading ›It’s been a busy week for tractor trailer crashes in Georgia. Three of the four incidents involved multiple tractor trailers. Last Friday, March 10th, a crash involving two tractor trailers and a pickup truck shut down all westbound lanes of I-20 near Temple. Tuesday morning at 6:30 AM, about a miles away from the first…
Continue reading ›A DriveCam camera mounted inside a passenger bus captured a horrifying crash when a tractor trailer lost control, ran over a car, and collided with the median barrier and the bus on the Long Island Expressway in New York. The camera records both the driver and the driver’s view when sensors detect erratic driving behavior.…
Continue reading ›Fayette County, TN, 3/7/06 On I-40 in Tennessee, a westbound tanker truck crossed the median and struck two passenger vehicles, killing the drivers of both. Michelle Cotton, 37, of Jackson, and Catina Randall, 33, of Houston, were killed. The tanker truck was driven by Roberto Arriaga, 36, of Corpus Christi, Texas. According to the Tennessee…
Continue reading ›Cullman, Alabama, 3/3/06. On I-65 in Cullman County, Alabama, an 18-wheeler drifted off the roadway on Monday, and struck a pickup truck stopped in the emergency lane with sufficient force to separate the cab from the bed of the truck. The truck’s gas tank also exploded, covering the vehicle in fuel and flames. Michael Cammon,…
Continue reading ›A septic tank truck failed to slow for traffic on Brown’s Bridge Road in Gainesville, Georgia, on Valentine’s Day, causing a four-vehicle crash. According to media sources, Kenneth David Chambers, 18, of Gainesville, a worker riding in the septic tank truck, was at risk to lose a leg. The Shigley Law Firm represents plaintiffs in…
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