Wednesday, May 29th, 2013
A truck wreck is responsible for the Warren Truss bridge collapse in Washington state, Reutersreports. When the truck hit at least one girder, it shook the bridge’s aging infrastructure, plunging cars and drivers into the frigid Skagit River.
After the accident, the truck made it across the bridge before a portion of it… Read More
Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
Around 4:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, a tractor-trailer hauling 36,000 pounds of chewing gum additives caught fire alongside a DeKalb County interstate, the AJC reports. The driver, whose identity and condition were not immediately available, did suffer burns.
The fire broke out on I-85 northbound just south of Pleasantdale Road, blocking the four right… Read More
Monday, April 29th, 2013
Kudos to the City of Raleigh, North Carolina for accepting responsibility when one of their truck drivers hit a local man, which resulted in brain damage and other serious injuries. Unlike many insurance companies, Raleigh decided not to play games and agreed to a $2 million payment before a lawsuit was filed, the Harold Sun… Read More
Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013
Drivers Fail to Meet Qualification Requirements, Resulting in Trucking Company Shut Down Pope and Howard, P.C. in Atlanta Handles Cases Involving Trucking Accidents Due to Negligence
The federal government forced Southern Transportation Inc., an Atlanta trucking company, to shut down recently, after learning drivers failed to meet qualification requirements. According to… Read More
Wednesday, January 16th, 2013
Long after evening rush hour, two separate tractor-trailer wrecks made a mess of traffic on Tuesday night, the AJC reports.
A tractor-trailer heading northbound on I-285 sent concrete into lanes of traffic after crashing into the median wall around 8:30 p.m. All northbound lanes of I-285, just north of I-20, and several southbound… Read More
Wednesday, December 19th, 2012
Early Wednesday morning, a deadly truck wreck shut down I-75 in both directions north of Atlanta, the AJC reports. Three people died in the fiery crash, which occurred in northern Bartow County, between Cartersville and Adairsville.
Georgia State Patrol spokesman Gordy Wright explained that a northbound tractor-trailer left the roadway on the left side, striking… Read More
Thursday, September 13th, 2012
On Wednesday, a truck driver from Dimmitt, TX died after his tractor-trailer collided with another in Castro County. Arturo Ruiz Ruiz was traveling eastbound on County Road 614 when the narrowing road and blowing dust instigated his 2003 Freightliner, the Lubbock-Avalanche Journal reports. He then crashed with a 2004 Peterbuilt, with each vehicle colliding on… Read More
Wednesday, August 8th, 2012
On July 11, CW Transport, LLC was involved in a wreck that killed an 8-year old Decatur boy and severely injured his mother, according to the AJC. The small trash-hauling fleet based in Atlanta has since been flagged by federal transportation officials due to its history of unsafe practices.
According to federal records, the fleet… Read More
Thursday, February 9th, 2012
An Indiana-based truck driver was killed on Wednesday morning when his 2005 Freightliner truck was involved in an accident that shut down the southbound lanes of I-75.
Curtis L. Keown, a 63-year-old man hailing from Evansville, Indiana, was the only fatality in the accident. He was not wearing a safety belt.
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Monday, October 17th, 2011
According to the Colorado State Patrol, a passenger van carrying 13 people struck the back of atractor trailer on the highway. The accident killed the driver and five of his foster children. Seven other individuals were transported to the hospital with serious injuries.
The tractor trailer driver was also taken to the hospital for… Read More