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I-95 accident shuts down lanes, snarls traffic for miles
Fri, 02/26/2010
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
A semitrailer truck accident shut down most southbound lanes on Interstate 95 for about 90 minutes. The truck dirver swerved and lost control while trying to avoid another vehicle.
Highway 119 Open After Fatal CA Accident
Fri, 02/19/2010
KERO 23 Bakersfield
The driver of a big rig was turning from highway 119 onto I-5 when a pickup truck coming the opposite direction also tried to turn onto the ramp, according to the CHP.
Fla. truck driver accidently runs over friend
Thu, 02/18/2010
Associated Press
OCALA NATIONAL FOREST, Fla. -- Authorities say a truck driver ran over a friend whom he apparently did not see standing in front of the tractor trailer.
Deadly Florida accident causes traffic delays
Tue, 02/09/2010
My FOX Tampa Bay
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash involved two semi trucks. Troopers say a wheel on one of the trucks broke loose and rolled into the path of the second truck. That semi hit the tire, which caused the driver to lose control and crash into a concrete barrier wall and a pillar for the overpass to U.S. 301.
Florida Tractor-Trailer Accident Kills Man, Farm Animals
Tue, 02/09/2010
WPBF-TV 25
A tractor-trailer and a truck slammed into each other just south of the Broward-Palm Beach County line at about 10:30 p.m.
Graceville driver hurt in tanker wreck
Thu, 01/07/2010
Jackson County Floridian
A Graceville man was seriously injured in a tanker truck accident. The resulting fuel spill closed a Holmes County road for several hours Tuesday night. Michael Dodson, 42, was driving a loaded fuel tanker north on County Road 173 around 9 p.m. in northern Holmes County when the rig failed to negotiate a sweeping curve in the road, according to Florida Highway Patrol.
Double Tractor Trailer Accident Along Interstate 78 in PA Injures One, Closes Right Lane
Tue, 12/15/2009
FOX 43 Pennsylvania
A truck driven by Joe Craig, of Baltimore, was parked along the shoulder of the road. Craig had stopped to look at a map when another truck lost control, clipped the front of his truck, and tumbled down a 30-foot embankment. The truck took off about 200 feet of guard rail before rolling down the hill.
One man dead in Madison County crash with semitrailer
Wed, 11/18/2009
Tallahassee Democrat
William Butler, 43, of Plant City died Tuesday in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 10 in Madison County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Victims of I-30 wreck identified
Tue, 11/10/2009
KTBS 3 Arkansas
Four people were killed on Interstate 30 near Texarkana early today when a tractor-trailer crashed into a vehicle stopped in a construction zone, touching off a fiery, chain-reaction crash.
Parents of N.C. man killed in crash awarded almost $1 million
Tue, 10/06/2009
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
The parents of a 27-yearold North Carolina man who died in late 2005 after a fiery explosion on Interstate 40 near Brinkley have been awarded nearly $1 million by a federal jury.
Tractor Trailer Accident Leaves One Dead
Sun, 09/20/2009
WTVR 5 Richmond, VA
Police say 73-year old Authur E. Dexter of Hughesville, Maryland attempted to change lanes when he struck another vehicle. Police tell us Mr. Dexter overcorrected and then went off the road.
Car vs. Truck Accident in Lake Kills One Driver
Thu, 07/30/2009
Orlando Sentinel
LAKE COUNTY - An accident involving a semi-truck and a van on State Road 33 and Pine Island Road early this morning resulted in the death of one of the vehicle's drivers, according to Florida Highway Patrol.
In Study, Texting Lifts Crash Risk by Large Margin
Mon, 07/27/2009
New York Times
The first study of drivers texting inside their vehicles shows that the
risk sharply exceeds previous estimates based on laboratory research -
and far surpasses the dangers of other driving distractions.
In these videotape stills, a truck driver texts while at the wheel, top left, with other angles seen.
Tough New Braking Rules For Large Trucks Will Save Hundreds of Lives Annually
Fri, 07/24/2009
NHTSA
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration today issued stringent new braking standards that will save lives by improving large truck stopping distance by 30 percent. NHTSA estimates that the new braking requirement will save 227 lives annually, and will also prevent 300 serious injuries. It is estimated to reduce property damage costs by over $169 million annually.
Tractor-Trailer Overturns on Kentucky 9
Tue, 07/21/2009
Maysville Ledger Independent
Resembling a scene from an action adventure movie, a local vendor narrowly missed injury when a tractor trailer wrecked at the entrance of a fuel stop on Kentucky 9 Monday morning.
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