Truck Accidents

Right before Memorial Day weekend, a 17-year-old recent high-school graduate was killed after a collision with a logging truck in Tennessee. Evidently, the girl was planning on beginning her undergraduate studies at Lee University. Recent reports indicate that on May 21st the girl was waiting at a red light near Highway 11. As the light... read more

Earlier this month, a semi-truck crashed into another vehicle on Interstate 70 in neighboring Topeka, Kansas. According to one news source, the semi-truck was traveling on the highway when it attempted to avoid a disabled vehicle that was in the shoulder of the eastbound lane. As the semi-truck was swerving on the rain-slicked pavement to... read more

In nearby Bell County, Texas, a fire truck and pickup truck were involved in a serious accident after each of the vehicles hydroplaned. Both accidents happened on FM 429. According to a firefighter-oriented newspaper, the fire truck hydroplaned, rolled over, and then proceeded to slam into a tree. Apparently, the pickup driver suffered a very... read more

Earlier this month in Eunice, New Mexico, a tragic accident occurred on State Road 248. According to New Mexico news reports, a 25-year-old woman was killed after colliding with a semi-truck. Evidently, the woman was in the process of turning left towards northbound State Road 18 when the accident occurred. When she was making her... read more

The end of February brought a series of weather-related accidents in New Mexico. A local newspaper article reported on one of the most recent ones, in which a major pileup occurred near Interstate 40. According to reports, over 24 cars and trucks were involved in the disastrous wreck. The Office of Emergency Management, the Potter... read more