Bronx

Published on: September 4, 2011

School Bus Almost Hit by Coal Truck

by Stephen Bilkis

A bus carrying a group of high school students nearly collided with a coal truck carrying about 20 tons of coal. Luckily, the bus driver was able to swerve the bus in time and missed the truck completely. Debris and dirt hit the bus and caused the windshield to shatter which caused minor injuries to the driver, the students were not harmed. Students credit the bus driver for acting quickly and saving their lives.

After the accident, school officials were called to the scene along with law enforcement and medical personnel to assess if anyone suffered any major injuries. The only injuries reported were minor injuries to the bus driver’s face. The parents of students were called and students were safely transported back to their high school, says a New York Truck Accident Lawyer. Students were then given the option of taking the rest of the day off or attending classes at the high school.

It was reported that the coal truck was to blame for the accident. The coal truck swerved into the opposite lane as the bus was approaching. It is unclear why the coal truck was in the wrong lane. After the incident students were upset but grateful to the driver for his quick reaction to the situation, claims a NY Truck Accident Attorney. The bus driver is being considered a hero for thinking quickly and avoiding a potentially deadly accident.

Published on: August 3, 2011

Semi-truck Crashes Into Concrete Barrier, Shuts down I-10

by Stephen Bilkis

In the middle of last week, Wednesday to be exact, police in El Paso, Texas worked for nearly 4 ½ hours to clear the I-10 after a four vehicle collision closed it down.

In the early morning hours before the sun had even gotten up, El Paso police were called to the wreckage of the serious vehicle accident that involved one tractor trailer.

When the emergency calls were made, the callers called it a ‘hit-and-run.’ At the scene, authorities were unable to discern if one of the four present vehicles had caused the collision.

Published on: July 21, 2011

Charges in Coal Truck Fatal Crash Partially Dismissed Outlined

by Stephen Bilkis

This fatality that took place in 2007 has recently been dealt with in court, where some of the charges involved were dismissed. However, the trucker driving the coal rig at the time of the accident is still facing other serious charges.

A 40-year old coal trucking company owner was initially charged with permitting homicide by vehicle, murder by vehicle and involuntary manslaughter in the death of a 36-year old woman. These are the charges that have been dismissed, but there are still six summary charges remaining.

The woman was attempting to make a turn onto the highway when the driver of a coal truck, a 39-year old man rear ended her car, killing her on impact and seriously injuring her son. The driver was working for the coal trucking company owner charged in this debacle, explained the New York Trucking Accident Lawyer.

Published on: June 16, 2011

Motorcyclist Dies After Crash

by Stephen Bilkis

A 52-year-old motorcyclist was pronounced dead at a local hospital Wednesday about 16 hours or so after he wrecked his bike into the back of a street cleaning vehicle, according to a NYC Truck Accident Lawyer who had sources at the scene.

The accident occurred somewhere between the hours of 2 am and 3 am at 47th and L Streets when the man, a resident of Omaha, says the Accident Lawyer, crashed into a stopped City of Omaha dump truck that had its flashers on, police said.

Reports from a New York Truck Accident Lawyer close to the case It is unclear whether drugs or alcohol were major factors in this accident, and an investigation is currently pending, although it’s not clear how long it will take to be cleared. The driver of the dump truck was questioned and the area was dragged for witnesses, but so far none have come forward. Witnesses are encouraged to come forward with any and all information they may have available, no matter how insignificant the info may seem at the time. In a case like this, sometimes the smallest piece of information can be used to drastically help the case.

Published on: June 10, 2011

9-Vehicle Pileup Due to Low-Visibility

by Stephen Bilkis

A 9-vehicle pileup in Montana has left 16 people injured and some of the law enforcement officers who were on the scene saying that was the worst series of accidents they have ever seen in at least 10-years, a New York Truck Accident Lawyer has learned.

Montana has been receiving near-record snowfall as of late. This has created snowdrifts at various points along the highways. Winds in Montana can be especially brutal, and this day they were blowing particularly hard, according to eyewitnesses that spoke with a Truck Accident Lawyer. This blowing wind decreased visibility to near nothing, and contributed greatly to the accident. The first trooper that arrived on the scene within about one minute after the van hit the snowdrift and stopped in the middle of the road.

To start all of this chain of events off, a van struck a snowdrift on Highway 2 in Roosevelt County, Montana. This, in turn, led to another vehicle striking it, and another, vehicle striking it, and on and on. This chain of events continued until a tractor-trailer drove into the last of the vehicles, and according to the deputy on the scene who told the New York Truck Accident Lawyer “the semi was like a bowling ball going through bowling pins.”

Published on: June 3, 2011

Wrong Way Drunk Driver in Fort Worth Hits Truck Head-On Leaving One Dead

by Stephen Bilkis

Interstate 30 was the scene of a horrific accident involving a drunk driver and a tanker trucker that had just been filled with fuel. The March 28 accident began when a man reportedly drank at least 10 beers at a local Fort Worth bar. Police say that they are not sure, when the drunk driver entered I-30, but they do know that the first reports of a wrong-way driver began to be reported to the 911 operators at approximately 2:30 a.m. It was not long after these 911 calls began to be made that the drunk driver crashed head-on into the tanker truck. The tanker then overturned and exploded into a massive fireball. The truck driver died almost instantly.

When first responders arrived at the scene, the truck was completely engulfed in flames. The fireball that had shot high into the night sky could be seen for miles, witnesses told a NYC Truck Accident Attorney. Due to the amount of fuel involved, firefighters allowed most of it to burn before they extinguished the flames. The heat was so intense that it melted parts of the concrete and steel structure of the bridge. A Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) spokeswoman stated that the heat was so intense that it literally melted the concrete. She went on to add, “The fuel went down the bridge joints, and the fire followed it.” Repairs to the bridge are expected to take months to complete. Traffic will be affected for months, as the section of the bridge undergoing repair will be bottlenecked from four lanes into two until repairs are complete.

The 23-year old man who police arrested at the scene sits in the Mansfield Jail, police told a New York Truck Accident Attorney. If this type of accident occurred in The Bronx or Westchester County, NY, a qualified attorney would be contacted. He has been charged with suspicion of drunken driving and intoxication manslaughter, and his bail has been set at $90,000. Police sources have also said that they are awaiting the results of his blood alcohol test to be returned. The police spokesman also stated that the man they have in custody simply remembers that he had drunk 10 beers at a local bar, and did not remember driving onto the interstate highway. They also said that the man said that he was very sorry for his actions.