Commercial Truck Accident

Published on: September 24, 2012

76-year-old Milk Truck Driver Dead after Driving off the Road

by Stephen Bilkis

A tanker truck almost completely full of milk drove straight off the road when attempting a curve along Route 19 in Bergen, New York, Tuesday.

The 76-year-old driver from Perry in Wyoming County died in the crash. He was driving the milk delivery truck for a local milk delivery company.

A state police sergeant said the road was wet. “If you make even the slightest mistake you get off that soft shoulder; it’s pretty unforgiving.” A cop pointed out that the shifting load of milk would have made recovering from a mistake that much more difficult.

Published on: September 21, 2012

Congressional Legislation Aimed at Freezing Semi Weight and Length

by Stephen Bilkis

Current proposals in the House and Senate would continue the freeze on national truck size and weight limits on Federal-aid highways. The sizes would be stuck at 53 feet and 80,000 pounds if the legislation passes.

A source says, “The bills would improve safety and prevent the excessive degradation of roadways, tunnels, and bridges.” The proposed Senate bill, called Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act of 2011, is expected to extend the present weight limit and freeze on triple-trailers. This would be applicable on all 160,000 miles of the National Highway System.

“This legislation needs to be passed to prevent serious injuries and deaths,” a New York City Attorney specializing in Truck Accidents reports.

Published on: September 19, 2012

25-year-old Floridian Died When His Car Drifted into Semi

by Stephen Bilkis

A young man died Monday morning in Plant City, Florida, when his 2004 Honda Civic drifted in front of tractor trailer.

The 25-year-old lost control of his vehicle on Paul Buckman Highway (State Route 39) in the early morning hours. Just two hours after midnight, the Florida Highway Patrol was called to the scene.

The car’s driver was going north on the state road. Near the intersection with Varn Road, the car drifted into the southbound lane. State troopers said the small Civic hit the tractor trailer’s cab and trailer before being rebounded back across the northbound lanes. The car came to rest on the outside shoulder of the north lanes.

Published on: September 17, 2012

Road Closed and Home Almost Burned Down in Semi Crash

by Stephen Bilkis

The driver of a semithat overturned in Miller County, Georgia, is in jail on drunk driving charges. The truck he was driving caught fire after it overturned.

Responding police say both the driver and passenger in the semi got out of the vehicle safely.

Police and firefighters responded to the emergency vehicle accident report. They were on the scene all through the night Saturday and into the afternoon on Sunday.

Published on: September 14, 2012

Accident on Route 1 Kills SUV Driver

by Stephen Bilkis

The truck accident required the road to be shut for several hours while the emergency services were trying to rescue the people involved in the accident. The road also remained closed while the investigators were trying to identify the actual cause of the crash.

The police have not currently released the name of the man who died in the accident. This is thought to be to allow the man’s family to be notified.

The Brooklyn driver was driving on the northbound carriage way. Eye witness reports have said that he was driving erratically. Members of the Maine Department Transportation said that they had to swerve to avoid hitting the vehicle. He had his head down and was traveling in the wrong lane, observed the witness.

Published on: September 12, 2012

Truck carrying Prison Food Involved in Accident

by Stephen Bilkis

According to police reports obtained by a reporter, a prison food truck was involved in a traffic accident. The truck was transporting food to the prison located in Texas. However, on the way, the truck was struck by a train. This not only put the driver’s life at risk, but also meant that thousands of customers went without food.

The truck accident happened at around 10 am in the morning near to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on Highway 90. When the truck turned into the prison unit the train hit it.

The train was travelling at high speed which meant that it carried on for almost 100 yards before it was able to come to a complete stop. The truck was severely damaged and there was still a piece of the truck attached to the train. It was very lucky that nobody was injured or killed in the accident.

Published on: September 7, 2012

Two Burnt to Death in Truck Crash in Nigeria

by Stephen Bilkis

A prominent reporter has obtained a report of a truck accidentwhich happened in Lagos, Nigeria. It is thought that at least two people died as a result of the accident, and many other people experienced a number of different injuries.

The accident was caused when four fully loaded petroleum tankers struck a semi-truck which was not parked particularly well in the road. The truck was loaded with iron rods and it’s suspected that one of the trucks first hit an iron rod before colliding with the truck itself.

This accident is said to of caused havoc for the country’s most important city. The witness explains that when an accident like this happens it will shut down many roads for hours, in exactly the same way as in the US.

Published on: September 1, 2012

Accident Involving Ammunition Truck Closes I-40

by Stephen Bilkis

A traffic incident involving an ammunition truck was very worrying for onlookers, observed a witness. The accident resulted in the road at the Fort Smith Junction to be closed for most of the day on Wednesday.

The truck which was carrying around 28,000 lbs. of explosives was involved in a dangerous traffic accident which put many lives at risk. The explosives were being transported from the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant.

Police were first called to the scene of the accident. However, as the police explain, the accident was much more serious than most. The accident involved a fairly large quantity of explosives. For this reason a specialist team needed to travel from Fort Sill in order to take a look at the load and make sure that it was safe.

Published on: August 30, 2012

Interstate 65 reopened after Accident

by Stephen Bilkis

Police reopened the northbound lanes of Interstate 65 after a truck accident which affected a semi-truck, explains a witness. The trailer was thought to be carrying hazardous materials which caused concern for the cleanup operation. This also complicated the process of reopening the road.

The crash happened at about 3 o’clock in the early hours of the morning. This was around a mile south of the exit for Indiana 38. This caused large delays for anyone traveling along Interstate 65 as traffic quickly stated to back up.

The accident blocked all the lanes of the highway which caused police to divert traffic. The traffic was taken off the highway to get around the site of the accident, mentions the police. Then the traffic could be diverted back onto the highway after the accident.

Published on: August 28, 2012

Popular Pregnant High School Student and Man Die in Crash

by Stephen Bilkis

A pregnant high school student from North Bergen died as a result of a drunken crash, reports a Lawyer. The family of the young girl said that she would have been attending her prom tonight if it wasn’t for this fatal accident.

An 18 year old student and 42 year old man died in the accident. A driver who is alleged to be intoxicated hit the semi-trailer truck on Saturday afternoon. This killed the young girl and the man very quickly. It is believed that the two killed were a couple, and that the 42 year old was in fact the father of her unborn baby.

The Long Island accident caused a large fireball and a lot of noise. The crash happened at 6:15 in the morning. The 42 year old man was the driver of the semi-truck, with the young girl as his passenger. A SUV allegedly driven by a drunk driver is thought to of cut the truck up which caused the truck driver to try and brake and steer out of the way. This caused the cab and the trailer to separate.