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Published on: March 10, 2012

Death of truck driver in crash

by Stephen Bilkis

Police told a source that a service truck crashed this morning, approximately 10:30 a.m., on Highway 80 East. Unfortunately, the truck accident resulted in the death of the truck driver.

During the accident, the service truck flipped over and landed on its side, while it crashed over in the median. One of the axles on the truck flew in the air before the truck actually crashed in the center of the main lane on the highway.

Police told the source that they were not sure of the cause of this accident and so they are still continuing their investigation of the accident. There were no witnesses to the accident, therefore, the police investigation is ongoing and is going to be very limited, because the police does not have much to work on except the accident scene.

Published on: March 7, 2012

Truck carrying hay overturns

by Stephen Bilkis

A large truck turned over on Highway 15 in close proximity to the Dillon area this afternoon and caused a traffic congestion that was miles long. The truck was carrying hay and when it overturned, all of its contents were scattered on the highway, tells a witness.

Tis particular truck accidentcaused a major delay is on the highway and police had to shut down more than one lanes. The accident happened during rush hour. It happened approximately 1 p.m. in the afternoon. The police came on the scene to put things in order. They told the authorities that the truck was exiting the Twin Bridges area onto the highway when it shifted and tipped over. There are about 30 bales of hay packed on the truck. When this happened, the two southbound lanes were shut down for over an hour until the police got the roads cleared.

The police said that fortunately for the driver of the truck, he was not injured during the accident. He was a little shaken up, because of what happened, but he came out without a scratch on his body. Police patrolled the area until all of the hay was taken up off of the highway. Traffic resumed as soon as the roads were cleared and the lanes were open for the evening rush hour.

Published on: March 5, 2012

Truck blocks highway

by Stephen Bilkis

A source close to the story related the details of an accident that occurred on Monday during the morning rush hours in the Washington County area. According to police, a tractor-trailer driver was going eastbound into the Buffalo Township area, which is off Interstate 70 when the vehicle spun out of control and landed westbound on Highway 70. Fortunately for everyone, there were no cars in that westbound lane doing the time of the truck crash.

The trailer truck driver was escorted to the hospital, and the police told the interested parties that they are looking into whether they should file charges against the truck driver or not. The police completed their reports for a newspaper, and stated that because of the accident all westbound lanes on Highway 70 were shut down for hours and this caused a lot of traffic congestion.

In addition, the vehicle’s diesel fuel spilled on the highway and had to be cleaned up by crews that were summoned to the accident scene. The witness who saw it all believes that the truck was en route to another state, laden with pie crusts in the body of the truck. Because of the existence of the Long Island Expressway, accidents like this one are common in Queens and Long Island. The Expressway creates dangers and runs through both of these locals in New York.

Published on: March 2, 2012

Train and truck collision

by Stephen Bilkis

Police reported to an investigator that a National Railway Company train crashed with a tractor-trailer that two women were driving in. According to the police, no one was injured in the truck accident. The truck was taking auto the parts to Kentucky from Newbern. The police investigation revealed that the accident happened on Wednesday at approximately 6 15 p.m.

The tractor trailer was traveling on Parks Road. At one point, the tractor-trailer got caught on the tracks, while it was going downtown to Newbern. The driver of the truck was a woman and she was from Illinois. She was unable to drive the truck forward, and neither could she back the truck up from the train track. Both women were attempting to call for assistance when they saw that the train was coming, believes a witness who happened to be near the scene of the truck accident. They were unable to call 911, because the train came right down on them just as soon as they exited the vehicle. The story made news in Staten Island and Westlchester.

The train was going at such a rapid speed that he was not able to stop and so, it crashed through the tractor trailer until it came to a stop approximately 75 yards ahead. The impact of the accident split the tractor-trailer in half, and as a result, all of the auto parts were scattered around the surrounding area. The women were lucky not to have gotten hurt in this terrible accident. According to a reporter who was working the story for the local newspaper, the scene looked like something from a movie. “The Fugitive” came to mind and was mentioned in the story he wrote for the paper.

Published on: February 27, 2012

Head on collision injury

by Stephen Bilkis

On February the third, a female driver of a Volkswagen collided head-on with a tractor trailer truck. This was a crash of three vehicles. The truck accident happened in the Route 33 area. Police told the reporter that the Ryder truck and the Volkswagen Jetta collided head-on.

There was also a white vehicle involved in the accident, according to a source. The Volkswagen driven by the female driver was the one that was trapped between the truck and the white Chevrolet. Rescue team had to get the vehicle out as well as a female driver. The female driver was taken to the hospital by ambulance and from there she was airlifted to a medical facility close by. As a matter of record fatal truck accidents are likely to occur in areas with many highways and winding roads. They do not happen very often in urban areas like The Bronx and Queens where there are not many highways and winding roads where trucks are apt to speed and become dangerous and have accidents which kill people.

A young man who was in the accident was also taken to the hospital along with the female driver of the Chevrolet car. The driver of the tractor trailer truck went without injuries. The authorities said that the accident is still being investigated to see what happened. He said that the tractor-trailer driver was going eastbound on route 33 and the driver off the Volkswagen was going westbound. The road was closed for several hours as police tried to figure out what happened. The police told the rep that they are checking to see if drunk driving played a part. Of they find that alcohol or drugs or both were involved in this case, it could easily and very quickly become a criminal matter in which someone could be spending a very long time in jail.

Published on: February 24, 2012

Fuel tanker explosion

by Stephen Bilkis

In Idaho, a tanker truck carrying fuel exploded in Picabo this past Wednesday. The truck accidentcaused the death of a resident who lived in Cary. His name was not mentioned in the report that was given to local and national newspapers. This man worked with a fuel tanker company in Idaho. He drove the truck and transported Fuel from one truck to the other.

The Police told the newsmen and women that that during the exchange of the fuel from one truck to the next, that is when his truck caught fire, and everything exploded. It so happened that the deceased went on top of the fuel truck to transfer the fuel to the next truck. It was when he was on the truck that it exploded and killed him immediately. The crew that came to remove his body could not do so until the flames and the heat subsided. It was not until 7 p.m. before they could remove his charred body. As a matter of fact fatal truck accidents are likely to occur in areas with many highways and winding roads. They do not happen very often in urban areas like The Bronx and Brooklyn where there are not many highways and winding roads where trucks are apt to speed and become dangerous and have accidents which kill people.

The other driver, who was close to the explosion, received minor injuries when his jacket caught fire. He was able to extinguish the fire. He refused to go to the hospital for treatment.

Published on: February 22, 2012

Truck driver drowned in accident

by Stephen Bilkis

An accident occurred in Bath County on Monday, where a chart driver was killed when his semi truck went over Highway 64 overpass. The semi truck landed in a creek below the overpass and the truck driver was unable to get out, therefore he died from drowning.

The coroner in Bath County told a reporter that the day was very windy in the area at the time. He thought that the high winds were a contributor to the truck driver’s death. Police also reported that the truck driver was on his way to Virginia. Eventually he would have wound up in New York City and then, Westchester County.

He had left Detroit with auto parts loaded to his semi-truck. He was on the job and had not anticipated that anything would happen. It was when rescuers began to search that they found the truck driver’s body that Thursday night approximately 7 p.m.

Published on: February 19, 2012

Truck catches fire after accident

by Stephen Bilkis

On Wednesday evening, a minivan and a semi-truck crashed and exploded in a fiery collision. This happened in the Ohio area on Highway 275. The truck accident took place approximately 5:45 p.m. as fire trucks and their crews rushed to the scene in order to clear the accident scene.

The fire truck and its crews told a policeman that at least one lane remained closed for a long time. Workers were called to scene to remove the debris and the media also came to the scene to report the accident. Bridge inspectors arrived on the scene the next day to make sure that the highway was safe for other travelers.

Some witnesses reported to the police that the semi-truck was traveling eastbound on Highway 275. They reported that it seemed as if the driver could not control the vehicle and therefore the vehicle began to swerve while hitting the guard rail. Suddenly fire exploded from the truck as soon as it came to a stop. Semi Truck accidents like this one are common on the Long Island Expressway in Nassau and Suffolk Counties. The LIE seems to be the kind of road that promotes accidents where the moving vehicle hits a guard rail and spins out of control.

Published on: February 17, 2012

Pie Crust Truck Overturns

by Stephen Bilkis

Police told a reporter about a truck accident that occurred on Monday morning on Highway 70 in Washington County. The tractor trailer vehicle blocked the highway for several hours and traffic was jammed in 4 miles along the highway. A witness claims that the truck was carrying pie crusts to Buffalo Township when got out of control and careened off the road and turned over. The media came on the scene to cover the story. The tractor-trailer truck flipped over and landed on the highway in the westbound lane. Lucky for everyone, there were no cars that were driving in the westbound lane during the time of the crash.

Also fortunate for the driver of that tractor-trailer, he was not killed in the crash. He was taken from the truck and driven to the hospital where he received treatment for his injuries. A policeman was uncertain at this time whether they will file charges against the tractor-trailer driver or not. New York City and Long Island police try to warn drivers against being unaware of what’s going on around them. Truck accidents often are caused by the fact that the truck driver becomes bored and distracted and does not pay attention to the conditions on the road he’s driving on. There were no drugs or alcohol involved in this case but that is often the case. Drivers on long hauls often use alcohol and or drugs to deal with the boredom which comes with this kind of job.

Every motorist was unhappy that the highway was shut down for so long. It was during busy rush hour, and it caused a lot of inconvenience for many motorists. In addition, the crash caused diesel fuel to spill onto the road and cleanup crews had to be called on the scene to take care of the matter.

Published on: February 14, 2012

Cleveland 18 Wheeler Goes Off the Rails

by Stephen Bilkis

A routine haul for one Cleveland area big-rigger ended in tragedy on Tuesday, said a witness who was in contact with a representative from the Cuyahoga County Coroner’s Office.

The accident occurred after the 18 wheeler, which was heading down Interstate 480, jackknifed on the Valley View Bridge, sending the cab of the semi over the edge of the bridge, landing in a patch of trees. The driver of the truck was an unidentified middle-aged man who was native to the Cleveland area. Fortunately, no additional people were involved in the truck accident, and there was no damage to other cars on the bridge. The source explained after the accident that the driver was driving erratically, and may have been weaving from side to side.

Rescue units responded from at least four different counties to the scene of the accident. Forces from Brooklyn Heights, Independence, Cuyahoga Heights, and Garfield Heights were all present, but unfortunately nothing could be done for the driver of the truck, who was declared dead at the scene.