Posts tagged trucking accidents

• Trucking Accident Kills One in Caldwell

  Shannon Weidemann | March 10, 2008 12:22 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  A woman was killed in a trucking accident in Caldwell early this morning. The accident happened on Highway 55 between Farmway Road and 10th Avenue. The victim was driving a minivan. Deputies say it appears the driver of the van didn't see the truck as she pulled out onto Highway 55 from Ashland Drive and was broad sided by the semi. Idaho State Police say the woman driving the vehicle...

• Alabama Truck Driver Pleads Guilty in Deaths of Guardsmen

  Chrissie Cole | February 15, 2008 1:47 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  A Citronelle truck driver accused of killing two members of the Alaska National Guard, in a 2006 truck accident, has plead guilty to charges accusing him of driving while under the influence of drugs.The man, 49, of Citronelle entered a guilty plea, Thursday, to four counts of driving under the influence. The trial started on Wednesday in Perry County Circuit Court.Prosecutors said an 18-wheeler...

• Log Truck Overturns in Mortar Creek

  Shannon Weidemann | February 14, 2008 8:45 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  A semi-truck hauling logs from Reeltown to Prattville overturned on Friday, spilling logs all over the road. The trucking accident happened at the intersection of Alabama Highway 14 and Coosada Parkway. With the aid of responding Alabama State Troopers, Coosa­da Parkway was closed to traffic while the logs were removed and the truck could be upright­ed."I'm not surprised this hap­pened,"...

• Gasoline Tanker Accident Shuts Down Alabama Interstate

  Chrissie Cole | February 03, 2008 11:29 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  State trooper's shutdown both lanes of Northbound Interstate 85 to clean up the aftermath of a trucking accident that involved an overturned tanker truck transporting gasoline.The tanker rolled down the side ramp at exit 22 and came to rest between the exit ramp and the interstate, according to officials on the scene.The driver of the truck suffered minor injuries. The Alabama Department of...

• Loxley Trucking Accident Kills Three

  Shannon Weidemann | January 26, 2008 9:04 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  Three people were killed in a trucking accident on Friday evening. The accident happened near Loxley on Alabama Highway 59. Three people were traveling in a car when they collided with a tractor-trailer. The driver, 64, of Benton, Maine, apparently pulled his car onto the highway into the path of a southbound Freightliner tractor-trailer at about 7 p.m.The truck struck the car on the driver...

• Trucking Accident Kills Alabama Man

  Shannon Weidemann | December 14, 2007 8:33 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  A trucking accident in Oregon killed a 23-year-old man from Alabama on Tuesday morning. He was driving an SUV on Highway 58 when he was hit by a semi-truck after crossing the center line. The semi-truck burst into flames after the collision. A good samaritan rescued the driver of the semi-truck. He is at the hospital.Investigation determined that the deceased drove a 2002 Nissan Pathfinder...

• Tractor Trailer Drives Onto Pickup Truck in Alabama

  Shannon Weidemann | November 21, 2007 3:41 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  A man is amazed that he escaped serious injury in Alabama after his pickup truck was driven over by an 18-wheeler. The trucking accident happened on Route 65 on Monday. The man suffered some slight injuries. The driver of the 18-wheeler was taken to the hospital to be treated for his injuries. Foro, 59, recalled seeing the windshield crack and the roof begin to crumple. Before he could...

• Thomasville Man Killed in Trucking Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | November 05, 2007 8:40 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  A 24-year-old man from Thomasville was killed in a trucking accident on Highway 19 in Mississippi. He was driving a pickup truck and he was hit by an 18-wheeler. He died on the scene from his injuries. The 18-wheeler was based out of Montgomery. Shreds of rubber from at least three blown tires on the flat bed trailer were strewn along about 100 feet of the roadway. There also were shredded...

• Deadly Virginia pickup truck accident

  Staff Writer | September 04, 2007 9:41 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  A tragic motor vehicle accident out of Cana, Virginia, made headlines yesterday, when three teens were killed after the pickup truck they were riding in crashed.My FOX 8 in Virginia reports that two of the teens who died were riding in the back of the truck, and one was in the cab. Three other teens in the vehicle sustained injuries and were treated at the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical...

• CSX train collides with tractor-trailer

  Staff Writer | July 10, 2007 2:45 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  The Clanton Advertiser reported a truck and train accident that occurred in Thorsby in mid-June. The truck was sitting on railroad tracks when a CSX train crashed into it at around 10:30 a.m.As it turned out, the tractor-trailer was attempting to turn, but did not see the train coming until too late. The crash has raised concern about train crossing safety in the area. The article reports that...