Tractor-Trailer Accidents

• Can we prevent another fatal crash on Bay Bridge?

  Claude Wyle | November 16, 2009 8:50 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  Most of us have heard the tragic news of the big rig driver who failed to negotiate the recently installed “S” curves in the Bay Bridge. A truck driver from Hayward died on Monday...

• Truck Accident Closes Gilroy Highway for Hours

  Chrissie Cole | August 27, 2007 10:27 PM | 0 CommentsStockton, CA

  A truck accident closed down Highway 152 for hours this morning, when a big rig transporting frozen foods struck a telephone pole.California Highway Patrol was first notified about the accident at 5 a.m. As officials worked to remove the truck, officers closed down the highway making children have to find an alternate route to school.Officials had the highway blocked until noon, according to CHP...

• Truck Accident Under Investigation by California Highway Patrol

  Chrissie Cole | September 07, 2007 9:10 PM | 0 CommentsModesto, CA

  A truck accident that happened last week is still under investigation by the California Highway Patrol (CHP).A 79-year-old truck driver was traveling westbound, on Highway 96, carrying logs, when for reasons still unknown, the truck ran off the south edge of the road.CHP is trying to determine how fast the driver was driving at the time of the crash. The truck went over the shoulder and down the...

• Passenger in Commericial Truck Dies in I-805 Crash

  Randy Walton | September 21, 2007 1:25 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  The San Diego Union Tribune has reported that a 37-year-old El Monte was killed when the big rig in which he was a passenger jack-knifed and crashed in the median of south Interstate 805. The driver, a 51-year-old San Bernardino man, suffered major personal injuries and was taken to a hospital. Witnesses told officers that the big rig was in the No. 2 lane and went past their vehicle going...

• Brinks Truck Overturns in Bay Point

  Shannon Weidemann | January 14, 2008 7:01 PM | 0 CommentsRedding, CA

  Dense fog may have been responsible for a Brinks Truck overturning in Bay Point this morning. The trucking accident happened on Highway 4. The fog reduced visibility to 100 to 200 feet early today.The accident was reported to the CHP at 6:51 a.m. east of Bailey Road, according to patrol logs. There were no serious injuries, but fire crews were called to rescue one person trapped in the...

• Truck Hauling Rotten Meat Crashes and Overturns

  Chrissie Cole | July 15, 2007 5:30 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  A trucking accident on a California highway turned into one big stinky mess on Monday night. A dump truck transporting several tons of expired meat overturned before bursting into flames, sparking a brush fire.When the truck and ten-ton load of rotten meat overturned, it caused the trailer to split open and the load was strewn all over the highway.200 firefighters were on the scene to contain...

• Collision Illustrates Dangers of Bikes & Big Rigs

  David Rosenthal | September 19, 2008 7:01 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  Safety considerations come in all shapes and sizes, especially when using public highways. Take for instance two vehicles that frequent the roadways, bikes and big rigs. The consequences of a...

• No Criminal Charges in Fatal Truck Accident

  IB Contributor | July 04, 2007 6:31 AM | 1 CommentLong Beach, CA

  Truck accident takes eight lives. We underestimate the power of distraction. The gadgets that we feel compelled to carry around with us - the mobile phones, iPhones, BlackBerries and Palm Pilots -- can cost lives if we are not conscience of when we use them. Take for instance this truck driver who tried to recharge his cell phone as he was driving on an Indiana toll road. He rammed right into...

• Fatal Parked Truck Accident In Irvine On 405 Freeway

  IB Contributor | July 01, 2007 5:48 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Driver of a parked truck and his employer may be liable for traffic death.A truck accident on the San Diego Freeway last Wednesday took one life and injured another. The driver of a 1990 Ford Econoline died when his van veered off the southbound 405 Freeway in Irvine, the morning of June 29 and collided with a truck, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times. The Times reported that the...

• I-5 Big Rig Wreck Spills Diesel

  Todd Slaughter | October 31, 2008 2:08 PM | 0 CommentsRedding, CA

  REDDING, Calif. - The Recorded Searchlight reported that a tractor trailer rig carrying rolls of printing paper wrecked in the southbound lanes of Interstate 5 near the Vollmers exit this morning....