Tractor-Trailer Accidents

• 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...

• The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Act

  Rob McKinney | September 20, 2007 1:40 PM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN

  The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Act has over 1,000 rules and regulations that govern the tractor trailers that drive on the interstate highway system . However , there are only ten key laws that an attorney should know backwards and forwards in an truck accident lawsuit . In the next few posts , I will mention these top rules . The first one is 49 C.F.R. Section 387...

• Rear-end Accident on I-64

  Jennifer Moore | September 20, 2007 1:41 AM | 0 CommentsLouisville, KY

  A three-car pile up last week killed a man on Interstate 64 in Louisville, Kentucky. Police reported that a Honda had stopped on the Interstate near the Grinstead Drive exit. A vehicle rear-ended the Honda. Unfortunately, a pick-up truck then rear-ended the middle vehicle knocking it into the median and killing the driver. Sometimes it is difficult to avoid a vehicle stopped on the...

• 18 Wheeler Accidents

  Jesse Guerra | September 18, 2007 11:31 AM | 0 CommentsCorpus Christi, TX

  Each year thousands of people are seriously injured or killed in 18 wheeler related accidents. Often times over worked drivers and drivers who are in a hurry to get their load from one place to another are to blame.Hilliard and Munoz LLP have the resources and legal skills you need on your side in the event you or a loved one has been seriously injured or killed as a result of a negligent truck...

• Act Fast in Trucking Cases

  Rob McKinney | September 18, 2007 7:51 AM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN

  One mistake made in truck accident cases is failing to move forward on the case quickly . A trucking company is only required to keep the bulk of its records for a very limited time . Driver logbooks are only required to be kept for a period of six months . The logbooks are important if you are claiming driver fatique . The destruction of these records are commonplace in the...

• Fatal Truck Accident

  Jennifer Moore | September 18, 2007 1:27 AM | 0 CommentsLouisville, KY

  A pickup truck crossed the median on the Gene Snyder Freeway (I-265) in Louisville and crashed into a ditch resulting in the driver's death. This was the third fatality due to a motor vehicle accident in Louisville on last Monday, September 10. Fatalities in Louisville continue to climb this year due to automobile and truck wrecks. WLKY in Louisville reported on the story and highlighted that...

• Ohio Couple Killed in Car-Truck Accident

  Chrissie Cole | September 15, 2007 2:07 AM | 0 CommentsCincinnati, OH

  A Tiffin, couple was killed in a fatal car-truck accident yesterday, when their car went through a stop sign on Seneca County Road and was hit by a truck, according to Ohio Highway Patrol.A woman, 57 and her husband, 60, were both pronounced dead at the scene, according to Ohio Highway Patrol.The woman was traveling eastbound on County Road 6 at approximately 12:06 p.m. when it was struck by a...

• Driver of 18-Wheeler Dies in Katy Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | September 14, 2007 2:07 AM | 0 CommentsBrownsville , TX

  An 18-Wheeler accident in Katy on Interstate 10 has left the driver dead. The westbound side of the freeway was shut down for hours while the roadway could be cleared and the accident investigated. The Harris County Sheriff's Office says the man lost control and hit a large street sign around 4:30 a.m. on Interstate 10 at Magnolia. The driver was ejected from the truck and pronounced dead at...

• Lucedale Truck Accident Kills Three Men

  Shannon Weidemann | September 13, 2007 10:21 PM | 0 CommentsMcAllen, TX

  Three men in a Chevorolet Cavalier were killed after they were hit by a semi-truck. The 18-Wheeler Accident happened at the intersection of U.S. 98 and 198 in Lucedale. Gazzo said it appears the three men, in a 1999 Chevrolet Cavalier, pulled out in front of the truck.The impact threw the car under the 18-wheeler, which came to a stop west of Rocky Creek Road, according to the Highway...

• Truck Spills Oil in Corpus Christi

  Shannon Weidemann | September 13, 2007 9:49 PM | 0 CommentsCorpus Christi, TX

  An 18-Wheeler driving on Interstate 37 in Corpus Christi overturned and spilled 5,000 gallons of No. 6 fuel oil onto Harbor Bridge. The 18-Wheeler accident happened at the end of August. Crews had to work to keep the fuel oil from going into the Corpus Christi Ship Channel. The police department believes that the driver was speeding on the turn and that is why the truck overturned. Cmdr....