Posts tagged truck

• Family Files Truck Accident Lawsuit

  Staff Writer | October 26, 2006 7:34 AM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  The family of a woman killed in a truck accident last year has filed a lawsuit against the truck driver, the owner of the truck's cab, the owner of the trailer and the trucking company for whom the driver worked. Corrine Bartels was killed when the semi she was driving collided with another tractor-trailer driven by Steven Helinski who was going the wrong way and was trying to make a U-Turn to...

• Big Rig-Bus crash closes Power Inn Road

  Ed Smith | October 21, 2006 6:15 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  A big rig crashed into the back of an R.T. bus Friday morning, October 20th, sending 3 people in the bus to the hospital.The big rig allegedly slammed into the bus when going thru a yellow light, overturning the bus. The trucker apparently escaped injury. The attached article is an excllent summary of the causes of trucking accidents.

• No excuse not to trim trees around intersection

  Ed Smith | October 18, 2006 5:48 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  Government immunity may protect a government entity in its decisions and judgments about putting up signs at an intersection. However, there is no protection if the government entity allows trees or buhes to obstruct those signs so they cannot be readily seen by motorists.In a recent Texas case, Plaintiff was allowed to pursue its claim against the state of Texas where there was a trucking...

• Truck races train---loses badly (Video)

  Ed Smith | October 16, 2006 2:56 AM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  Here's another video on how not to enter a train crossing. A trucker decides her can beat this oncoming train, but doesn't realize a line of cars is blocking his path on the other side of the tracks.Many accidents at train crossings are due to the motorists error, however many train crossing accidents are due to negligence on the part of the railroad.