Posts tagged trucking accidents

• Trucking Accidents causing more Wrongful Death

  Cal Warriner | September 18, 2006 9:23 AM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  Nationwide, 5200 Americans died last year and thousands more were injured in trucking accidents. A detailed and informative, new investigative report by the Dallas Morning News shows trucking accidents are becoming more frequent and predictable. More innocent drivers are falling victim to an industry that is increasingly placing profits ahead of safety. Companies frequently hire felons, drunks...

• Truck Driver Never Braked

  John Hopkins | August 27, 2006 12:38 PM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  The Associated Press reported that a van trailing a group of police officers bicycling to raise money for fallen comrades was struck by a freight truck that did not even brake before crashing into the van. Tragically, two law enforcement officers were killed in the crash. Police are continuing their investigation into the wreck to determine why the truck driver did not brake or take any evasive...

• Oddest truck accident results in death of four penguins

  Cal Warriner | August 26, 2006 9:38 AM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  In what Texas highway patrol calls the oddest trucking accident they have ever worked a semi tractor trailer transporting zoo animals crashed on a Texas highway. The crash resulted in the death of four penguins and several exotic fish. An octopus survived. Troopers were relieved that another truck transporting the alligators and snakes was not involved.

• Car Sinking After an Accident?

  Cal Warriner | August 23, 2006 4:02 PM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  One of the reasons that South Florida is so heavily populated is our gorgeous weather and proximity to bodies of water such as the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. However, due to the myriad waterways that feed the Ocean, Gulf and numerous bays, local drivers need to know what to do if they find themselves in a sinking vehicle after a car accident.The South Florida Sun-Sentinel offers a...