Truck Accident Lawyer News

STRATFORD, CT – A truck driver died last Saturday after his tractor trailer truck was hit by a car on a Connecticut Highway in Fairfield County, CT. The truck accident happened on Interstate 95 in the town of Stratford, CT. The area is in the south central section of the state between Bridgeport and New Haven, 55 miles southwest of Hartford, CT and 64 miles northeast of New York City.

The back trailer section of the rig finally came to a stop on the center highway Jersey barrier median, blocking the inner left northbound lane of the interstate.

At around 2:00 a.m. Saturday morning, March 6th, 53 year old truck driver David Rapoport of Warwick, Rhode Island, was traveling south on Interstate 95 in a Roadway truck, hauling a load of non-perishable freight items. ... Read Full Story

LAKE DELTON, WI – A tractor trailer truck rolled over and lost its load last Thursday on a Wisconsin Dells Highway. The truck accident happened on Interstate 90-94 and Highway 12 in Lake Delton, Sauk County, Wisconsin. The area is north of the state capital of Madison in the central section of the state, 208 miles southeast of Minneapolis-St Paul, Minnesota and 191 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois.

As the truck driver was crossing the bridge over Highway 12 the second trailer became detached from the first trailer and truck cab and flipped over, causing the truck to crash.

Shortly after 5:00 p.m. on Thursday evening, March 4th, an unidentified truck driver was hauling a double bottom tractor trailer truck loaded with a variety of cargo including computers, tires, and rivets. ... Read Full Story

OAKRIDGE, OR – A truck driver died last Thursday from injuries sustained in an early morning hit and run truck accident in Lane County, Oregon. The truck accident happened on Highway 58 about seven miles west of Oakridge, and southeast of Eugene, OR. The area is in the central west section of the state, 140 miles south of Portland, OR and 140 miles northwest of Klamath Falls, OR.

After the impact Mr. Miller apparently lost control of his Sherwin-Williams trailer truck and crashed into a ditch at the side of the highway losing about eight bales of hay from the front trailer.

Shortly before 5:30 a.m. Thursday morning, 37 year old Gregory R. Muller of Sparks, Nevada was driving a Sherwin-Williams trailer truck east on Highway 58. Mr. Muller was hauling clothes and furniture for the paint company. The corporate headquarters for Sherwin-Williams Paint Company is based in Cleveland, Ohio. ... Read Full Story

STAMFORD, CT – A man died last Tuesday morning after a truck accident on a Connecticut highway. The collision between the van and tractor trailer happened on Interstate 95 in Stamford, Fairfield County, CT. The accident area is in the far southwest corner of the state near the New York border, 21 miles southwest of Bridgeport, CT and 39 miles northeast of New York City.

After being hit by the tractor truck, the Toyota went onto the right side of the interstate and smashed into the guardrail.

Shortly before 5:00 a.m. Tuesday morning, 28 year old Xiaoyuan Huang of Flushing, New York was driving a Toyota Sienna van north in the right lane on Interstate 95 between exits 5 and 6 in the city of Stamford, CT. ... Read Full Story

PHOENIX, AZ — A commercial bus carrying 21 passengers crashed claiming the lives of six people early Friday morning when the bus rolled over after hitting a vehicle. The crash occurred at 5:27 a.m. on Interstate 10 about 25 miles south of Phoenix when the bus rear-ended a pickup truck, according to Arizona Department of Public Safety spokesman Bart Graves. Two vehicles, a semi-truck and a passenger car also crashed after the bus veered off the road.

The bus was carrying 21 passengers. All those killed and injured were on the bus.

The bus driver lost control and veered to the left, then to the right and off the road, rolling over at least once while several people were ejected from the bus, another Public Safety spokesman, Robert Bailey, told CNN sister network HLN.  ... Read Full Story

TOWN OF LEBANON, NY – A woman died last Thursday from injuries she suffered in a head on collision with a tractor trailer truck in Madison County, New York. The truck accident happened on State Route 12B in the town of Lebanon, near Hamilton. The accident area is in the north central section of the state, 35 miles southeast of Syracuse and 232 miles northwest of New York City.

As Ms. Sharot was driving through the town of Lebanon she apparently lost control on the slippery roads and crossed into the northbound lane of State Route 12B, directly in the path of a 2010 International tractor trailer truck traveling north.

At around 8:00 a.m. last Thursday morning, 34 year old Stacy L. Sharot of Earlville, NY was driving a 1998 Ford vehicle south on State Route 12B. There were no passengers in the car with Ms. Sharot. It was snowing at the time and the road surfaces were slick and covered with snow. ... Read Full Story

ASHWAUBENON, WI – A woman died last Thursday afternoon after being involved in a truck accident on a Wisconsin highway. The collision happened on US Highway 41, south of Interstate 172 near Ashwaubenon in the Green Bay metropolitan region. The area is 115 miles north of Milwaukee, WI and 270 miles east of Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota.

The multiple collision stopped both north and south bound traffic on US 41 while crews cleared the wreckage of the delivery truck and the car. At times traffic was confined to one lane in each direction as truck accident investigators went over the area of the collision.

Shortly after 4:15 p.m. Thursday afternoon, 50 year old Wayne Wilson, of Denmark, WI, was driving an International semi tractor trailer truck south on US Highway 41, just past the intersection of Interstate 172. The truck driver was signaling a move to the right shoulder of the highway, where he intended to stop and make a phone call. ... Read Full Story

CINCINNATI, OH – A semi trailer truck flipped over on an Ohio highway last Wednesday morning, stalling traffic for hours. The truck accident happened on Interstate 71 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The area is in the far southwest corner of the state, 110 miles southwest of Columbus, Ohio and 85 miles north of Lexington, Kentucky.

The tractor trailer truck ended up on its left side sprawled across all southbound lanes on the I-71.

At around 8:45 a.m. Wednesday morning 60 year old Edwin Sheppard, of Wilson, North Carolina, was driving a tractor trailer truck, traveling south on Interstate 71. The 18 wheeler was carrying a load of heavy steel coils on the trailer. ... Read Full Story

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – A deadly wreck at the Belle Isle bridge occurred Friday morning in OK City when a semi tractor trailer truck plummeted 40 feet over the Belle Isle bridge, killing the truck driver.

Debris from a semi truck accident scattered below the Belle Isle bridge of west bound I-44 in Oklahoma City. Photo credit: Paul B. Southerland

Investigators said the truck driver, Joseph K. Watkins, 40, was trying to avoid the other crash on the I-44 when he went off the bridge. Watkins had to be cut from the cab of the truck and was taken to a local hospital before dying from his injuries. ... Read Full Story

POPLAR GROVE, IL – Seventeen children were injured Monday when a semi truck collided with their school bus in Boone County, Illinois. The truck accident happened on Illinois 76 near Poplar Grove, IL. The area is in the northern section of the state 20 miles northeast of Rockford, IL and 78 miles northwest of Chicago, IL.

According to an accident reconstructionist, the truck driver steered off the roadway and hit the bus in an area where it would have less impact on the passengers. Seventeen children were injured.

The accident occurred shortly after 3:00 p.m. Monday afternoon as the school children from North Boone Upper Elementary School were being transported home after the school day. The truck driver, from Harvard, IL, was driving his Peterbilt truck and flatbed south on Illinois 76. The driver works for Basic Service Trucking, Inc., of Harvard. ... Read Full Story