Archive for the ‘Texas Truck Accidents’ Category
HEARNE, TX – Poor driving conditions due to heavy rains is being blamed for a fatal accident involving an 18-wheeler and a pickup on Texas 6 south of Hearne on Thursday afternoon, March 29, that left three people dead and two others injured. Hearne is located in Robertson County, Texas in the eastern central part of the state about 119 miles northwest of Houston and 95 miles northeast of Austin.

A semi truck collided with a pickup truck in Hearne, TX killing 3 people on Thursday, March 29, 2012. Photo credit: S. Villanueva / TheEagle.com
VICTORIA, TX. – Two semi trucks and a van collided on U.S. Highway 59, Wednesday morning at about 7:30 a.m. on Feb. 15 killing one of the van’s passengers, a 30 year old man from Alice, Texas and injuring 4 others.

Photo shows semi truck that crashed in Victoria, TX on highway 59, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. Photo credit: Victoria Advocate
In the 151st District Court Of HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS – Houston truck accident lawyer, Gordon, Elias & Seely, LLP, represent a 56 year old man from Pontotoc, MS who was injured by a semi truck driver employed by CANNONBALL TRUCKING, INC. at the time of the incident.
HOUSTON, TX – A double trailer semi truck jackknifed and crashed on the Texas 8 Beltway in Houston, TX on Thursday, January 5, 2012 and tied up rush hour traffic for hours.

The rear trailer of a double trailer semi truck detached from the front trailer and semi tractor and wrapped around a light pole on Beltway 8 near JFK Blvd. in Houston, TX on January 5, 2012.
DALLAS, TX – A semi truck driver was hospitalized on Wednesday, December 21, 2011 after flipping his 18 wheeler on the I-30 in Dallas, TX.

A semi truck flipped over onto its side on Wednesday, December 21 at the curve just before the Lawnview Ave. exit on the eastbound I-30 in Dallas, TX.
HUTTO, TX – Three people were injured when a home movers box truck crashed into an Amtrak passenger train in Hutto, TX on Sunday, December 18, 2011.

A box truck that failed to yield at a private driveway rail crossingin Hutto, TX smashed into an Amtrak passenger train on December 18, 2011. Photo credit: John DeLoach
In the 281st District Court Of HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS – Houston truck accident lawyer, Gordon, Elias & Seely, LLP, represent a 50 year old man from Katy, Texas who was injured by the driver of a Mack Truck that struck the victim’s vehicle three times from behind.

The Federal Government plans to increase truck driver’s pay in an effort to reduce the death toll due to speeding, driver fatigue, overloaded trucks or taking drugs to stay awake.

BALLINGER, TX – A bus driver carrying college students and faculty from Abilene Christian University lost control and struck a concrete culvert which caused the bus to overturn resulting in one death and critically injuring four others, officials said.
LUBBOCK, TX – House Bill 1353, which took effect on September 1, eliminates the 65-mile per hour nighttime speed limit and all truck speed limits on Texas roadways.