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Archive for 2010

CHICAGO, IL – Two semi trucks collided Friday morning, April 30, 2010, and erupted in flames on an interstate on the south side of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois. The double truck accident occurred when one of the trucks was attempting to change lanes on Interstate 57 and crashed into a second semi trailer. The accident area is in the northeast section of the state 89 miles south of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and 95 miles northwest of South Bend, Indiana.

According to an Illinois State trooper at the scene, as the truck driver was changing lanes he lost control of his rig and slid into the path of another semi truck already in the right lane of the interstate.

Shortly after 7:00 a.m. Friday morning a semi truck was traveling in the northbound left lane on Interstate 57 in Chicago. The truck was not carrying a load at the time and was not pulling a trailer. As the unidentified truck driver, reportedly in his 30s, was moving in the area near 111th Street he attempted to move over to the right lane. ... Read More

FOND DU LAC, WI – A semi tractor trailer truck carrying cattle overturned on a Wisconsin highway Thursday morning, April 30, 2010, as the driver attempted to avoid colliding with a vehicle that had pulled in front of the truck. The truck accident occurred on the Highway 151 bypass near the city of Fond du Lac, WI. The accident area is in the east central section of the state, 66 miles northwest of Milwaukee, WI and 74 miles south of Green Bay, WI.

The semi trailer truck was carrying 11 cows and 2 calves at the time of the truck accident. The rollover injured several of the animals and one had to be euthanized.

At about 11:00 a.m. Thursday morning 55 year old Patrick DeGeneffe of Chilton, WI was driving his trailer truck southbound on the four lane bypass on Highway 151 near Fond du Lac, WI. Mr. DeGeneffe was hauling cattle for the DeGeneffe Brothers Transport Company, located in Chilton. ... Read More

FORT MYERS, FL – A driver narrowly escaped being fatally injured in a truck accident that occurred Tuesday afternoon, April, 27, 2010, in Lee County, Florida. The accident occurred when the semi truck’s cab got caught on an electrical utility wire on State Road 82 east of Interstate 75, near the Forum Shopping Center in Fort Myers, FL. The area is in the southwest section of the state, 126 miles south of Tampa-St. Petersburg and 156 miles northwest of Miami, FL.

Police and emergency workers responded to the truck accident scene and found that the driver had narrowly escaped injury and was able to walk away.

On Tuesday afternoon driver Jorge Sosa was westbound in his 18 wheeler on State Road 82, headed to Lehigh to pick cargo that he would then take to a destination in Miami. At the same time utility crews with the Florida Power and Light Company were working on power lines on State Road 82 just east of the Forum Shopping Center. ... Read More

ROYALTON, NY – A semi truck driver hit a man on a riding lawn mower Saturday morning, April 24. 2010, in Niagara County, New York. The truck accident happened northeast of the Buffalo metropolitan region, on Route 93, known locally as Akron Road, in the town of Royalton, NY. The accident area is in the far northwest section of the state, east of the Canadian border, 47 miles west of Rochester, NY and 129 miles northeast of Erie, Pennsylvania.

Local emergency personnel responded to the scene of the truck accident, along with officers with the Niagara County Sheriff’s Department

At around 10:30 a.m. Saturday morning 88 year old Ralph Foster of Royalton, NY was driving his riding lawn mower east on Route 93/Akron Road. He was approached from behind by an eastbound tractor trailer truck driven by Jonathan Atwater of Binghamton, NY.

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EASTON, NY – A woman was injured Thursday morning, April 22, 2010, during a truck accident in Washington County, New York. The collision between the car and the semi trailer truck occurred on rural State Route 40 near the village of Easton, northeast of the Albany metro region. The accident area is in the far eastern section of the state near the Vermont border, 37 miles west of Bennington, VT and 176 miles north of New York, New York.

The impact of the truck accident caused considerable damage to the Hyundai Elantra, mainly to the front end, and the car had to be towed from the scene

At around 10:15 a.m. Thursday morning 20 year old Kelly Kinley of Greenwich, NY was driving a Hyundai Elantra north on State Route 40. As she drove through the area near Easton she reportedly had a medical emergency and lost control of her vehicle.

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LOMBARD, IL – On Monday evening, April 21, 2010, a truck accident trapped two pedestrians under an SUV in Du Page County, Illinois. The semi trailer truck collided with the SUV at the juncture of Roosevelt Road and Main Street in the city of Lombard, about 20 miles west of Chicago. The accident area is in the northeast section of the state, 190 miles northeast of Springfield, IL and 90 miles south of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

The driver of the SUV was trapped in his vehicle after the truck accident and local firefighters would work for more than 20 minutes to extricate him

Shortly after 8:00 p.m. Monday evening an unidentified truck driver was driving a semi tractor truck east on Roosevelt Road in Lombard, IL. The 18 wheeler truck belonged to Jewel Food Corporation based in Itasca, IL. ... Read More

CLEBURNE, TX – Three semi trailer trucks were involved in a deadly truck accident Friday morning, April 16, in Johnson County, Texas. The multi vehicle collision happened on US Highway 67 near Walls Drive, south of the Dallas-Fort Worth metro region near the town of Cleburne. The accident area is in the north central section of the state, 168 miles north of Austin, TX and 229 miles south of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

The wreckage of the multi vehicle crash was strewn over a quarter-mile area of the highway, with the transmission and engine section of the truck which set off the truck accident thrown about 150 feet from the site of impact. It took highway crews hours to clear the debris from the roadway.

At about 10:45 a.m. Friday morning a semi trailer driven by 31 year old Neil Howard of Pilot Point was headed north on US Highway 67. Mr. Howard was driving for Jeter 3 Trucking based in Denton, TX. ... Read More

WHEELING, WV – An early morning truck accident in Ohio County, West Virginia left one person dead and the truck driver facing charges. The fatal accident happened Tuesday morning, April 13, 2010, on Interstate 470 when a truck lost two of its wheels near Wheeling, West Virginia. The accident area is in the far northwest corner of the state between the borders of Ohio and Pennsylvania, 127 miles east of Columbus, OH and 59 miles southwest of Pittsburgh, PA.

The Wheeling Fire Department responded to the site of the truck accident and worked to extricate the driver from the mangled car. Mr. Ruskowski was pronounced dead at the scene.

Shortly after 1:00 a.m. Tuesday morning truck driver Robert Mancini, 54 years old, of Mount Olive, Illinois was headed eastbound on Interstate 470. He was driving a semi trailer truck owned by Sievers Truck Services, based in Staunton, IL. ... Read More

LEWISVILLE, TX – A fiery truck accident north of the Dallas-Fort Worth metro region shut down a section of Texas State Highway 121 on Thursday afternoon, April 8, 2010. The collision which involved a semi trailer, a state dump truck, and a passenger pickup truck, occurred in Denton County near Lewisville, TX, where Highway 121 meets Interstate 35. The accident area is in the north east section of the state, 183 miles east of Abilene, TX and 182 miles south of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

At about 1:30 p.m. Thursday afternoon, 59 year old Randy Pierce of Cedar Hill, TX was driving his 18 wheeler truck north on Interstate 35. Mr. Pierce was hauling about 40,000 pounds of frozen chicken for Leap of Faith Transportation, based in Forth Worth, Texas.

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MILFORD, CT – On April 7, 2010, a construction worker was killed Wednesday morning in a trailer truck accident in New Haven County, Connecticut. The truck collision occurred on Interstate 95 between New Haven and Bridgeport, CT near the city of Milford. The accident area is on the shores of Long Island Sound in the far south central section of the state, 50 miles south of Hartford, CT and 70 miles northeast of New York, New York.

Local emergency personnel quickly responded to the scene of the truck accident. They found that the driver of the construction excavator suffered fatal injuries when he was hit by the semi trailer truck and Mr. Diorio was pronounced dead at the scene.

Shortly after 4:00 a.m. 56 year old Anthony Diorio of Unionville, CT was driving a construction excavator vehicle south on Interstate 95. Mr. Diorio was driving for ADF Industries which is based in Berlin, CT. ADF is a subcontracting company, working on a resurfacing and safety improvement project on the interstate for the state of Connecticut. ... Read More