A semi truck crashed with another car on the northbound Southwest Freeway (U.S. 59) near the South Freeway (Texas 288) on Friday, May 11, 2012 in Houston, TX overturning and spilling a load of flour and injuring the driver of the car.

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The media said the 18-wheeler overturned and spilled its load of flour on U.S. 59 near Texas 288 just south of downtown Houston, forcing officials to temporarily shutdown the freeway near the crash site. The freeway eventually reopened about 11:45 a.m.

Map showing location of a semi truck accident on the northbound Southwest Freeway (U.S. 59) just north of the South Freeway interchange (Texas 288) in Houston, TX on May 11, 2012.

The semi truck was traveling northbound on the Southwest Freeway when the big rig and car collided. resulting in the truck slamming into the concrete barrier between the northbound and southbound lanes of traffic, overturning and spilling a load of flour onto the freeway.

Reports at the time of the accident said the driver of the car was injured and rushed a nearby hospital. Details of the driver’s injuries and condition were not released.

No other injuries were reported.

The incident remains under investigation at this time.

Source: Houston Chronicle

Truck Accident Lawyer News is a truck accident and personal injury blog that publishes up to date truck accident and truck legal news from across the United States. Houston, due to its vast highway system, has a high incident of truck accidents and vehicle collisions resulting in severe personal injuries and even death. Houston truck accident lawyer, Gordon, Elias & Seely, says that an overloaded truck whose center of gravity is off by even a small amount, could cause that truck to tip over and land on the car next to them. Truck drivers and trucking companies are accountable for their negligence in loading the trailer of a semi truck or 18-wheeler. Truckers must exercise the highest standards of safety, particularly when a load contains hazardous or volatile material.

Photo shows overturned big rig in Houston truck accident on East Loop on May 9, 2012

The accident happened on Wednesday evening at about 8 p.m. as the 18-wheeler was making its way onto an East Loop entrance ramp near Manchester Street.

A small amount of diesel fuel leaked out of the overturned semi truck, but was able to be cleaned up by work crews. The freeway ramp had to be shut down for several hours.

The Houston police told the media that they be believe the semi truck flipped when the truck’s heavy load unexpectedly shifted causing the entire truck to overturn. Police said the unsecured load and high speed caused the accident.

No one injuries were reported at the time of the accident.

The incident remains under investigation at this time.

News Source: Click2Houston.com

Houston truck accident lawyer, Gordon, Elias & Seely, says that an overloaded truck or one that is traveling down the road with an unsecured load is a dangerous and deadly hazard. If the center of gravity is off by even a small amount, that truck could tip over and land on the car next to them. Truck drivers and trucking companies are accountable for their negligence in loading the trailer or flatbed of a commercial truck. They must exercise the highest standards of safety, particularly when a load contains hazardous or volatile material.

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Madisonville is about 485 miles west of Odessa and about 97 miles northwest of Houston.

The accident occurred on Sunday morning, May 6, around 9 a.m. near the city of Madisonville where 33 students members of the ECISD’s Horticulture club and their nine sponsors attending the trip in Huntsville were returning from their annual spring trip.

Trooper Jimmy Morgan with DPS in Bryan, TX told NewsWest 9 that a Leona Volunteer Fire Department truck was responding to a fire that two other fire trucks were already at. The driver of the third truck tried to make a U-turn on the highway to join the other two trucks, but the driver didn’t notice the ECISD school bus coming up alongside it. The truck was struck by the school bus, causing this morning’s accident.

ECISD Greenhouse Instructor Nathan Pettigrew said the injured students were transported to hospitals in Centerville, Crockett, and Palestine because the hospital in Madisonville was not big enough for all them. The media reported that injuries sustained were not life threatening. Those not transported by EMS were taken to Centerville High School.

After the group was reunited at the school, a Centerville Independent School District bus was scheduled to take the group to a midway point where a bus from ECISD would bring the group back to Odessa, ECISD Communications Director Mike Adkins said.

Nieves, who was DWI at the time, admitted to television station WFAA that he got behind the wheel of his pickup after drinking 10 beers and was responsible for “a real bad accident”, crashing head-on into the gasoline tanker truck as he drove the wrong way on Interstate 30 near Beach Street.

Nieves will receive a maximum term of 20 years in prison for the deadly DUI accident that killed Alejandro Raya, 45, the driver of the tanker truck. Raya was married and a father of three.

A video of his TV interview was played for jurors at his trial.

Source: KWTX.com

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Fort Worth truck Accident Lawyer, Gordon, Elias & Seely, L.L.P. , state that when a truck driver impaired by drugs or alcohol makes the decision to get behind the wheel of their semi tractor-trailer, any driver traveling near them is at risk for injury or death. The power and sheer force of a speeding, 18-wheel truck is a dangerous weapon that could forever change one’s life.

Photo shows fiery crash on State Highway 123 involving a semi truck, a school bus carrying and two other vehicles in Seguin, TX on Friday, April 27, 2012.

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The multi vehicle collision occurred on Friday, April 27, around 6:30 a.m. on State Highway 123 South of Seguin near Fox Trotter Road about 35 miles northeast of San Antonio, TX.

Map showing location of a fiery crash involving a semi truck and a school bus in Seguin, TX on April 27, 2012 on State Highway 123 near Fox Trotter Rd.

The driver of the 18-wheeler involved in the accident was taken to University Hospital in San Antonio in critical condition. The rest of the accident victims were taken to Guadalupe Regional Medical Center for observation.

Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Jason Reyes said, “It appears that we had an 18-wheeler that was southbound on 123 and the PT Cruiser that was in front of it had pulled over on the shoulder to allow the 18-wheeler to pass. It appears that the 18-wheeler had clipped the PT Cruiser, causing it to spin directly in front of the bus, striking the bus. A Ford Focus that was directly behind the bus became involved in the crash.”

Shortly after the crash, a fire erupted destroying all four vehicles, Reyes said.

“We are not certain what started the fire at this moment but once we had the impact between the 18-wheeler and the PT Cruiser it started and spread,” he said.

According to a school official none of the students sustained life threatening injuries.

The accident remains under investigation at this time.

Source: Sequin Gazette

In an announcement made on Friday, The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) said that they were proposing tougher standards for sleep apnea evaluation by adopting the recommendations of two advisory panels, one from the medical community and one representing industry, enforcement, labor and safety advocacy interests, for how medical examiners should evaluate the condition.

The panels said the agency should tell medical examiners that drivers with a body mass index of 35 or more must be evaluated for sleep apnea. In a Federal Register notice posted Friday, the agency asked for comments on this and a number of additional recommendations concerning apnea screening, evaluation and treatment.

However, the FMCSA later withdrew the proposal stating:

“The agency is still in the process of carefully reviewing the recommendations submitted by the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee and Medical Review Board. The initial publication was a clerical error. We anticipate requesting public comment on the recommendations later this year.”

Source:  Trucking Info

The driver of a heavy duty flatbed truck was rescued in Houston, TX after crashing into a stopped semi truck on April 13, 2012. Photo credit: KRIV-TV

The accident occurred about 3 a.m. early Friday morning, April 13, when the flatbed heavy duty truck crashed into a stopped 18-wheeler truck, which was then  pushed into another 18-wheeler truck that was also stopped on the North Sam Houston Parkway West near the State Highway 249 exit.

Map showing location of a rescue of a heavy duty flatbed truck driver after crashing into a stopped semi truck on State Highway 249 in northwest Houston, TX on April 13, 2012.

The reason that the 18-wheeler trucks were stopped was because a utility company was pulling electrical lines across the tollway and had closed all the lanes during the process.

The driver of the heavy duty truck did not notice the stopped traffic until it was too late and was unable to stop in time which caused the multi-vehicle accident.

The incident remains under investigation at this time.

Source: My Fox Houston

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A semi truck lies on its side after plunging over a bridge and then down an embankment on the westbound I-820 in Haltom City, TX on April 17, 2012. Photo credit: Ron Jenkins/Star-Telegram

Both the Haltom City and North Richland Hills police arrived at the scene.

Map showing location of a semi truck accident on I-820 in Haltom City, TX where a westbound tractor trailer veered off a bridge over a creek just before the Denton Highway.

The accident occurred at about 11 a.m. in the 5600 block of Northeast Loop 820 where authorities, due to heavy traffic, called for a helicopter ambulance to take the injured driver to a nearby hospital shutting down the highway.

Star-Telgram reports:

A Haltom City firefighter also was injured when he hit his head trying to extricate the driver, said Cpl. Steve Reiss of the Haltom City Police Department.

The firefighter was taken to a local hospital.

Police had not released any information on what caused the crash. The truck spilled a small amount of fuel, Reiss said.

By 2 p.m., one lane of traffic was moving in each direction. Police did not know when the highway would be fully open.

Haltom City is located in Tarrant County, Texas and is about 3 mile southwest of Richland Hills and about 8 miles northeast of Fort Worth, Texas.

The incident remains under investigation at this time.

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Tow truck at the scene of a semi truck accident in Springfield, IL where a Lay's Potato Chip big rig went off the road and down an embankment on April 11, 2012.

According to the Illinois State Police, the 18 wheeler accident occurred on Wednesday morning, April 11, at 10 a.m.

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The police said that the semi truck, driven by Ryan Martinez, 25, of Frankfort, Indiana was heading north on I-55 when it veered off the road, crashing through the center median and then crashing into a flat-bed trailer being pulled by a northbound pickup truck. Martinez told police his semi began pulling to the left for an unknown reason.

Map showing location of semi truck accident on I-55 in Springfield, IL near Stevenson Dr. on April 11, 2012.

The driver of the pickup was identified as Curtis Miller, 52, of Champaign.

SJ-R.com reports:

Traffic was slowed for about two hours on southbound Interstate 55 near the Stevenson Drive exit Wednesday morning as authorities cleaned up a crash involving a semi and a pickup truck.

After the crash, the semi drove down the embankment near the southbound lanes of the highway.

Both vehicles were towed from the crash scene. Martinez was cited for improper lane usage. A safety inspection on the semi is pending.

Traffic on I-55 southbound was reduced to one lane until about noon. At one point traffic was backed up beyond the South Grand Avenue exit.

The accident remains under investigation at this time.

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A gravel truck was one of the two semi trucks involved in an accident in Fort Worth, TX on April 10, 2012 on the I-35W Frontage Rd and Highway 114.

A tandem trailer owned by Averitt Express was one of the two semi trucks involved in an accident in Fort Worth, TX on April 10, 2012 at the intersection of Highway 114 and I-35W.

In an article at MyFOXDFW.com, the Police said that a tandem 18-wheeler  truck was turning from westbound Highway 114 onto the southbound I-35W frontage road when the tandem truck was broadsided by an 18-wheeler gravel truck, causing diesel fuel and gravel to scatter all over the intersection.

Map showing location of multiple big rig accident in Fort Worth, TX near the Texas Motor Speedway at the intersection of I-35W with Highway 114.

According to CW33 News, truck accident Hazmat crews, as well as TxDOT officials, were called to the intersection to remove the fuel and wreckage. Both directions of Hwy 114 were closed until mid-Tuesday morning. Traffic on I-35W was not affected.

No injuries were reported at the time of the accident, but both 18-wheelers suffered heavy damage.

The incident remains under investigation at this time.