{"id":4464,"date":"2011-06-20T13:42:30","date_gmt":"2011-06-20T20:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/blog\/?p=4464"},"modified":"2013-03-15T11:09:34","modified_gmt":"2013-03-15T18:09:34","slug":"vehicle-runs-red-light-hits-penske-truck-in-downtown-amarillo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/blog\/4464\/vehicle-runs-red-light-hits-penske-truck-in-downtown-amarillo\/","title":{"rendered":"Vehicle Runs Red Light Hits Penske Truck in Downtown Amarillo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AMARILLO, TX &#8211; A Toyota Camry with two women inside, hit a Penske tractor trailer truck after running a red light in downtown Amarillo, according to witnesses, the local police said. The accident occurred on Saturday afternoon, June 18, at about 1:30 p.m. at 10th and Taylor Streets.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4474\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4474\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4474\" title=\"amarillo-tx-truck-accident\" src=\"http:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/amarillo-tx-truck-accident.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/amarillo-tx-truck-accident.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/amarillo-tx-truck-accident-150x89.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/amarillo-tx-truck-accident-300x178.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4474\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rescue workers at the scene of the accident at 10th Ave and Taylor Street in Amarillo, TX on Saturday, June 18, 2011. Photo credit: Amarillo Globe-News<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Witnesses told the Amarillo police that the gray Toyota Camry was traveling westbound on 10th when it ran a red light, hitting the Penske moving truck.<!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4476\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4476\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4476\" title=\"amarillo-tx-truck-accident-map\" src=\"http:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/amarillo-tx-truck-accident-map.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/amarillo-tx-truck-accident-map.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/amarillo-tx-truck-accident-map-150x109.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/amarillo-tx-truck-accident-map-300x218.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4476\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Map showing location of accident between a Camry and a tractor-trailer truck at the intersection of 10th Ave and Taylor Street in Amarillo, TX.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/amarillo.com\/news\/latest-news\/2011-06-18\/collision-sends-3-local-hospitals\" target=\"_blank\">Amarillo Globe News<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Camry acted as a wedge, flipping the Penske truck over on its side and blocking all lanes of traffic on Taylor Street.<\/p>\n<p>The 74-year-old female passenger of the Camry was extricated from the wreckage. She, along with the 50-year-old driver of the Camry and the 29-year-old male driver of the Penske truck, was transported to the hospital for treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Police said the injuries were not life-threatening.<\/p>\n<p>The occupants in the Camry are Amarillo residents but the driver of the Penske truck, from Virginia Beach, Va., was traveling through town.<\/p>\n<p>The streets in the area remained closed while police investigate the accident. Police said alcohol was not a factor.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Texas metropolitan cities with a high incident of truck accidents include Brownsville, Carrollton, Tomball and Tyler Texas to name a few.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about Texas trucking laws, truck injury causes and victims&#8217; rights, contact truck accident lawyers, Gordon, Elias &amp;amp; Seely, LLP for expert truck accident advice. For a free consultation, talk to an expert truck accident attorney at 1.800.773.6770.<\/p>\n<p>Related searches:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomball18wheeleraccidentlawyer.co%20\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Tomball 18 wheeler accident lawyer<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tyler18wheeleraccidentlawyer.co\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Tyler 18 wheeler accident lawyer<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brownsvillepersonalinjurylawyer.co\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Brownsville personal injury lawyer<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.carrolltonpersonalinjurylawyer.co%20\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Carrollton personal injury lawyer<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AMARILLO, TX &#8211; A Toyota Camry with two women inside, hit a Penske tractor trailer truck after running a red light in downtown Amarillo, according to witnesses, the local police said. The accident occurred on Saturday afternoon, June 18, at about 1:30 p.m. at 10th and Taylor Streets. Witnesses told the Amarillo police that the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,13],"tags":[279,16],"class_list":["post-4464","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-texas-truck-accidents","category-truck-accident-lawyers","tag-amarillo-truck-accident-lawyer","tag-texas-truck-accident-lawyers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4464","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4464"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4464\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7355,"href":"https:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4464\/revisions\/7355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4464"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4464"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4464"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}