{"id":7139,"date":"2013-03-01T12:59:26","date_gmt":"2013-03-01T20:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/blog\/?p=7139"},"modified":"2013-03-15T11:09:29","modified_gmt":"2013-03-15T18:09:29","slug":"gravel-truck-driver-killed-after-veering-off-road-on-texas-highway-84-in-mexia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/blog\/7139\/gravel-truck-driver-killed-after-veering-off-road-on-texas-highway-84-in-mexia\/","title":{"rendered":"Gravel Truck Driver Killed After Veering Off Road on Texas Highway 84 in Mexia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MEXIA, Texas &#8212; According to a Department of Public Safety trooper, a gravel truck driver traveling east on Highway 84 was killed on Thursday morning, Feb. 28, after his 18-wheeler veered off the highway and struck a tree on the shoulder of the road just west of Mexia. The city of Mexia is located about 86 miles southeast of Dallas.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7146\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7146\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7146\" alt=\"A semi truck driver was killed when his gravel truck went off the road and struck a tree on eastbound U.S. Highway 84 in Mejia, TX on February 28, 2013.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/mexia-tx-fatal-gravel-truck-acccident.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/mexia-tx-fatal-gravel-truck-acccident.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/mexia-tx-fatal-gravel-truck-acccident-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/mexia-tx-fatal-gravel-truck-acccident-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7146\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A semi truck driver was killed when his gravel truck went off the road and struck a tree on eastbound U.S. Highway 84 in Mejia, TX on February 28, 2013.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more-->The accident occurred at around 8 a.m. Thursday morning at the intersection of U.S. 84 and Farm-to-Market Road 2705, about 6 miles west of Mexia.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7148\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7148\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7148\" alt=\"Map showing location of fatal semi truck accident on U.S. Highway 84 at Farm To Market 2705 in Mexia, TX where the driver of a gravel truck was killed on February 28, 2013. \" src=\"http:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/mexia-tx-fatal-gravel-truck-acccident-map.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/mexia-tx-fatal-gravel-truck-acccident-map.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/mexia-tx-fatal-gravel-truck-acccident-map-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/mexia-tx-fatal-gravel-truck-acccident-map-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7148\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Map showing location of fatal semi truck accident on U.S. Highway 84 at Farm To Market 2705 in Mexia, TX where the driver of a gravel truck was killed on February 28, 2013.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The semi truck driver was identified late Thursday afternoon as Bobby Joe Threet, 72. The trooper said Threet may have experienced a medical problem before the accident happened.<\/p>\n<p>No other injuries were reported.<\/p>\n<p>The accident remains under investigation at this time.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/blog\" target=\"_blank\">Truck Accident Lawyer News<\/a> is a truck accident and personal injury blog that publishes up to date truck accident and truck legal news from across the United States. Here you can find information on <a title=\"Dallas truck accident lawyer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/Northeastern-Texas.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">Texas truck accident law<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MEXIA, Texas &#8212; According to a Department of Public Safety trooper, a gravel truck driver traveling east on Highway 84 was killed on Thursday morning, Feb. 28, after his 18-wheeler veered off the highway and struck a tree on the shoulder of the road just west of Mexia. 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