Sleepy Truck Driver Suspected Cause of Oregon Truck Accident
Officials in Oregon suspect that a driver fell asleep at the wheel and caused a truck accident on Interstate 5, according to OregonLive.com. According to reports, the truck swerved onto the shoulder of the road and back onto the freeway, where it lost control and eventually rolled over. The driver was identified as Milan Zeba,
Read MoreOne Killed in NJ Turnpike Truck Accident
One driver died in a truck accident involving two large trucks on the New Jersey Turnpike in September, according to NJ.com. Phillip Frey, 33, was driving a commercial truck southbound when he rear ended a United Postal Service truck traveling in the same direction at a low speed. Both trucks were engulfed in flames and
Read MoreDriver Dies in Turnpike Truck Accident
A truck driver died in an accident on October 3 in Robbinsville, New Jersey, according to NJ.com. The truck accident caused delays on the New Jersey Turnpike throughout Mercer County. New Jersey State Police have only identified the driver as a 49-year-old male from Belleville. The dump truck veered into a barrier underneath an overpass
Read MoreDo GPS Devices Lead to Truck Accidents?
New York does not allow commercial trucks to use its parkways because they are too narrow and winding, and they are also full of low hanging overpasses that are too small for trucks to fit under. New York has placed plenty of warning signs before each of these overpasses warning commercial truck drivers, but truck
Read MoreJersey Turnpike Truck Accident Sends Three to Hospital
Three people were seriously injured in a truck accident on the New Jersey Turnpike on August 25, according to sources. According to CBS News, a car and a semi-truck collided in Leonia. The car was traveling northbound in the express lane when it was forced to slow down for traffic. The truck failed to slow
Read MoreTwo-Truck Accident on New Jersey Turnpike Claims One
A truck accident on the New Jersey Turnpike on September 11 claimed the life of one driver and delayed traffic for hours, according to Philly.com. New Jersey State Police Sgt. Adam Grossman told reporters that a box truck in the center lane rear ended a tractor-trailer on the turnpike. The box truck burst into flames,
Read MoreFour Killed in Nebraska Bus-Truck Collision
Four people died, including two children, when a tractor-trailer and a school bus collided in rural Southern Nebraska, according to sources. Both drivers were killed after the vehicles caught fire. Truck driver Travis Witte, 21, was hauling some bales of hay from his farm when he collided with the school bus. Four children on the
Read MoreThree Seriously Injured in NJ Turnpike Truck Accident
Sources confirmed that three people suffered serious injuries in a truck accident on the New Jersey Turnpike on August 25. A car with three occupants traveling northbound was struck from behind by a tractor-trailer on the New Jersey Turnpike shortly after midnight. The car was forced to slow down by the flow of traffic, and
Read MorePolice Search for Hit-and-Run Suspect
Police in New York are looking for a suspect in a fatal hit-and-run truck accident in the Bronx, according to the Wall Street Journal. A white box truck making a left turn struck a pedestrian crossing the road and then left the scene. The victim, 26-year-old Elliot Jermaine, was rushed to Jacobi Medical Center and
Read MoreMegabus Settles Fatal Accident Lawsuit One Day after Another Fatal Accident
Megabus, a subsidiary of Coach USA, settled a wrongful death lawsuit from a 2010 bus accident, according to the Chicago Tribune. Megabus agreed to settle the lawsuit one day after another fatal Megabus crash with one of its buses claimed the life of Dona Halstead, a 76-year-old former judicial secretary. Halstead was crossing in a
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