Elderly Driver In Serious Condition After Big Rig Accident in Ohio
The driver of a tractor trailer was hospitalized after his big rig flew off the highway in Clark County, Ohio, on June 18. The Springfield News-Sun reports that the accident occurred when the tractor trailer that was traveling westbound on Interstate 70 tried to avoid a collision with a Toyota Camry after the car had reportedly pulled into the truck's path. The truck then veered off the highway, went airborne about 20 feet and landed on U.S. 68. The news agency reports that two large steel discs also flew off the flatbed of the truck during the accident and landed [...]
Indiana Construction Zone Tractor Trailer Accident Injures Ten
Ten people were injured in a construction zone accident on Interstate 70 in Vigo County, Indiana, on June 13 involving eight tractor trailers. The Terre Haute Tribune-Star reports that the accident occurred around 6:45 p.m. when a 1999 Western Star tractor pulling a dump trailer loaded with scrap metal stopped suddenly in eastbound traffic that had slowed through the work area. Indiana State Police told the news agency that the Western Star vehicle was then hit from behind by a box trailer hauling dry goods, causing a chain reaction involving six other cargo vehicles, including a 2007 Kenworth big rig [...]
Teen Killed In Overnight North Carolina Collision with Big Rig
A North Carolina teen was killed when the vehicle she was driving crashed into a tractor trailer on N.C. 42 in Edgecombe County. The Daily Reflector reports that the accident occurred around 1:00 a.m. on June 13 when a 2011 Toyota 4Runner being driven by 17-year-old Camille Snyder of Greenville, was apparently trying to make a left hand turn on the eastbound side of the roadway in front of a 1985 Peterbilt 18-wheeler at Fountain Road near Macclesfield. The North Carolina Highway Patrol told the news agency that Snyder failed to yield to the big rig and struck the truck's [...]
Man Hospitalized After Tractor Trailer Rollover Wreck in North Dakota
The 67-year-old driver of a tractor trailer was hospitalized after a crash on Highway 200 in Wells County, North Dakota, on June 13. The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead reports that the accident occurred when the semi, being driven by David Pinske of Gary, Minnesota, failed to negotiate a curve on the westbound side of the roadway about two miles west of Hurdsfield. According to officials, the big rig then began to veer off the highway. The truck then jackknifed as Pinske attempted to gain control of the vehicle. The wreck partially blocked the roadway and the northside of the ditch for [...]
Tractor Trailer Driver Faces Charges in Virginia Crash
The driver of an 18-wheeler faces charges for a June 8 accident in Virginia that injured a 22-year-old woman. The Hampton Roads Daily Press reports that the accident occurred around 12:30 p.m. when a 2009 Chevy Cobalt being driven by Jessica Aguero was side swiped by a tractor tractor on Interstate 64 West near Denbigh Boulevard in Newport News. Virginia State Police told the news agency that it appears as if the driver of the semi, Douglas Hartwill, hit Aguero's car after she slammed on her brakes to try to avoid stopped traffic ahead of her on the highway. According [...]
