{"id":10800,"date":"2026-01-29T13:51:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T19:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/?p=10800"},"modified":"2026-01-29T13:51:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T19:51:22","slug":"fatality-confirmed-in-semi-crash-along-i-40-near-lebanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/tennessee-truck-accidents\/fatality-confirmed-in-semi-crash-along-i-40-near-lebanon\/","title":{"rendered":"Fatality confirmed in semi crash along I-40 near Lebanon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WILSON CO., TN &#8211; A single-vehicle crash involving an 18-wheeler in eastern Wilson County, Tennessee, claimed the life of a Mississippi truck driver on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsmv.com\/2026\/01\/29\/semi-driver-killed-after-crashing-into-trees-off-i-40-road-closed-indefinitely-due-continued-diesel-fuel-spill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According to WSMV 4<\/a>, the collision occurred near mile marker 248 on I-40. This is just east of Lebanon and near Truckers Crossroads.<\/p>\n<p>Police say that 61-year-old Joseph A. Blackburn lost control of his Peterbilt semi at a curve in the interstate. The 18-wheeler travelled off of the roadway and impacted with several trees.<\/p>\n<p>Blackburn sustained fatal injuries.<\/p>\n<p>It does not appear that there were any passengers in the truck at the time of the accident.<\/p>\n<p>A full investigation is underway.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1tuDZY_4-mu5N8jXQFYEp_Xx5F_tM1lc&amp;ehbc=2E312F&amp;noprof=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve lost a loved one in a Wilson County truck accident, we know you are in pain. Many bereaved families find comfort in fighting to hold the at-fault driver accountable for their actions. The experienced Tennessee truck accident lawyers at Truck Accident Lawyers LLC can offer compassionate and aggressive representation during this difficult time. <a href=\"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact us<\/a> online or call us at <a href=\"tel:(888)7745836\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(888) 774-5836<\/a> to request a free case evaluation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WILSON CO., TN &#8211; A single-vehicle crash involving an 18-wheeler in eastern Wilson County, Tennessee, claimed the life of a Mississippi truck driver on Wednesday. According to WSMV 4, the collision occurred near mile marker 248 on I-40. This is just east of Lebanon and near Truckers Crossroads. Police say that 61-year-old Joseph A. Blackburn [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tennessee-truck-accidents"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10800"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10800\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10804,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10800\/revisions\/10804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}