{"id":4919,"date":"2024-09-06T15:34:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T20:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/?p=4919"},"modified":"2024-09-06T15:34:00","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T20:34:00","slug":"18-wheeler-driver-critically-hurt-in-multi-auto-wreck-in-memphis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/tennessee-truck-accidents\/18-wheeler-driver-critically-hurt-in-multi-auto-wreck-in-memphis\/","title":{"rendered":"18-wheeler driver critically hurt in multi-auto wreck in Memphis\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MEMPHIS, TN \u2013 A driver of an 18-wheeler was left in critical condition after his truck collided with an ambulance and fire truck engine on I-40 Friday.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The events unfolded around 1:30 a.m. when the tractor-trailer driver had veered off the westbound lanes and struck the fire truck and ambulance on the eastbound lanes, <a href=\"https:\/\/wreg.com\/news\/local\/crash-involving-18-wheeler-ambulance-fire-truck-closes-down-i-40\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WREG<\/a> indicated in a report.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tennessee Highway Patrol said the patient inside the ambulance was sent to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">St. Francis-Bartlett for treatment of non-life-threatening wounds, while medics took the truck driver to Regional One Hospital.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Authorities closed the westbound lanes for the standard clean-up process and investigation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since the investigation is in its early stages, troopers have not been able to disclose the circumstances behind this crash.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1sJTR7r3H5Dihu6fCagemsmBdFlB0hIE&amp;ehbc=2E312F&amp;noprof=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following your truck collision, you should not have to be bombarded by the aspects of your truck claim. You should be able to focus on your physical recovery and leave the heavy legal lifting to one of our <a href=\"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>talented Tennessee truck accident attorneys<\/strong><\/a>. As you focus on resting, our lawyer will pursue all the necessary tedious legal paperwork, gather evidence to prove you were not liable, and never deviate from your rights to justice and maximum compensation, money that can alleviate the financial burdens \u2014 hospital bills, physical therapy expenses, lost income, and money that can be used for mental counseling or psychotherapy to help you overcome unresolved trauma from the crash. A free consultation can lay the groundwork for your next steps to come. Call our Tennessee office at <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"tel:+18887745836\"><strong>(888) 774-5836<\/strong><\/a> or reach out <a href=\"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>online<\/strong><\/a> for a free, no-obligation consultation. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MEMPHIS, TN \u2013 A driver of an 18-wheeler was left in critical condition after his truck collided with an ambulance and fire truck engine on I-40 Friday.\u00a0 The events unfolded around 1:30 a.m. when the tractor-trailer driver had veered off the westbound lanes and struck the fire truck and ambulance on the eastbound lanes, WREG [&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-4919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tennessee-truck-accidents"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4919","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=4919"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4919\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4924,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4919\/revisions\/4924"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4919"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}