Category Archives: Truck Accidents
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Safety experts are calling on federal lawmakers to require all semi-truck trailers to have safety guards that could prevent so-called “side underride” accidents, which are almost always fatal in nature. These crashes occur when a passenger vehicle hits the side of a trailer and moves underneath it. The top of the car often gets torn… Read More »
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A fatal accident on U.S. Highway 41 just north of Tampa reportedly occurred after a 52-year-old woman drove into the path of a garbage truck, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Law enforcement officials say the woman moved into the intersection of U.S. 41 and Horton Road when the truck hit the vehicle on the… Read More »
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According to a police report, a man driving a tractor-trailer — with his two children inside the rig with him — recently attempted to flee police after allegedly causing an accident. Before attempting to make his getaway, the trucker was potentially responsible for totaling four vehicles. The 30-year-old man initially crashed his truck into a… Read More »