Early in the morning of June 30th, a truck accident occurred when a delivery truck collided with an empty railroad car outside a chemical depot. The driver of the truck was taken to a local hospital by helicopter and an ambulance took a second person involved in the truck accident to a local hospital. At this point neither injured individual has been identified. For more information on this truck accident, click here.
A woman paralyzed in a tractor trailer accident in Illinois in 2008 has filed a suit against 12 parties, including people and companies in connection with the truck accident. The complaint alleges that the drive of the tractor-trailer failed to break in time and hit a car causing that car to hit another car and then a trailer. The vehicles were stopped on the side of the interstate and the defendant ended up colliding with the trailer, because she could not see the trailer in time to avoid the truck accident. The defendant contends that the rear impact guard that the trailer was required to be equipped with was not functioning properly and that is why the defendant’s car slid underneath the trailer when her car crashed into the trailer. She further contends that she would be unlikely to have been paralyzed in the truck accident if the rear impact guard had not been all corroded and had been functioning properly. The defendant’s seat belt was fastened and the airbags deployed, and the defendant says that these safety precautions should have been enough had the guard worked. The defendant is seeking a judgment of over $500,000 from all of the parties involved in the truck accident suit. For more information on this Illinois Truck accident case, click here.
A man was killed when he was riding his bike and was struck by a truck. This truck accident occurred on June 26th when the victim was riding his bike to work and a truck struck him on his way. The victim had begun riding to work a few days a week to improve his health and is survived by his wife, four children and seven grandchildren. There is no more information as to the cause of the accident. For more information on this truck accident, click here.
A truck accident left a family of five dead after the truck they were riding in was pinned between two semi-trucks. The truck accident occurred on 1-65 early Friday morning when traffic was backed up because a car was being towed from the highway and stopped oncoming traffic. One semi could not stop in time and crashed into the pick-up truck the family was riding in and caused the pick-up to crash into the semi-truck it was stopped behind. The pick-up caught fire and killed all the members of the family that were riding in the truck. No one aside from the passengers of the pick-up truck were injured. For more information on this truck accident, click here.
A truck carrying farm goods tipped over when it swerved in order to avoid a car that had cut into the driver’s path. Luckily, no one was injured as a result of this truck accident, but traffic was backed up for several hours. When the truck tipped over it covered all lanes, and removal of the truck is what caused the long delay. For more information on this truck accident, click here.
A year after a three-truck accident occurred that killed one man in Barrington Hills, one of the drivers has finally been charged. One of the drivers involved in this truck accident has been issued citations in connection with the crash that include driving under the influence of drugs, following too close, operating a commercial vehicle with a license subject to disqualification, improper suspension, inadequate brakes and failure to reduce speed to avoid an crash and failure to wear a seatbelt. The man who was issued the citations was driving one of the two gravel trucks that the victim got into an accident with while driving his pickup truck. The gravel truck drivers were not seriously injured. For more information on this truck accident, click here.
A teenage girl was seriously injured and flown to a local hospital with life threatening injuries after the van that she was a passenger in was t-boned by a tractor-trailer. In the truck accident, the teenage girl that was seriously was sitting behind the driver of the car and one other passenger was injured as well. The other passenger that was injured suffered only minor personal injuries and was taken to a local hospital for treatment. The truck accident seems to have occurred after the driver of the van proceeded into the intersection after stopping at a stop sign, but into the path of the truck. At this point the accident is still under investigation and no citations have been issued. For more information on this truck accident, click here.
Earlier today, on I-80 in the Chicago area a tractor-trailer accident occurred involving four semi trucks, leaving one of the drivers dead. The driver that was killed was driving the semi that started the chain reaction truck crash. All lanes remained closed and were still closed as on 10:20 this evening and are believed to be closed for awhile longer because of the extent of the clean-up required from all the truck contents that were spilled following the truck accident. The name of the victim has not been released, and will not be until the family of the victim has been notified. One other person was injured in the truck accident and was taken to a local hospital and his condition is unknown. For more information on this truck accident, click here.
One man was killed when his pickup truck hit a dump trailer. Both vehicles caught fire and the driver of the pickup truck died after he was ejected from the vehicle as a result of the truck accident. The driver was pronounced dead on the scene and was not wearing a seatbelt when the truck accident occurred. The driver of the dump truck was flown to a local hospital and is listed in critical condition. For more information on this truck accident, click here.
A tractor-trailer accident resulted in the death of the truck driver. On the morning of June 20th a freightliner hauling a trailer ran off the interstate, struck the guardrail, hit a number of trees, then caught fire. The driver died as a result of the fire caused by the truck accident. Local traffic was backed up for hours so the firefighters could put out the fire. For more information on this truck accident, click here.
A truck accident involving a log truck and a freight train occurred in the morning of June 18th. Luckily, no injuries have been reported at this point, but the highway was blocked for several hours following this truck accident. The reason for the long shutdown following the truck/train accident was because of the cleanup of the debris and spillage from the tankers. Nothing that spilled is reported to be toxic unless it catches on fire. For more information on this truck accident, click here.
A truck accident late in the evening of June 18th resulted in the death of a motorcycle driver. The fatal accident occurred when a truck struck a motorcycle while the motorcycle was stopped going westbound waiting to make a left hand turn and was struck by the truck which was headed eastbound. The intersection was closed down for investigation and very little information is known. The motorcyclist was wearing a helmet, but his name has not been released and will not be until the family is notified of the fatal truck accident. For more information on this truck accident, click here.
Verdict reached in suit over negligently overloading flatbed trailer. The court found that a tractor-trailer was negligently overloaded and that the overload was the cause of the truck accident in which a container from the truck fell into the highway and caused the truck to swerve into a second truck and then propel off the roadway. The truck accident resulted in the death of one, after he suffered severe head and internal injuries, slipped into a coma and died 35 days later. There was also pain and suffering damages sought in the lawsuit, for the emotional distress of the daughter who was the backseat passenger in the vehicle in which the fatally injured victim was the driver. The court came back with a $29.4 million dollar verdict. For more information on this truck accident, click here.
Early this morning near Chicago, a semitrailer tipped over on the ramp that goes from the southbound I-294 to the eastbound I-290. At this point there is no news as to the cause of the truck accident but the police were still investigating. No other vehicles were involved in the truck accident, and the truck driver only suffered very minor personal injuries. The truck had been carrying beer products and the beer leaked out onto the road. This one-vehicle accident did not cause severe delays in traffic. For more information on this truck accident, click here.
Earlier this afternoon a semi truck lost control and crashed into a pick-up truck. Luckily, this two-truck accident left no one fatally injured because the semi just missed the driver of the pick–up truck and personally suffered some injuries but the extent is unknown. This truck accident blocked all four lanes of traffic right as it was beginning to slow down for rush hour, leading to lots of traffic problems. The driver of the semi was charged with reckless driving and failure to maintain control of his vehicle. For more information on this truck accident, click here.
A truck accident left one tractor-trailer and three passenger vehicles seriously damaged when they were involved in a serious traffic accident. The tractor-trailer was leaking diesel fuel following the truck accident but the leak was quickly contained. Two people involved in the crash were taken to local hospitals for treatment of minor injuries. There is no report as to what caused the accident at this point. For more information on this truck accident, click here.
On June 8th, a semi truck jackknifed blocking the northbound lanes of the Kennedy Expressway for several hours. This Chicago truck accident left no one seriously injured. The cause of the truck accident is not known but is likely to be due in part to the slippery road conditions resulting from the heavy rain. For more information on this Chicago car accident, click here.
A truck accident that left the truck driver dead is believed to have occurred after the driver lost consciousness while driving. The truck accident occurred when the truck swerved, crashed into a guardrail and then into a bridge wall. The impact of the truck hitting the wall caused the truck to overturn and burst into blames, causing the death of the driver. The reason that authorities believe that the driver was unconscious at the time of the fatal accident is because a witness of the accident said they observed the tractor-trailer gradually slowly and then once it started to veer off the road there was no evidence of the driver trying to correct the truck. The reason why the driver was likely unconscious is unknown at this point in the investigation, but it is noted that the driver had a previous heart condition, which he was taking medication for. For more information on this truck accident, click here.
A fatal truck accident occurred on June 10th that resulted in the death of a toddler due to multiple blunt force trauma. The fatal accident occurred when a car that was stopped waiting to make a right turn and a pick up truck did not notice it in time and then swerved around the car and into the lane that was going in the opposite direction striking a sports utility vehicle head on. The toddler that was fatally injured was a passenger in the truck. No one else was seriously injured but several passengers were taken to the hospital for treatment of their minor personal injuries. No citations have been issued at this time and the truck accident is still under investigation. For more information on this truck accident, click here.
Early this morning the driver of a passenger car, that was driving behind a semi, lost control of the vehicle because of wet pavement and hit a guardrail and was then knocked back into the road. The truck accident occurred when the car went back into traffic it collided with the truck and got stuck underneath the semitractor-trailer. This truck accident left no serious injuries but the two people in the passenger car were taken to local hospitals to treat their personal injuries. For more information on this truck accident, click here.
A Chicago area man was charged in a tractor-trailer accident when the cargo in the truck that he was driving struck an overpass and the cargo was knocked off and landed on a sport utility vehicle, killing the driver. This fatal accident occurred because the truck driver exceeded the height limit that was set for the overpass. The truck driver says that he did not know how high the container was or how fast he was going when the fatal accident occurred. The victim’s family has filed a lawsuit against the truck driver. For more information on this fatal truck accident, click here.
On June 6th a tandem semitrailer in Southern Illinois overturned on I-57 and stopped traffic for nearly three hours. This Illinois truck accident occurred when the semi-trailer made contact with a small passenger car causing the truck to overturn and completely block traffic. The truck driver received only minor personal injuries and was taken to a local hospital for treatment. The driver and passenger of the car were not injured at all. For more information on this truck accident in Illinois, click here.
Last month the driver of a truck, that had collided with a station wagon killing two men, was charged with driving under the influence of drugs. The driver involved in this truck accident pled not guilty to two counts of driving under the influence of drugs. The fatal accident occurred on May 6th when the driver allegedly ran a stop sign and crashed into the car in which the two victims were riding in. The driver claims that he tried to stop but was unable to. The cops that were at the scene of the crime thought that the driver looked like he might be under the influence of drugs so they asked him if he had smoked any marijuana and he told them that he smoked the night before. The cops then arrested him for an aggravated DUI and tested him for THC and the test came back positive. The driver argues that truck accident was caused by the fact that the truck would not stop when he hit the brakes, and the cops reported that there was evidence of a skid making the driver’s story feasible. The court did find probable cause to proceed with charges and since the driver pled not guilty he requested a jury trial, which will proceed later this month. For more information on this truck accident, click here.
An elderly woman was killed in the northwest suburbs of Chicago when she was crossing the street and was hit by a truck that was driving down the street. This fatal accident left the pedestrian dead but no one else was seriously injured. The crash is still under investigation and both the north and southbound lanes of Elmhurst Road were closed for several hours following the fatal truck crash to allow for further investigation. For more information on this truck accident near Chicago, click here.
On the evening of June 4th in Joliet, a truck accident occurred when a semi-truck rear ended a car causing that car to hit another car. This accident caused minor personal injuries for six of the people that were involved and they were taken to a local hospital to treat their injuries. The interstate closed briefly after the truck accident but has since reopened. For more information of this truck accident, click here.
A truck accident occurred early on the morning of June 2nd when the driver of a passenger car fell asleep at the wall striking the side of a semi-truck. The semi then hit a concrete barrier wall and then overturned onto the roof of the car. Luckily, this tractor-trailer accident did not result in any serious personal injuries. Both the driver of the car and of the truck suffered minor personal injuries and were taken to local hospitals for treatment. The driver of the passenger car was charged with failure to drive in a single lane. For more information on this tractor-trailer accident, click here.
Over 200,000 accidents occur each year involving a truck and at least one passenger car. The best way to avoid truck accidents is to always leave as much space as possible between a truck and your car and never try to squeeze in next to the truck. Trucks have more blind spots than passenger cars and it is good to be aware of these in order to avoid serious accidents. If you have to drive near a truck try to make sure you are in a spot that the driver can view your car. When driving a passenger car behind a truck on an incline it is best to make sure that you leave extra space in case the truck rolls back slightly when its starts to move. If a truck is passing you, make sure to drive slowly because the spray from the truck can often reduce visibility. If you are attempting to pass a truck remember that they are much longer than a regular vehicle so allow extra time to be able to pass. Also make sure to never drive too closely behind a truck because it can be very difficult to stop in time if they stop short. For more helpful tips in avoiding a truck accident, click here.
The driver of a passenger vehicle was injured in an Illinois truck accident when she lost control of her car and it went partially under a tractor-trailer, causing it to spin out of control and end up in the median. The driver of the car was taken to a local hospital and treated for minor personal injuries and the driver of the truck was not injured at all. There have been no tickets issued pending further investigation. For more information of this Illinois truck accident, click here.
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