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A truck accident that resulted in faulty brakes resulted in the death of one man and endangered several others. the driver of the tractor-trailer involved in the truck accident has admitted to knowing that his truck had no functioning break at the time of the accident. He had pled guilty to charges of homicide by motor vehicle. Two other defendants are also involved in the case, the owner of the trucking operation and the owner of the auto service business who had sold inspection stickers without properly inspecting vehicles. For more information on this truck accident, click here.

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Two truck accidents occurred on the same stretch of highway within two days. The first truck accident occurred when the driver of a pick-up truck stopped short in order to avoid some construction. The driver of the pick-up as well as the semi-driver behind her lost control of their trucks and hit a guard rail. The second truck accident occurred when another truck swerved and then over-corrected, hitting another vehicle and tipping over. No one in either accident was seriously injured, but traffic was stopped for several hours following each accident. For more information on these truck accidents, click here.

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An Illinois truck accident occurred when a semitrailer was heading west and a pick-up truck hit the semi head on after coming to a stop in the median next to the eastbound lane. One of the drivers involved in the truck accident was pronounced dead at the scene and an autopsy is pending. The police are still investigating the accident. For more information on this truck accident, click here.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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A young man was killed when he was the passenger in a car that swerved off the road into a tractor-trailer. The passenger was killed in this truck accident, but the driver of the car suffered only non-life threatening injuries and was taken to a local hospital. There is no word as to the cause of the truck accident and the local police are still investigating. For more information on this truck accident, click here.

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An Illinois woman is in critical condition following a truck accident in which her vehicle was struck by a semi-truck when she failed to yield and the truck driver was not left with enough time to brake to avoid the truck accident. The victim’s car was struck on the passenger side of the vehicle and was pushed into a ditch. The car driver is in critical condition but the truck driver was not injured. For more information on this Illinois truck accident, click here.

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A car and tractor-trailer were involved in a Champaign truck accident when the driver of the semi-truck did not realize that the car in front of it was braking, not allowing the driver even time to stop once he realized that the car was slowing down. The truck swerved out of the way of the car, but the trailer part of the truck struck the vehicle. Several other cars behind the tractor-trailer tried to stop in time to avoid the truck accident but several vehicles hit each other while attempting to stop. No one was seriously injured in the accident. For more information on this truck accident, click here.

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Two people are hospitalized with life-threatening injures after their car struck a semi-truck while they were fleeing from the police. The two victims were involved in a possible burglary and when the police tried to stop them, they tried to get away and the truck accident occurred when the driver of the car made a turn onto a highway ramp going the wrong direction and struck the tractor-trailer. The driver of the tractor-trailer was taken to the hospital, but has since been released. The truck accident blocked three lanes of the interstate causing a back up in traffic for hours. For more on this truck accident, click here.

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The driver of a passenger van was driving down the highway and switched lanes and then was immediately hit by a tractor-trailer. The tractor-trailer landed on top of the van and both vehicles caught on fire. The driver and passenger of the passenger van were killed when their van caught fire, but the truck driver suffered only minor injuries as a result of the truck accident. All three people involved were wearing their seatbelts at the time of the crash. For more information on this truck accident, click here.

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A tractor-trailer accident claimed the lives of a family of four after the truck hit their passenger car causing it to burst into flames. The families of the victims have sued the truck driver for wrongful death resulting from the driver’s negligence and seek punitive damages (damages for pain and suffering). A local state law allows only the parents of the children to sue for punitive damages and therefore the counts involving the two boys would need to be dropped (because the parents of the child victims were killed in the truck accident as well), but many people are opposed to this logic and feel that it is unfair to deny the family the right to recover for the loss felt by the death of the two young boys. For more information on the damages in this truck accident, click here.

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A police officer was on his way to the scene of a car accident when for unknown reasons his police car swerved into the guardrail and then into the middle lane, hitting a tractor-trailer. A witness said that he saw the police car skidding and then witnessed the truck accident and then pulled over to check on the people involved. He said that the police officer had no signs of any physical injuries but was not able to speak. The police officer was then taken to a local hospital and is listed in stable condition. For the full story on the truck accident, click here.

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A pedestrian was killed earlier today in a tractor-trailer accident. The pedestrian had car trouble, pulled over and exited his car and then the truck accident occurred. The driver of the truck did not notice the pedestrian standing next to his car and struck him from behind, instantly killing him. The truck driver suffered no injuries. For more information on the tractor-trailer accident, click here.

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A truck accident on May 14 sent two people to the hospital with personal injuries. The accident occurred as the truck driver was following another semi. The driver began to exit the highway and then realized it was not his exit. He jerked the truck back into the ongoing lanes, causing the truck to topple over. The driver and his passenger were both injured in the accident; however the report did not reveal the extent of their injuries. Read more about this truck accident.

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A couple from St. Charles, IL was involved in a serious truck accident while driving out-of-state. The husband died in the crash and his wife was hospitalized with injuries. The accident involved four vehicles- two semi-trucks, a car and a van. Along with the St. Charles couple, a woman from Milan, IL was also killed in the truck accident. The accident happened when one of the trucks slammed into the other three vehicles as they all approached a construction area. Follow the link provide to learn more about this tragic trucking accident.

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The family of a 26-year-old man killed in a recent accident has filed a lawsuit against the truck driver that allegedly caused the truck accident. A passenger riding on the victim's motorcycle also filed a complaint. According to the lawsuit, the truck driver caused the accident by operating his truck in a reckless manner. He allegedly pulled his truck in front of the victim’s motorcycle, causing a collision that killed the motorcycle driver and injured his passenger. The report does not note whether the truck driver was injured in the crash. The plaintiffs have also named the trucking company in the lawsuit. Read more about this trucking accident.

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A ten-year-old girl is being treated at the University of Chicago Medical Center after suffering serious injuries in a truck accident near Chicago. The girl was riding with her mother who lost control of the vehicle, causing it to hit a barrier. The vehicle then spun across traffic and became lodged under a tractor trailer truck. The truck drug the vehicle for a short time before colliding with another semi-truck. The girl was pinned in the car and suffered a broken femur and other internal injuries. The mother was taken a local hospital with minor injuries. Read more about this truck accident near Chicago.

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Chicago Breaking News reports that a truck accident in McHenry County closed all eastbound lanes of the Jane Adams Tollway in McHenry County Illinois on May 8. The accident occurred near Huntley, IL. The semi-truck fell onto its side and blocked lanes on the highway. The article did not say what caused the accident or whether any other vehicles were involved in the truck accident. Follow the link to read more about this Illinois truck accident.

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The family of a 19-year-old man killed in a truck accident in August 2008 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the truck’s driver and owner. The complaint alleges that the accident occurred after the truck driver illegally made a U-turn in an emergency crossover. The truck drove out of the crossover at dangerously slow speeds, causing the victim to crash into the back of the truck. The victim was killed in the accident. After the accident, the driver was fined for using the crossover illegally. Read more about this truck accident.

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In the early morning of April 28, a truck driver ran off the road and slammed his semi into a bridge construction site along the Tri-State Tollway near Libertyville, a Chicago suburb. The truck accident sent bridge beams onto a Metra track, delaying commuter trains for over an hour. According to a report in the Lake County Sun, the truck accident was caused when the driver fell asleep. He was taken to a local hospital with no serious injuries. Read more about this suburban Chicago truck accident.

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A 17-year-old driver was injured on April 27 when his van crashed into a semi-truck on the Eisenhower Expressway in Chicago. Chicago Breaking News reports that the injured driver possibly was driving in the wrong direction on the highway when the accident occurred. Police continue to investigate and he may be charged with driving in the wrong direction. The van driver was taken to Loyola University Hospital near Chicago with serious, but not life threatening, personal injuries. The driver of the truck was not hurt in the accident. Read more about this Chicago truck accident.

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A chain-reaction truck accident in Franklin County, IL closed Interstate I-57 for over three hours and left one man dead. According to a report, the truck accident involved three semis and one pickup truck. The chain-reaction collision occurred when a truck carrying a load of steel pipes crashed into another tractor-trailer truck. This impact caused the second truck to crash into a third, which then rear-ended a pickup. The driver of the first truck carrying the steel pipes was killed on the scene. One other truck driver was taken to a Benton, IL hospital with minor injuries. If you are interested in reading more about this Illinois truck accident, follow the link.

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A couple from Marissa, IL (St. Clair County) recently filed a complaint against a driver, a truck driver and trucking company for injuries that the husband sustained in an accident. The plaintiff was a passenger in the defendant driver’s SUV. According to the complaint, the negligent driver collided with the tractor trailer driven by the defendant truck driver. The plaintiff and his wife allege that both the SUV driver and truck driver failed to maintain proper control of their vehicles, failed to yield, and failed to break to avoid an accident. They also allege that both defendants were traveling too fast. The plaintiff suffered extensive personal injuries in the accident. Read more about this Illinois truck accident lawsuit.

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According to a report on Chicago Breaking News, a propane truck was involved in an accident on April 20 in the Chicago suburb of Addison, IL. The accident happened after the driver lost control of the truck while getting on an entrance ramp to I-355. This caused the truck to rollover and block the ramp to the busy expressway. The driver was able to get out of the truck on his own and did not suffer serious injuries. No other vehicles were involved in the truck accident and no propane leaked from the tank of the truck. Visit the link to read more about this Chicago truck accident.

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Former star football player, Barry Brueggeman, from Quincy University in Quincy, IL was killed recently in a tractor trailer accident. The ex-athlete died on April 16 when the tractor trailer he was driving overturned. According to a report in the Quincy Herald Whig, he was attempting to turn his truck when the load shifted, causing the truck to topple. Brueggman was pronounced dead at the scene of the truck accident. There were no other vehicles and no other injuries reported in the crash. Follow the link to read more about this Illinois truck accident.

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In the early morning of April 17, two teenage girls were killed when the motor home they were riding in crashed into a semi-truck. Both were pronounced dead at the scene of the truck accident. Two other people were taken to a local hospital for injuries. The girls were riding in the motor home with five other people when it collided with the truck. The two deceased passengers were thrown from the motor home upon impact. No word on whether the truck driver sustained any serious injuries in the accident. To read more about this tragic trucking accident, follow the link provided.

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A truck accident involving three tractor-trailers occurred on April 16. The accident shut down a highway roughly 70 miles south of Chicago for several hours while crews cleaned up hazardous materials that spilled onto the road during the crash. According to a report on CBS 2 Chicago, the accident was caused when the three trucks rear-ended each other. One of the trucks involved in the accident was carrying Pyridine. The report did not indicate whether anyone involved in the accident was injured. Read the full story of this trucking accident by following the hyperlink.

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A truck driver has been charged with involuntary manslaughter for a tractor trailer accident that killed three people last July. According to the Chicago Tribune, the driver is being held in a St. Louis prison on $250,000 bond. The fatal truck accident occurred when the truck driver collided with several vehicles, eventually coming to a stop with one car stuck under his truck. A driver from Caseyville, IL and two Amish people were among the victims of the horrific crash. Read more about the truck accident by following the link.

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A 57-year-old man and a toddler were both injured in an accident on April 14 when their Jeep SUV collided with a truck. According to police reports, the driver was traveling southbound when his vehicle crossed the center line and hit the tractor-trailer head on. Emergency workers extricated the man from the SUV and took him to a local hospital. The toddler was removed from the vehicle by his mother and also taken to a hospital with minor injuries. The truck driver suffered no serious injuries in the accident. The report did not elaborate on what may have caused the driver to drift into the path of the truck. Click on the link to read the full story of this truck accident.

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A 50-year-old truck driver was killed in an accident after he lost control of his vehicle. According to reports, police suspect that he had a heart attack prior to losing control of his truck. The truck drifted off of the highway, over a ramp and eventually stopped in a ditch alongside the road. No other cars or trucks were involved in the accident and no one else was injured. Read the account of this fatal trucking accident by following the link.

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An accident involving a box truck and two cars resulted in one death and several injuries. The accident happened at an intersection, when two cars were waiting at a stop light. The box truck driver did not notice that the vehicles were stopped and rear ended one of the cars. This collision sent the car crashing into the car in front of it, causing it to burst into flames. The driver of the middle car was killed and two people in the front car were hospitalized. The road was closed for five hours after the truck accident. Read the full account of the accident by following the link.

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An accident in southern Illinois on April 9 left one man dead. The accident occurred when the deceased driver hydroplaned and lost control of his vehicle. His car ran into the median and then swerved back into traffic in front of a tractor trailer truck. The truck slammed into the car, killing the driver. The truck driver was not injured in the accident. According to a report in the Belleville News Democrat, traffic on the highway was backed up for over two miles and it took three hours for normal traffic to resume. Read more about this Illinois truck accident by clicking through the link.

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Over the past several years, the United States has seen a shortage in skilled truck drivers. At Levin & Perconti, we have handled a number of truck accident cases where long hours and overworked drivers were often to blame. However, the economic recession plaguing the nation has created a surplus, rather than a shortage, in truck drivers. This surplus is attributed to the closure of many trucking companies and also due to a decrease in the amount of goods being shipped by trucks. According to a recent article, in the last three months of 2008, the amount shipped decreased by over six percent. Because of this, companies are laying-off truckers and lowering costs. To read the full account of how the recession is affecting the trucking industry, follow the link.

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A 23-year-old man driving a motorcycle was killed instantly when his bike collided with a truck. The truck pulled out of a truck stop and into the path of the northbound motorcycle. The driver of the motorcycle attempted to break and skidded for over 300 feet. Unfortunately, he could not stop fast enough and he was run over by the back tires of the tractor trailer. The driver of the truck was not injured in the accident. Read the full story of this tragic trucking accident by following the link.

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The Bolingbrook Sun has reported that a truck accident occurred in the early morning hours of April 9. According to the report, a semi-truck and a sports utility vehicle were both traveling in the eastbound lanes of I-55. The collision was near the Bolingbrook Drive exit of the expressway. No serious injuries were reported and the accident did not affect traffic. The article did not reveal the cause of the crash. Read more about the Chicago truck accident by clicking the link.

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A truck carrying thousands of pounds of pork bellies rolled over on April 7 on the Tri-State Tollway. The accident occurred after the truck was cut off by a car traveling on the tollway. According to the Lake County News Sun, police are searching for the vehicle that cut off the truck. The driver of the truck was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening personal injuries. Crews were called in to clear the road of the truck and pork products. Follow the link to the read the full account of this Lake County trucking accident.

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Attorneys representing a family whose son was killed in a truck accident in St. Clair County, IL filed a lawsuit on behalf of the family. The lawsuit names the truck driver and Enterprise Leasing Company, the company who rented the truck to the driver, as defendants. According to the lawsuit, the truck driver rented the truck from Enterprise Leasing Company and was traveling west bound on a bridge when he illegally tried to pass a tractor trailer. He came into the eastbound lanes of the bridge and collided with the victim’s vehicle. The Madison St. Clair Record reports that the lawsuit alleges the truck driver was driving at a high rate of speed in a no passing zone. They are suing Enterprise for not determining if the driver was fit to drive the truck according to traffic laws before they rented him the vehicle. Follow the link to read the entire report on this tragic St. Clair County truck accident.

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Two passengers in a Jeep were killed in a truck accident on April 4 after a semi-truck slammed into their Jeep. The truck then crashed into two other cars, leaving one person with minor injuries. According to police, most of the cars on the road were traveling slowly because of white-out conditions. However, the truck was traveling at 55 mph and slammed into the Jeep, causing it to go off the road and catch fire. The truck then collided with the other two vehicles. Police arrested the truck driver and charged him with vehicular homicide. Read more about this truck accident.

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Two people from Arcola, IL were taken to the hospital after being involved in an accident near Mansfield. The accident occurred as their Ford Taurus attempted to pass a semi-truck in the westbound lanes of the highway. The truck veered into the left lane, forcing the victim’s car off of the road, where it hit an embankment, flipped and slid into the eastbound lanes. The victims had to be cut out of their car and were taken to a local hospital. Neither was seriously injured and both were released. According to an article in the Danville News Gazette, the truck driver was cited for “improper lane usage.” Read more about the truck accident.

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A major truck accident occurred around 1 p.m. on April 2, closing a busy turnpike as crews worked to clean up the mess. Two trucks were involved in the accident with no serious injuries reported to the two truck drivers. A truck hauling lumber rear-ended another truck, causing the lumber truck to overturn and spill its contents onto the road. The truck then caught on fire. To read the full story of this truck accident, follow the link.

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A man was killed in the early morning of March 28 in Carrollton, IL after being struck by tractor trailer carrying anhydrous ammonia. The truck accident occurred on a curvy stretch of road and truck was severely damaged as a result. The truck driver did not suffer any injuries. According to the report, Illinois State Police are still investigating the crash to determine the exact cause of the accident. The road was closed for several hours as police worked to reconstruct the accident to help determine the cause. Read the full account of the truck accident by clicking on the link.

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A 61-year-old jogger was killed as he was attempting to cross a roadway in the early morning hours of March 26. The man was struck by a truck that was turning north onto the road. The man was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead from accident-related injuries. There was no mention of the truck driver in the article or if drugs or alcohol played a role in the truck accident. According to the article, the road was closed for some time as police investigated the accident.

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On March 24, a truck driver was killed in a trucking accident. According to the report, the truck driver who passed away was not wearing his seat belt. The truck accident occurred when the victim’s truck rear-ended another truck that was traveling in the right lane very slowly. The driver of the second truck did not sustain any personal injuries.

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A jury in Will County, IL recently awarded the victims of a trucking accident more than $23 million. The victims of the accident brought the lawsuit against the driver of a truck hauling potatoes and the trucking company.

The accident, which occurred in Joliet, IL, was caused when the defendant driver’s tractor trailer collided with the first victim’s car as it slowed for an unrelated accident. This caused a chain-reaction crash involving two more tractor trailer trucks and three cares. The truck accident left two people dead and five others injured. According to the report, the truck driver was cited for false entries in her log book and driving with a suspended driver’s license.

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Two truck accident lawsuits have been filed on behalf of a tow truck driver who was killed in a 2008 crash. The tow truck driver was assisting a broken-down tractor-trailer when a semi hit him from behind. Both the driver of the semi and it's owner, Double D Express, have been sued in regards to this truck crash death. Read more about this trucking accident.

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A truck accident has recently claimed the life of a 24-year-old man. The man had been thrown from his Toyota sedan after a car crash and was lying injured in the road when a tractor-trailer hit the man, claiming his life. The driver of a box truck had stopped to help the injured man, and the tractor-trailer also collided with the box truck. It is yet unknown whether a lawsuit has been filed. Read more about this truck accident.

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A recent truck accident, involving five vehicles and an 18-wheel tractor-trailer headed to Chicago, has left one man dead and three others in jail. Three men, including the truck’s driver, owner, and the garage owner who allegedly sold an inspection sticker for the truck without inspecting it, have been charged with vehicular homicide. The truck had been given several warnings about the quality and safety of its breaks during regular inspections by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration along its route. The owner, however, pressed the driver to continue on. It is unknown whether a civil wrongful death lawsuit has been filed.

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A truck accident between a tractor-trailer and a tour bus has killed 11 people and injured 16. The truck driver, who lost control of his tractor-trailer and collided with a bus coming in the opposite direction, was reportedly intoxicated and will be charged with involuntary homicide. The tour bus was operated by Viva Mexico Tours, a company based in Texas. The accident left 7 Americans dead and 9 injured. It is yet unknown whether any of the victims or their families will file lawsuits. Read more about this truck crash.

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In a recent truck accident, a tractor-trailer hit an overpass and jackknifed. The crash caused debris to spill across both sides of the highway. There were no reports of crash-related injuries, but an exit off of the interstate was closed for hours. Read more about this truck accident.

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A collision between a tractor-trailer and a car has caused the death of one woman and injuries to a man and a child. The truck accident occurred when the woman’s car crossed the median and crashed into the truck. The woman, from Lawrenceville, Georgia, died in the hours following the crash, while the two passengers are being treated in the hospital. The accident occurred during a rain storm and police officers say the truck driver did not have time to stop. Read more about this truck crash.

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