Author Archives: Pete Trosclair

18-Wheeler Flips on Dangerous San Antonio Interstate Curve

An 18-wheeler truck flipped over Wednesday afternoon in San Antonio after failing to negotiate a highway curve. The incident happened on the ramp from I-35 South to I-10 West. This curve, known as the “Finesilver curve” in downtown San Antonio, has a reputation for being hard to navigate, as several big rig crashes have occurred there… Read More

27-Year-Old Female Killed in Semi Truck Wreck Near Tampa, Florida

An unidentified 27-year-old woman died Tuesday morning following a crash with an semi-truck carrying sand, just outside Tampa, Florida. The crash occurred at about 7:45 a.m. at the intersection of SR-62 and County Road 39. According to police, Yamir Pardo, 47, from Lakeland, Florida, was driving west in a large commercial semi-truck. Pardo was driving west… Read More

6 Injured in Virginia Tractor Trailer Crash

Six people were hospitalized on Tuesday after a crash took place involving a tractor trailer in Petersburg, Virginia. The crash took place on Interstate 95 South, near Interstate 85 South. According to the Virginia State Police it occurred at about 12;41 p.m. Police officials stated that the collision happened when a 2012 Freightliner truck was driving… Read More

4 in SUV Killed on I-10 Wreck Involving 2 Tractor Trailers

Four people were killed Wednesday morning in a crash on Interstate 10 in Gautier, Mississippi. According to the Mississippi State Highway Patrol, the crash took place at the 63-mile marker of the highway, over the Pascagoula River. Exact details on how the incident unfolded have not made public, but the Highway Patrol stated that two 18-wheelers… Read More

25,000 Graco Child Car Seats Recalled After NHTSA Review

Graco, Inc. has issued a recall for over 25,000 car seats that were found by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to have faulty harnesses. After crash-testing several different models of Graco car seats, the NHTSA found that some models of the Graco Children’s Products My Ride 65 had faulty car seat webbing that was susceptible… Read More

Dallas Drunk Driver Hits Pickup Truck, Injures 2

On Saturday a suspected drunk driver ran a red light and hit a pickup truck in the Pleasant Grove area in Dallas, injuring a man and a woman. The incident happened at about 12:35 a.m. on Saturday at the intersection of Bruton Road and North Prairie Creek Road. The suspect, an unidentified 22-year-old, drove a 1999 Chevy Impala… Read More