A man from Eastaboga, Alabama was killed Monday afternoon after crashing with an 18-wheeler truck in Lincoln, Alabama in Talladega County. The victim, Barth Zientek, 61, was driving on Highway 77 in a 1995 Chevy Astro van when he struck a 1999 Peterbilt semi truck. Zientek was transported to the University of Alabama – Birmingham Hospital, where he… Read More
The family of Heidi Bennett, a woman from Freehold, New Jersey, reached a settlement this week with a trucking company regarding the untimely death of Ms. Bennett in 2014 due to a crash with an 18-wheeler. The settlement stems from a crash between Ms. Bennett’s and an 18-wheeler truck that was driven by Stephen Seidl, 52. Ms. Read More
Cayla Simple, a 19-year-old college student from Missouri City, Texas, was killed early Saturday morning when her car was struck by a GMC Yukon SUV. The crash took place at about 2:45 a.m. Saturday morning at the intersection of Highway 6 and Vicksburg Boulevard, in Missouri City, Texas. Simple was driving in her Honda Civic with… Read More
The driver of an SUV was killed Friday afternoon after crashing into the back of an 18-wheeler truck. Anthony Maisto, 64, was driving on Interstate 95 in Laurel, Maryland when he ran into the back of a parked tractor trailer. The large truck had stopped on the side of the highway near Route 216 after becoming… Read More
An unidentified woman was killed Saturday morning after colliding into the back of an 18-wheeler truck. The crash took place on Almeda Genoa road between Scott and Land streets. Emergency officials received a call at about 1:30 a.m. reported the wreck. According to the Houston Police Department, the 18-wheeler truck was stopped and waiting for a… Read More
A truck driver was seriously injured early Tuesday morning when two tractor-trailer trucks crashed into each other. The wreck took place near mile marker 116 on Interstate 80 in Lawrence Township, Pennsylvania. One truck driver attempted to pass another large truck. Robert Lowe, the truck driver who attempted the pass, was seriously injured and had to… Read More
A driver was sent to a hospital Thursday morning after slamming into the back of a parked 18-wheeler on southbound Interstate 35, just south of Waco, Texas. The accident took place at about 9 a.m. near Callan Ranch Road. Details on how exactly the accident occurred are not yet clear, but as the photo below depicts,… Read More
The driver of a tractor-trailer truck was charged with operating under the influence of liquor, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, and a marked lanes violation early Thursday morning, after rolling the truck onto its side on Interstate 93 in Milton, Massachusetts. The driver, Eri Pleitez, 43, crashed his truck at about 1:30 a.m. while traveling… Read More