Author Archives: Pete Trosclair

Fort Worth Man Killed in San Marcos 18-Wheeler Crash

A 58-year-old man was killed early this morning his 18-wheeler crashed in San Marcos, Texas. The wreck occurred at about 1:30 a.m. off of Interstate 35. According to Texas Department of Public Safety officials, it is believed that a car was driving head-on towards the 18-wheeler, and that the 18-wheeler driver swerved to avoid it and crashed, flipping the… Read More

Truck Driver Dustin Seitz, 21, After Truck Leaves Road

A 21-year-old truck driver was killed early Friday morning after his tractor-trailer truck crashed near the intersection of US Highways 75 and 24 near Topeka, Kansas. The driver, Dustin Seitz, from Lexington, Missouri, was headed north on US 75. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, his truck crossed over the median and both of the opposite… Read More

Savannah Williams, 18, Killed in Crash with 18-Wheeler

Savannah Williams, an 18-year-old student at SUNY Geneseo, was killed Tuesday afternoon in a collision involving her vehicle and an 18-wheeler truck. The wreck took place in Geneseo, New York. According to the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office, Williams was driving on Court Street, and drove across an intersection with Route 63 into the path of an… Read More

Houston Semi Truck Falls off Highway Ramp, Explodes

A truck driver was killed Wednesday morning after losing control of his truck on a Houston highway. According to police, the unidentified driver was driving a truck hauling alcoholic beverages up a highway ramp from US Highway 59 to Loop 610, when he lost control of the truck and fell from the ramp, landing below on the… Read More

Train Derailed After Being Struck by 18-Wheeler

An accident took place Tuesday afternoon in West Monroe, Louisiana, when a train slammed into an 18-wheeler truck that was trying to cross a train track at the intersection of Bancroft Boulevard and Coleman Street. According to eyewitness Ernest Compton, the18-wheeler tried to cross over the tracks while the train was bearing down on it. The train then smashed into the trailer… Read More