Just a few miles north of Lufkin on US 59, the first Monday of December found a multi-vehicular wreck involving two 18-wheelers and a school bus from Lufkin ISD. According to reports from KTRE, hazardous material crew were at the accident scene because one of the commercial truck spilled dangerous chemicals. The other 18-wheeler was a chip hauler.…
Posts Categorized: 18-wheeler
18-Wheeler Flips on Thanksgiving Day
Thanksgiving Day in Martin County on IH 20 found a flipped-over 18-wheeler that had crashed into a pickup truck near Stanton. Texas State Troopers on the truck accident scene were unloading the trailer to help clear the area. No news yet as to the nature of the injuries.
18-Wheeler Jackknifed on Rainbow Bridge
TXDOT reported that an 18-wheeler’s accident causing spilled diesel fuel led the Port Arthur Police Department to shut down the Rainbow Bridge on Halloween Day. The semi-truck had jackknifed on the bridge Thursday’s morning. Today on Friday, November 1st, the Rainbow Bridge was finally reopened to the public. The Critical 48 Hrs after an…
18-Wheeler Ran Over Car in East Texas
According to TXDOT, around 5 AM on the first day of November, an 18-wheeler rig ran over a car near Bethany, Texas. The driver of the passenger vehicle had to be evacuated by medevac. The condition is unknown at this point. Meanwhile, a hazardous material crew from Henderson is busy cleaning up the hundreds of…
18-wheeler Rolled over on Fostoria Rd and Texas 105
Texas 105 was closed for several hours on Sunday October 27th while a hazardous material crews cleaned up the site of the wreck after an 18-wheeler rolled over on Fostoria road and Texas 105 early in the morning. The commercial trailer truck carrying about 21 tons of potassium hydroxide broke in half. The toxic chemical…
18-Wheeler Crash near Montgomery High School
On October 24th Thursday morning, about one mile west of Montgomery High School an 18-wheeler with Acme Brick collided with a passenger vehicle at the intersection of Texas 105 and Lone Star Parkway. Fortunately there were no reported fatalities according to Department of Public Safety. The truck accident left both vehicles inoperable and scattered parts…
18-Wheeler Sliced into Texas 71 Overpass in Smithville
On October 24th, an 18-wheeler semi truck carrying an excavator managed to crash into into the bottom portion of a Texas 71 overpass in the Smithville city limits. The slice into the overpass caused chunks of concrete to scatter about the highway and hit a Dodge Caliber. The driver escaped major injury although the flying concrete…
Fatal 18-Wheeler Wreck on I-30 find Court Date
On June 25th, 2013, a Dowell Transport 18 wheeler driven by Bernard McDoniel allegedly rear-ended a Dodge Caravan on I-30. The driver of the Caravan, Thomas Smith, suffered fatal injuries due to the accident. As reported by Michelle Keahey, East Texas Bureau, on October 22nd Sue Smith and Melanie Wagstaff filed a personal injury and…
18-Wheeler Shut Down IH-35 in Austin
Interstate 35 in Austin was shut down for eight hours due to an 18-wheeler going up in flames. According to the Texas Department of Transportation, the tractor trailer carried pork bellies. Flames consumed the truck when fire, police and TxDOT crews arrived. At some point, the fire spread…