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Waco, Tx 18-Wheeler Crash Sends 8 Bus Passengers To Local Hospital
WACO, TEXAS (December 16, 2011)–A charter bus, 18-wheeler with trailer, and a passenger car collided Thursday night on Interstate 35 in Waco, Texas. Eight people were taken to a local hospital with various injuries. Waco police Officer Steve Anderson said the wreck happened at about 10:30 p.m. at New Road and southbound Interstate 35. Investigators…
Plane’s Propeller Amputates Dallas Woman’s Arm
A Texas woman is recovering in a hospital after a freak airplane accident. 23-year-old Lauren Scruggs had just finished looking at Christmas lights from a private plane when she landed near Dallas. Federal Aviation Administration officials say the model and magazine editor was getting off the plane when she walked right into a moving propeller…
Arkansas jury awards family $7 Million in fatal 18 Wheeler accident
An Arkansas federal jury has awarded $7 million to the family of a Missouri truck driver who was killed when his vehicle collided with another semi-truck in northern Arkansas in September 2008. The panel on Thursday found in favor of ex-Farmington, Mo., resident Roger Reagan’s family, which sued Dunaway Timber Co. and its driver, Morgan…
Texas family files suit in Reno air race crash that killed father
The family of a Texas man (Craig Salerno) has filed the first lawsuit stemming from the crash of a WWII mustang race airplane that crashed into the crowd at a Reno, Nevada air show. The $25-million lawsuit was filed in Texas. The suit says that the crash “was the predictable result of a reckless drive…
18-Wheelers Getting More Dangerous
“What we see depends mainly on what we look for” — John Lubbock may not have written his famous quote while traveling down the interstate; if he did, his view was probably blocked by an overflow of big trucks. In fact, if you have any plans to do any sightseeing in Maine or Vermont during…
2 Die in Multi-Vehicle Accident Near Mineola, Texas
Victims in the three-vehicle collision on Highway 69 north of Mineola have been identified as being from Sherman, Fairview and Alba. The Texas Department of Public Safety has released identities of the victims of the accident reported to DPS at 9:51 a.m. Tuesday. The driver of a Honda that was struck from the rear and…
Fatal Commercial Truck Wreck closes I-20 near Marshall, Texas
MARSHALL, Texas — At least one eastbound lane of Interstate 20 east of Marshall, Texas, has been closed after a fiery, fatal collision on an overpass. Due to damage to an overpass support one lane is expected to be closed until next month. The support column was damaged when one of the18 wheelers involved in…
Wood County, Texas Hit-and-run case goes before grand jury
The Wood County Grand Jury heard the case of the driver accused of hit and run north of Mineola Oct. 4. Wood County District Attorney Jim Wheeler said while he could not comment on grand jury proceedings, he could confirm that the grand jury that convened Friday did hear the Connie Young case. Young was…
Drivers Sustain Catastrophic Injuries In Texas 18 wheeler Accident
A Waco man is battling for his life tonight after an 18-wheeler accident this morning in the town of Lolita, Texas. This accident left the man with several burns across his body and tonight Texas DPS Troopers are investigating how the crash happened. The driver of this semi truck veered off the highway, plunged into…