Blog: Truck Accidents

Butler County school bus and tanker truck accident

Feb 4, 2015

A truck accident in Butler County, Pennsylvania injured two people this afternoon. A school bus rear ended an empty tanker truck on Route 422 in Summit Township. This tragic accident caused the driver of the bus to be taken by helicopter to Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the driver of the tanker truck to be taken to Butler Memorial Hospital in Butler, Pennsylvania via ambulance. Police say neither of their injuries are life-threatening...

Fatal truck accident on Route 65 in Ambridge

Jan 16, 2015

A truck accident this morning in Ambridge, Pennsylvania along Route 65 between a tractor-trailer and a car has killed a 49 year old Rochester, Pennsylvania woman. The accident occurred at the intersection of Route 65 and 4th Street in Beaver County. The accident was reported this morning and the driver of the truck was said to have been sleeping when he crashed into the woman's car. Truck accidents that involve the wrongful death of a...

Washington County woman killed in truck accident

Jan 5, 2015

A truck accident caused the death of a woman in Washington County, Pennsylvania on January 3, 2015. A Monongahela woman was a passenger in a vehicle on Route 136 in Somerset Township when the vehicle was hit by a truck. The truck accident caused fatal injuries to the woman that was the passenger and also injured the man that was driving the vehicle, causing him to be taken to Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...

Truck accident closes westbound lane of I-80

Nov 19, 2014

A truck accident between two tractor-trailers closed one of the westbound lanes of Interstate 80 last Wednesday. This accident happened in the early morning in Venango County, Pennsylvania. This incident in Emlenton, Pennsylvania occurred when one of the drivers swerved to avoid a deer. This caused the driver to lose control. The vehicle then flipped on its side taking up both lanes. The second driver then unavoidably collided with the overturned vehicle. The overturned vehicle...

Report proposes ban on hands-free phones for commercial vehicle operators

Nov 14, 2014

Distracted driving, most readers know, is a major problem on our roadways. According to distraction.gov, over 3,300 people were killed in distracted driving accidents in 2011 and 2012, and an estimated 387,000 were injured in 2011. Distracted driving is a problem not only among ordinary motorists, but also among commercial vehicle operators. Every so often, a headline pops up about a distracted trucker or bus driver who causes a major accident. Last year, just such...

Truck accident leaves three Amish passengers dead

Nov 13, 2014

A truck accident in York County, Pennsylvania, between a van and a cement truck, claimed three lives Monday. The three passengers were members of the Amish community and were being driven in a van, when the van pulled out in front of cement truck. The two male passengers died at the horrific scene in York County. The third victim was pregnant and the injuries suffered claimed her life and caused her child to be stillborn...

Truck accident shuts down Interstate 81

Nov 11, 2014

A truck accident involving six vehicles caused the closing of the northbound lanes on Interstate 81 in Silver Spring Township, Pennsylvania. This incident occurred near mile marker 55.5, which is located south of Exit 57 in Cumberland County. A vehicle in the left lane, not realizing traffic was slowing, veered into the right hand lane causing a dump truck in the right lane to try and make an evasive maneuver. This maneuver caused the dump truck...

Dallas W. Hartman, P.C. lawyers learn about truck accidents

Nov 4, 2014

To win a truck accident case, lawyers need to be able to combine knowledge stretching across many fields. Those fields include engineering, truck systems, driver training, regulation and industry practices, as well as the law. Because truck accidents often result in the most serious injuries, law suits involving truck accidents require a lawyer that has the insight and knowledge of all these fields and knows how to apply them to each stage of their client's...

Truck accident sends three to hospital

Aug 21, 2014

Commercial truck accidents often end tragically and leave families devastated. Most truck drivers are responsible, take their time, keep good logs, and get the proper rest before getting back on the road; however, there are those who attempt to squeeze a few extra hours of work in to get to destination early instead of pulling over because they're tired, or drivers who are distracted by a phone call or text message they receive. Truck drivers...

Hazardous spills a problem in Ohio

Jun 29, 2014

A newspaper investigation into hazardous chemical spills on the nation's rail lines and roadways shows Ohio ranks high on the list nationwide. The Dayton Daily News reports that since 2005 Ohio has had 256 serious incidents involving hazardous material releases during transport. That puts the state third in the nation behind only California and Texas. Those serious incidents in Ohio include one death from exposure to hazardous material and six deaths from the truck crashes involving...