Blog: Truck Accidents

Truck accidents often caused by lack of sleep

Jun 12, 2014

Truck accidents often end tragically for everyone involved. When a commercial tractor trailer driver falls asleep at the wheel, the truck becomes a multi-ton death machine, barreling down roads at speeds of more than eighty miles per hour. If you have been injured in a truck accident, or if you have lost someone close to because of a negligent truck driver, please call the truck accidents lawyers at Dallas W. Hartman, P.C. to speak to...

Trucking accidents: ten members of Ohio National Guard injured

Jun 2, 2014

Trucking accidents can be devastating. When a trucker loses control of his or her multi-ton tractor trailer, the result is an out-of-control death machine barreling down highways and residential roads at speeds of up to eighty or ninety miles per hour. The trucking accidents attorneys at Dallas W. Hartman, P.C. have been representing people who were injured due to the negligence of truck drivers and trucking companies for more than twenty-five years. If you have...

Butler County ATV accident takes one life

Apr 29, 2014

A man from Butler County was killed by a commercial tractor trailer on Tuesday afternoon as he was riding as a passenger on the back of an all-terrain vehicle. Police say the accident happened when the 14-year-old driver of the ATV lost control and smashed into the truck. The victim, a twenty-year-old from Eau Claire, Butler County, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, which happened shortly after 1 p.m. on Tuesday. The...

Buggy accident in Lancaster is a grim reminder

Apr 9, 2014

Buggy accidents have been a problem around our region for many years. As technology has advanced the Amish have enjoyed a humbler way of life and embrace the simple things. Generally, Amish buggy drivers follow the rules of the road and try their best to steer clear of motor vehicle drivers. However, there are still hundreds of buggy-related accidents throughout the country every year. In Lancaster this past Monday, a 14-year-old girl was seriously injured...

Pedestrian killed by tractor trailer in Westmoreland County

Mar 31, 2014

A tragic story out of South Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County has revealed that a 22-year-old woman was hit and killed by a commercial tractor trailer along Interstate 70 just after 2 a.m. Pennsylvania State Police say that the woman was killed instantly when she was standing alongside the highway after being involved in another accident. The Connellsville native was in her Jeep driving west in the eastbound I-70 lanes near the Smithton exit by South...

Truck accident sends one man to hospital in Ohio

Mar 11, 2014

A truck accident has sent one man to the hospital. Ohio State Police say the 81-year-old man was Life-Flighted to a nearby hospital after a commercial tractor trailer overturned and dumped at least eight thousand gallons of unpasteurized cow's milk all over Interstate 76 East near the Meander Creek Reservoir in Mahoning County near Austintown, Ohio. Police told reporters that the driver of the tractor trailer was entering I-76 East when he failed to properly...

Truck accident on Interstate 80 sends two men to hospital

Mar 5, 2014

A man from Elyria, Ohio was Life-Flighted to Altoona after two tractor-trailers collided on Sunday in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 80 near DuBois, Pennsylvania. PA State Police say the accident happened between mile markers 90 and 100 in Washington Township, Clearfield County. Police say one driver, a man from Snellville, Georgia, was headed eastward when he pulled his truck over to the side of the road in order to inspect a flat tire. Concurrently,...

Milk truck accident in Westmoreland County does major damage to home

Feb 28, 2014

A commercial tanker truck hauling at least six thousand gallons of milk tipped over on Thursday afternoon and collided with a home near Hunker Borough, Westmoreland County, just west of New Stanton. State police told reporters that the accident happened when the driver of the truck attempted to manipulate a sharp bend at a high rate of speed, causing the truck to overturn, crash into a home, and spill its contents all over the residents'...

Corry, PA man Life-Flighted to UPMC Hamot after collision with tractor trailer

Feb 21, 2014

A 19-year-old man from Corry, Pennsylvania had to be Life-Flighted to the hospital after he collided with a commercial tractor trailer late Wednesday evening. The accident took place where King Road intersects with Route 6/Grand Army of the Republic Highway, just west of Corry, PA, a few minutes before midnight. According to Pennsylvania State Police, the 19-year-old Corry man was travelling south on King Road when he pulled into the path of the oncoming tractor...

Commercial trucking accident sends two people to hospital

Jan 27, 2014

A trucking accident on Interstate 76 in Mahoning County, Ohio shut down the eastbound lane for several hours on Monday. The Ohio State Highway Patrol told reporters that they are investigating the accident, which involved a commercial tractor trailer, a flatbed truck, and a tanker truck, as well as other passenger vehicles that were on the highway at the time. Police say that the accident took place just before 11 a.m. on Monday morning. They...