Blog: Truck Accidents

School bus involved in minor accident with truck outside Pittsburgh

May 2, 2012

Truck accidents often result in devastating injuries. Likewise, because of the number of individuals often involved in bus accidents, the outcome of these types of crashes can be dire. Late last month the parents of students attending Pittsburgh Obama 6-12 school, were likely initially troubled to learn of an accident involving a charter bus transporting some students from the school. The bus was reportedly briefly hit by a tractor-trailer, transporting cars, as it travelled on...

Truck accidents spur new fatigue factor controls

Apr 27, 2012

Sleep apnea has moved to the front and center of concern for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Strong new standards for sleep apnea driver evaluations may be adopted soon. As the number of truck accident events increase on Pennsylvania highways and around the U.S., the FMCSA is heeding the recommendations of two advisory panels. A medical and industry panel each recommends that all drivers with a body mass index of 35 or more be...

Wrestler turned actor John Cena in Pennsylvania car accident

Mar 28, 2012

Every day a wide variety of people find themselves involved in motor vehicle accidents. Depending on the specific circumstances surrounding each of crashes, the end results vary. In the worst scenarios, such as truck accidents, individuals involved in such accidents sustain such serious injuries that they actually may lose their lives. Fortunately, many of the car crashes are minor and may not inflict any injuries on those involved. Former wrestler, and now actor, John Cena...

Ohio trucker faces series of civil suits after crash

Mar 26, 2012

After pleading guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide and additional charges, one Ohio truck driver is facing up to 31 years behind bars for causing a trucking accident that killed three Marine Corps recruits and injured nine additional drivers and passengers. A forensic toxicologist report shows that Valium and a similar drug were present in the 46-year-old defendant's body at the time of the crash. Footage from a dashboard camera shows the Ohio truck driver lacked any sort...

Accident involving pickup and dump truck ends in death of 1 driver

Mar 22, 2012

An early morning accident involving a pickup truck and dump truck resulted in the death of a 27-year-old man from Connellsville, Pennsylvania. The fatal accident occurred on Route 119, not far from Oglevee Lane. The man who died was reportedly behind the wheel of the pickup when it collided with a dump truck. The right side of his Ford F150 pickup truck was the point of impact in the crash. According to state police, the...

5 Years for sleeping truck driver who killed Ohio Professor

Jan 21, 2012

A truck driver who killed a Stevenson University professor, and severely injured her son, was recently sentenced to five years in a federal penitentiary in Ohio. The truck driver, 49-year-old Douglas Bouch of Greenville, Pennsylvania, was driving a Mack freight liner and hauling three trailers on the Ohio Turnpike just outside Cleveland in 2010. Bouch fell asleep, lost control of the rig, and slammed into the victim's vehicle-killing her and condemning her son to a...

Tow truck driver killed after he is hit by semi on Route 581

Jan 13, 2012

Everyday tow truck drivers throughout the state of Pennsylvania put their lives on the line to assist drivers stranded on the side of roads. While many of the stranded motorists do not give a second thought to the dangers associated with providing that assistance, those in the profession are acutely aware of the injuries they could sustain if hit by a passing vehicle. Sometimes the injuries can result in death. Tragically, a tow truck driver...

Truck accident at Ohio Turnpike at Interstate 76 causes road closure

Jan 12, 2012

A ramp that connects the Ohio Turnpike and Interstate 76 was closed for nearly an hour-and-a-half Tuesday evening when Department of Transportation workers and other local contractors were summoned to remove steel coil and debris that fell from a truck and landed on and near the road. The driver of the truck was reportedly in the exit lane of the turnpike and heading west to I-76 when the contents of the trailer shifted. The sudden...

Pennsylvania mother and son waiting at light hit by turning truck

Dec 23, 2011

For most mothers it is their worst nightmare. The thought of one’s child being injured is almost unbearable. Sadly a Pennsylvania woman witnessed her son being hurt in front of her eyes. A mother and her toddler son were struck by a tractor-trailer earlier this month. The Lawrenceville accident took place around noon at the intersection of Butler Street and 40th street. According to Pittsburgh police, when the two were hit the truck was in...

Truck crashes into houses after loss of control

Dec 21, 2011

Most people would agree that car accidents are always potentially dangerous. This is particularly true if one of the vehicles involved in the crash is at tractor-trailer. Because of trucks’ weight, it is not uncommon for the objects it hits to be decimated. Sadly as one might expect, the end result of many of these truck collisions is death. Recently, a truck driver lost control of the tractor-trailer he was driving in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, on...