Blog: Truck Accidents

Sep 28, 2011

Usually when one hears that motor vehicles have been involved in crash, it is assumed that the vehicles actually collide. However, in reality, multi-vehicle accidents causing serious damage to property and people can happen without the vehicles ever making contact. An accident illustrating this fact took place earlier this week on I-80 in Pennsylvania. The accident in question involved two tractor trailers in Lackawannock Township. The truck crash happened early in the morning while it...

Pa. trucking accident results in death of driver and pet

Sep 21, 2011

Trucks are an important part of the U.S. economy. Each day tractor-trailers filled with a variety of goods across the country including the state of Pennsylvania. Few people passing these trucks as they travel on highways and interstates think about the disastrous outcome a truck accident can result in. Earlier this week a truck accident on Interstate 81 resulted in the death of the driver as well as his dog. At the time of the...

Victim alleges deadly bus accident could have been prevented with GPS

Aug 11, 2011

Over the past nine months there have seemingly been a high number of serious and deadly truck accidents and bus accidents in Pennsylvania and in the Northeast. Last September, a deadly Megabus accident occurred near Salina, Pennsylvania and killed four people. One of the passengers from the crash has filed a lawsuit against the bus company. The lawsuit argues that if the bus driver had been provided with a company GPS device, the deadly accident...

Drunk truck driver puts others at risk near Pittsburgh

Jul 13, 2011

Trucks and other large-frame vehicle are a force to be reckoned with on the roads. They're big, heavy and, when moving quickly, cannot stop suddenly. This is not a problem so long as truck drivers follow the rules and observe common-sense safety measures, but unfortunately this isn't always the case. Failure to take these precautions often results in truck accidents like the one that happened recently near Pittsburgh. According to police, a tractor-trailer driver got...

Trucker to spend time in jail for deadly 2008 crash

Feb 28, 2011

A trucker from Illinois that caused a deadly truck accident in eastern Pennsylvania in 2008 will spend at least five months in jail for the accident. The truck driver pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, reckless driving and a misdemeanor in January. The trucker caused a highway crash when the cargo container he was hauling struck an overpass on Route 22. The cargo container fell off the truck and crashed into an SUV driven by a...

Fatal School Van Crash Kills Driver Injures Two Students

Nov 8, 2010

A 77-year-old school van driver is dead and two students were injured in a van accident last Friday morning. The accident occurred at 6:00 a.m. as the school van was on its route. The driver of the van died at the scene of the accident. The two students that were injured in the crash are sisters and were taken to a hospital for the treatment of minor injuries. According to police, the van struck a...

Truck Accident Takes Out Bridge on Interstate 70

Oct 28, 2010

A large truck carrying an oversized load on Interstate 70 failed to follow a designated route last Monday. The truck ripped through an overpass bridge tearing seven of the bridge’s 13 support beams. As a result of the truck accident, the McIlvane Road bridge over Interstate 70 near Bentleyville, Pennsylvania had to be torn down. The truck was carrying equipment for a large electric motor. Drivers who haul oversized loads are supposed to obtain permits...

Jeep and Tractor-Trailer Collision Leads to Wrongful Death Action

Jul 29, 2010

A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed in Luzerne County Court in relation to a 2008 traffic accident. Joseph Rogan died as a result of the injuries he sustained in a collision between his Jeep and a tractor-trailer traveling on Pennsylvania Route 115. The accident occurred in the early hours of September 13, 2008. According to the lawsuit recently filed by Rogan's parents, Rogan was southbound in his Jeep when he collided with a large...