An accident involving a commercial truck, such as an eighteen-wheeler or other large freight carrier, is typically much more catastrophic than an ordinary traffic accident. These truck accidents can be extremely serious as a typical fully-loaded large commercial truck can weigh 80,000 pounds or more, while an average passenger automobile weighs approximately 3,000 pounds….
We have reported on many truck accidents that occur in the Cleveland and surrounding areas involving a number of commercial trucks but not many of the stories we report involve injuries to roadway workers, until now. According to a Dayton Daily News article, a man driving a dump truck struck and killed a construction…
A recent truck accident on Ohio Interstate 480 killed an Ohio-based truck driver last Tuesday. The truck driver was pronounced died by the Cuyahoga County Coroner’s office after the semi-truck he was driving was forced off the road by another motorist. The truck driver was pronounced dead following the crash. The truck accident occurred…
An Ohio robbery suspect involved in a recent robbery at a Wal-Mart in Alliance was involved in an unusual garbage truck accident following his attempted robbery. According to news reports, a man who attempted to steal nearly $1,000 worth of merchandise out of a side door of the store around 5 a.m. was injured…
Three people were taken to the hospital after a truck accident last week in Waynesville. The truck accident occurred around 7 a.m. on Friday when a semi-truck crashed into an apartment building at the intersection of Corwin Avenue and U.S. 42. According to news reports, the truck accident was caused by a pickup truck…
A semi-truck rollover may delay commutes for thousands in Cleveland today due to debris after the truck rolled-over on a metro highway. According to a Fox 8 news report and the Cleveland Police Department, a semi-truck traveling westbound on Interstate 480 rolled off the road, down an embankment and onto Lee Road below. Following…
Two people were injured early Monday morning when a truck plowed into a RTA bus shelter in Cleveland. The truck accident occurred around 2:30 a.m. at an RTA bus stop near West 73rd Street and Lorain Avenue. According to a nearby resident that was woken up by the crash, when she went to the…
According to recent news reports, a runaway tractor-trailer cab knocked down a utility pole, which fell on a vehicle parked nearby, in Spring Garden Township, Pa. The truck accident occurred around 7:05 a.m. near the corner of Seventh Avenue and Stauffer lane when a rig driven by an Ohio-based truck driver was parked legally…
An Ohio tractor-trailer driver died Sunday evening as a result of a truck accident along Interstate 270. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol and recent news reports, the truck accident occurred when the man’s rig veered off the road and rolled over along I-270 around 7 p.m. Sunday. The truck rolled into a…
A fatal truck accident on Thursday night claimed the life of a Kentucky man after he was struck and killed by a commercial tractor-trailer on Interstate 65 in Hardin County, Kentucky. According to Kentucky State Police, the truck accident occurred around 10:15 p.m. on Aug. 26 when a semi driver called state police expressing…