Truck Accidents 360 Newswire

Archive for the ‘California Truck Accidents’ Category

BUELLTON, CA – A harrowing semi truck accident happened on January 12, 2012 in Buellton, CA where an 18 wheeler crashed into a BMW while crossing a bridge over a ravine, sending the big rig plunging in flames into the creek below and leaving a family trapped in their vehicle dangling perilously over the edge of the bridge.

BMW hangs perilously over the edge of a freeway bridge over a ravine in Buellton, CA after semi truck knocked it through the concrete railing. Photo credit: Keyt.com

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MANTECA, CA – A big rig driver was hospitalized with serious injuries from a fiery semi truck crash in Manteca, CA on Wednesday, December 28, 2011.

Charred remains of an 18 wheeler after smashing into the concrete support of an overpass and bursting into flames on Wednesday, December 28, 2011 in Manteca, CA.

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MONTEBELLO, CA – A fuel tanker truck exploded and burst into flames, coming to rest under a freeway overpass on a busy Southern California freeway in Montebello, CA.

Billows of thick black smoke can be seen for miles from a fuel tanker explosion and fire that caused major structural damage to an overpass on the 60 Freeway in Montebello, CA.

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KINGSBURG, CA – A driver was charged with DUI after a crash with a pickup truck in Kingsburg, CA on Sunday, November 20, 2011.

Intersection facing east on Rose Ave. at Zediker in Kingsburg, CA where a DUI truck accident occurred on November 20, 2011. Stop sign is on Zediker.

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MARTINEZ, CA – A 34-year old man identified as Klayton Dasilva of Concord California died on Wednesday, Aug 31, in a truck accident when he became pinned between the hydraulic bed and chassis of a dump truck.

Map showing location of fatal dump truck accident in the 4600 block of Pacheco Blvd in Martinez, CA on August 31, 2011.

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FAIRFIELD, CA – An 18 wheeler truck and Amtrak train collided on the tracks near Fairfield on Monday, August 1. The accident was reported around 8:30 a.m. near Vanden and Cannon road, according to California Highway Patrol Sgt. Trent Cross.

The driver of a semi truck was injured in a collision between his big rig and an Amtrak passenger train on August 1, 2011 north of Fairfield, CA just outside Vacaville.

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PASADENA, CA – Marcos Costa, the 18 wheeler truck driver who killed two people on Angeles Crest Highway in 2008, was convicted on Friday, July 29, of involuntary manslaughter by a Pasadena jury.

Marcos Costa, center, reacts in a Pasadena courtroom to being acquitted of second degree murder.… (POOL PHOTO BY Kirk McKoy/Los Angeles Times)

Costa was charged with second-degree murder, after his runaway 18 wheeler semi truck swerved out of control down Angeles Crest Highway killing 12-year-old Angelina Posca, and her 58-year-old father, Angel George Posca of Palmdale. ... Read Full Story

LOS ANGELES, CA — The fate of 46-year-old truck driver, Marcos Costa, is in the hands of a Los Angeles jury as he awaits their verdict for murder in the 18 wheeler crash that claimed the lives of a man and his twelve year old daughter and injuring three in June 2009.

Costa is charged with seven counts, including second-degree murder, after his runaway 18 wheeler semi truck swerved out of control down Angeles Crest Highway killing 12-year-old Angelina Posca, and her 58-year-old father, Angel George Posca of Palmdale. The victims were in a sedan that was struck by Costa’s truck when they were pushed along the roadway and struck by several other cars before the truck slammed into a bookstore. ... Read Full Story

MODESTO, CA – An accident between a semi truck and a 1999 Chevy Cavalier occurred Thursday morning , July 14, at about 11:05 a.m. on Highway 165, south of Turner Avenue in the Hilmar area in Merced County.

The female driver of the 1999 Chevy Cavalier apparently lost control while traveling northbound on Highway 165, when she over corrected and spun into the path of an 18 wheeler which was heading south at about 35 mph. ... Read Full Story

LOS ANGELES, CA – A man weaving in and out of traffic on the Pomona Freeway was killed Tuesday, July 12, when his vehicle was hit by an 18 wheeler truck.

Location of truck crash on the westbound Pomona Freeway (Hwy 60) near Whittier Blvd.

The California Highway Patrol reported that the incident occurred a few miles east of downtown Los Angeles shortly after 3 p.m. Tuesday. ... Read Full Story