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DUI Driver Critically Injured in Semi Truck Accident in Braselton, GA
December 2nd, 2011 | 
Author: BRASELTON, GA – A woman driving under the influence the wrong way on I-85 in Braselton, GA was critically injured after she crashed into two semi trucks and was ejected from her SUV on Friday, November 4, 2011.
A wrong way driver of an SUV crashed into two semi trucks, a Chevrolet van and a Jeep Cherokee on I-85 in Braselton, GA on November 4, 2011.
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Semi Truck With Double Trailer Overturns on I-85 in Braselton, GA
BRASELTON, GA – A semi truck pulling two trailers overturned on the southbound I-85 in Braselton, GA in Gwinnett County, Georgia just past the Barrow County line on September 18, 2011.
Overturned tractor-trailer forces shutdown of southbound lanes of I-85 near Braselton, GA on September 18, 2011. The semi-truck was pulling two trailers and one of the trailers contained hazardous material.Braselton is located in four Georgia counties: Barrow, Gwinnett, Hall, and Jackson Counties. It is about 22 miles northeast of Lawrenceville and about 49 miles northeast of Atlanta.
Motorcyclist Killed by 18 Wheeler on Georgia I-85
SUWANEE, GA – A deadly accident involving a motorcyclist and 18 wheeler was the result of an airborne tire tread the motorcyclist hit while traveling on the northbound I-85 causing him to lose control and ending up in the pathway of an oncoming semi truck, according to Gwinnett County police.
A motorcyclist was killed in Suwanee, GA on September 14, 2011 on the northbound I-85 at the I-985 split after being hit with a tire tread which caused him to lay the bike down directly into the path of an oncoming semi truck. Photo credit: MyFoxAtlanta.com
Georgia Truck Driver Flips 18 Wheeler on I-95 in Jessup Maryland
JESSUP, MD – A Georgia truck driver was traveling northbound on I-95 in Jessup MD when his tractor trailer rolled over killing at least one person, police say. The driver of the 18 wheeler was identified as David Arturo Espinoza of Culledon, Ga.
Photo shows the 18 wheeler and emergency response in the two right lanes. (Photo: ABC7)
Truck Hits and Kills 12-Year Old Lakeland Boy In Georgia Accident
LAKELAND – On Saturday, July 23, a truck struck and killed a 12-year-old boy from Lakeland who was visiting his father in Georgia.
Christian D. West
The young victim was identified as Christian D. West. According to his mother, Kimberly Dean, Christian was visiting his father, Daniel West, in Lakeland, Ga., when the accident occurred. Dean said her son was at his grandmother’s home and was crossing the street at 9:40 p.m. when a truck hit him. He died from injuries as a result. ... Read Full Story
Truck Driver Kills Six Year Old Girl in DUI Accident in Blue Ridge Georgia
BLUE RIDGE, GA – A six year old girl who was on vacation with her family from Florida, was killed when a 16 year-old truck driver under the influence of alcohol slammed into the back of a van stopped at a traffic light.
A spokesperson for the Georgia State Patrol told FOX 5 News three vehicles were involved in an accident on State Route 515 near Josh Hall Road just after 11:30 p.m. Friday in an incident where alcohol is to blame for the first fatality on a Georgia roadway this Fourth of July weekend. ... Read Full Story
Panel Truck Hits 18 Wheeler Stalled on I-20 Near Thomson Georgia
THOMSON, GA. – An 18 wheeler accident occurred on Tuesday morning at about 3 a.m., June 21, when a panel truck crashed into an eastbound Reinhart Food Service semi truck that was stalled on the I-20 Near Thomson Georgia.
Workers try to clear wreck on I-20 n McDuffie County. Garth Snow/McDuff Mirror Staff
Thomson traffic piled up in the morning commute as traffic from the accident was diverted. The city of Thomson is located about 33 miles southwest of Augusta. Emergency and cleanup crews arrived on the scene in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 20 at about the 165-mile marker around 7 a.m. ... Read Full Story
SUV Truck Rolls on I-75 in Catoosa County Georgia Killing Three
CATOOSA COUNTY, GA.- Three people were killed early Sunday morning, June 5, when they were ejected from an SUV that rolled on Interstate 75. GSP Trooper Cooper Burt says the accident occured around 5:30 am, Sunday, near mile marker 343 in Catoosa County. The three passengers were not wearing seatbelts.
According to Burt, the driver of the SUV made their way to the left lane from the center, left the roadway, over-corrected, and rolled several times as a result. ... Read Full Story
Tractor Trailer Accident Kills One in Atlanta
ATLANTA, GA – One person was killed Thursday afternoon, May 5, in a tractor trailer truck accident on the I-20 on Atlanta, Georgia according to the Atlanta police.
Police report that a passenger vehicle and a tractor trailer truck were involved in the accident when a red car smashed up under the rear of the tractor trailer. ... Read Full Story
Newlywed Killed in Atlanta Semi Truck Accident
ATLANTA, GA – A newlywed was killed on April 25 in Atlanta, GA when her car rolled over after being clipped by a semi truck.
Demolished Nissan passenger car involved in fatal semi truck accident on Interstate 285 in Atlanta, GA on April 25, 2011.
Atlanta is in Fulton County, Georgia in the northwest-central part of the state about 147 miles northwest of Augusta. ... Read Full Story
