Archive for 2011
Manteca, CA Fiery Semi Truck Accident on Highway 99 Sends Driver to the Hospital
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.
Tanker Truck Explosion and Fire Shuts Down Busy Los Angeles Freeway
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.
Two Students Critically Injured in School Bus Crash With Semi Truck in Winona, MS
WINONA, MS – Several students were injured, two critically, when a school bus with 20 children aboard collided with a logging truck on Friday, December 2, 2011 in Winona, MS.

Aftermath of a collision between a school bus accident with a logging truck in Winona, MS on Friday, December 2, 2011. Photo credit: Amanda Sexton Ferguson/The Winona Times
Semi Truck Collides with Pickup Truck in Wellton Arizona
WELLTON, AZ – An accident involving a 1989 Peterbilt semi truck and a GMC pickup occurred on Tuesday, December 6, at about 10:50 a.m at the intersection of Avenue 36E and Highway 80 in Wellton, Arizona. Two people were airlifted by Care Flight helicopters to Phoenix-area hospitals Tuesday after a pickup and semi truck collided near Wellton, as reported by The Yuma Sun. Wellton is about 155 mile southwest of Phoenix.

Photo shows Wellington Firefighters rescuing two drivers who were then airlifted to Phoenix-area hospitals Tuesday, Dec 6, after a Peterbuilt semi truck collided with a GMC pickup truck near Wellton. Photo Credit : Yuma Sun.
Tanker Truck Overturns on Highway 15 in Loudoun County, VA
LOUDOUN COUNTY, VA – A tanker truck carrying 2,500 gallons of diesel fuel crashed and overturned on Highway 15 in Loudoun County, VA on Thursday, December 1, 2011.

Tanker truck shown upright after overturning on an embankment on Highway 15 just south of Gilberts Corner in Loudoun County, VA on December 1, 2011. Photo credit: WUSA9.com
DUI Driver Critically Injured in Semi Truck Accident in Braselton, GA
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.
Haliburton Semi Truck Accident Causes Fuel Spill in Bossier City, LA
BOSSIER CITY, LA – Two Haliburton 18 wheelers collided on Tuesday, November 29, 2011 in a chain-reaction semi truck accident in Bossier City, LA.

Two Haliburton tractor trailers collide in a chain-reaction semi truck accident in Bossier City, LA. Photo credit: KSLA.com
Kingsburg, CA Driver Charged With DUI After Crash With Truck
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.
Trucker Dies in Fatal Tanker Truck Accident on I-70 in Clifton, CO
CLIFTON, CO – A semi truck driver was killed in Clifton, CO on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 when his tanker truck went out of control and rolled over into the median and crashed.

A semi truck driver was killed when his tanker truck rolled over and crashed on the westbound I-70 in Clifton, CO on Wednesday, November 16, 2011. Photo credit: KREXTV.com
Truck Driver Dies in Fiery Tanker Truck Accident in Chandler, AZ
CHANDLER, AZ – A truck driver was killed on Wednesday, November 9, 2011 when two tanker trucks collided on Interstate 10 in Chandler, AZ.

