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TAMPA, FL – A motorist was killed on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 in Tampa, FL on U.S. 41 when his vehicle crashed into a semi truck and became pinned underneath.

View facing south of U.S. 41 in Tampa, FL at South 34th Ave. (on the right) where a 39 year-old motorist was killed on January 18, 2012.

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LAKE WORTH, FL – A semi trailer truck crashed and exploded into flames early Wednesday morning, September 8, on a highway in Palm Beach County, Florida. The truck accident happened when another vehicle crossed into the path of the semi in the southbound lanes of Interstate 95 near the city of Lake Worth, FL. The accident area is in the far southeast section of the state near the Atlantic Ocean, about 63 miles north of Miami, FL and about 127 miles east of Ft. Myers, FL.

Early Wednesday morning Roger Douglas of Lake Butler, FL was driving a semi trailer truck south on Interstate 95, traveling through Palm Beach County. The semi truck was carrying a load of PVC pipes and the truck’s cab had the logo of Silco Carthage, Inc.
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FAIRVIEW SHORES, FL – A UPS semi trailer truck crashed and burst into flames early Friday morning, August 27, on a highway in Orange County, Florida. Two people were injured in the truck accident that occurred on Interstate 4 in Fairview Shores just north of the city of Orlando. The accident area is in the central east section of the state about 90 miles northeast of Tampa, FL and about 137 miles south of Jacksonville, FL.

The semi cab of the truck burst into flames, almost completely destroying the SUV.

At around 2:00 a.m. Friday morning 39 year old Craig T. Roy from the Jacksonville area was driving a semi trailer truck west on Interstate 4 through Orange County, FL. One unidentified passenger rode along in the cab of the semi. The semi truck belonged to UPS and was pulling two trailers loaded with a full cargo of mail parcels and shipping packages. The corporate offices for UPS (United Parcel Services) are in Atlanta, Georgia. ... Read Full Story

VENICE, FL – Traffic on an interstate in Sarasota County, Florida stalled Thursday morning, July 8, when a semi trailer truck crashed and burst into flames. The truck accident occurred in the southbound lanes of Interstate 75 near the city of Venice. The accident area is in the southwest section of the state near the Gulf of Mexico, about 57 miles south of St. Petersburg, FL and about 213 miles northwest of Miami, FL.

Florida Highway Patrol shut down the interstate for about an hour.

Shortly before 8:00 a.m. Thursday morning 61 year old Richard Wilson of Venice, FL was driving a semi trailer truck south on Interstate 75 in Sarasota County, FL. As Mr. Wilson was traveling near the River Road Exchange near mile marker 191 he reportedly lost control of his 18 wheeler truck. ... Read Full Story

MIAMI GARDENS, FL – A semi tanker truck overturned Sunday afternoon, May 16, 2010, shutting down sections of several Florida highways for hours and interrupting service on the Tri-Rail commuter rail line. The truck accident occurred on Interstate 95 near Miami Gardens in Dade County, FL in the traffic area of networked roads and ramps often referred to as the Spaghetti Bowl. The accident area is in the far southeast side of the state, north of the Miami metro region, 110 miles east of Naples, FL and 57 miles south of West Palm Beach, FL.

Florida Highway Patrol was at the scene of the truck accident Sunday and closed down several of the roads and ramps in the area around the overturned tanker.

At around 2:00 p.m. Sunday afternoon a truck driver was driving a tanker truck filled with fuel oil south on Interstate 95 in Dade County, Florida. When the driver approached the area near the Golden Glades Interchange he moved to merge onto the Palmetto Expressway. ... Read Full Story

MCDAVID, FL: A mother and her two children were hurt in a truck accident Tuesday night in the Florida county of Escambia. The collision happened at the intersection of Highway 164 and Highway 29/South Century Blvd. in the town of McDavid, FL. The accident area is near the Alabama border, 74 miles northeast of Mobile, AL. The region is in the far west section of the Florida panhandle, 290 miles southwest of Atlanta, GA and 220 miles west of Tallahassee, FL.

Tractor trailer crashes into Pontiac Grand Prix headed eastbound on Highway 164 in McDavid FL

According to officers with the Florida Highway Patrol, 28 year old Madeline Hope Johnson was driving her Pontiac Grand Prix eastbound on Highway 164 with her two children in the car, an eight year old and a twelve year old.

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ORLANDO, FL – Two big rig semi trucks were involved in a fatal truck accident involving a FedEx tractor trailer on the Florida Turnpike near Orlando, Florida on Friday, November 13, 2009 about 9:30 pm.

Two-truck crash near Orlando, FL involving a FedEx trailer and another big rig hauling hardware store products. Photo credit: Florida Highway Patrol

The driver of the FedEx truck was Jorge Dipre, 38 years old from Port St. Lucie, FL. The driver of the other semi truck was Carl W. Van Wasshnova, 54 years old from Port Orange, FL, who was killed in the accident.

Location of the fatal semi truck accident near Orlando Florida

According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) the FedEx semi truck was pulling two trailers and was driving northbound on the exit ramp to Orange Blossom Trail and another semi was hauling a load of hardware store products and was travelling on the southbound ramp when it crossed over the concrete median and guardrail and collided with the FedEx truck splitting the trailers in two. One of the severed trailers overturned onto the east shoulder of the exit ramp.

The FHP said that Van Wasshnova was taken by ambulance to Orlando Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. According to the FHP he may have had a medical condition that caused him to lose control of his rig. The crash remains under investigation.

Dipre, the FedEx driver, was not injured in the accident.

Below is a Google street view of the Florida Turnpike. You can click and drag the mouse button to pan around the scene of the accident and get a feel for the lay of the land.

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RUSKIN, FL – Thirty nine children were involved in an accident this morning when their school bus collided with a Terminix pickup truck at the intersection of 21st Ave. SE and 6th St. SE in Ruskin, about 28 miles from Tampa. Several are being treated at the hospital, however, none of these injuries from the accident appear to be serious, but it did leave quite a mess on the street.

Thirty nine chidren involved in school bus and Terminix truck accident. near Tampa, Florida

According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, the school bus and the truck were traveling in opposite directions on 21st Ave. SE when they crashed. Deputies say the truck driver was signaling to turn left but instead continued to drive straight, while the school bus, also signaling to turn left on to 6th St. SE, turned directly into the path of the truck driver.

Deputies say there were 39 children on board the bus headed to Beth Shields Middle School at the time of the accident. Ten were transported to local hospitals with injuries that appeared to be only minor. The bus driver, Olga Guerrero, was also transported to Brandon Hospital after complaining of injury. The driver of the truck, Douglas Hayes, was not hurt.

Deputies say Guerrero was cited for a right-of-way violation. The bus was heavily damaged and was taken to the Hillsborough County Transportation Department to see if it could be repaired.

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TAMPA, FL -  A Wal-Mart semi trailer truck collided with a Toyota minivan, leaving two people seriously injured.  The accident occurred on Wednesday night at Interstate 275 near Floribraska Avenue and the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard exit and slowed traffic for several hours.

Tampa truck accident involving Walmart Semi Trailer

The driver of the 1991 Toyota van was reportedly driving south on I-275 at a high rate of speed and weaving in and out of traffic. The van driver apparently lost control of his vehicle and crashed into the guardrail at Floribraska Avenue according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

After slamming into the guardrail the van moved back onto the road and into the path of the Wal-Mart truck. The truck pushed the Toyota van until both vehicles came to a stop.

Sgt. Larry Kraus, a spokesman for the Florida Highway Patrol stated that “The van was driving erratically according to [a] witness and changed lanes in front of the tractor trailer.”

Kraus continued that at approximately 7:40 p.m. the minivan was hit in the rear by the Wal-Mart truck. One of the van’s passengers was ejected due to the impact. The other passenger had to be extracted from the van which was pinned under the trailer truck.

The van’s passengers were identified as Cliatt Adelbert, 53 years old of Tampa, FL and Victure White, 49 years old also from Tampa. Both van passengers were transported to Tampa General Hospital and it is believed they both suffered serious injuries.

The Wal-Mart truck driver was identified as James Ronald Busch, 54 years old of Nicholls, GA. Mr. Busch was not injured in the crash. However the damages to his trailer truck were estimated at about $7000.

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Due to the accident Florida troopers closed down three lanes of Interstate 275 Wednesday night as they investigated the collision. The accident remains under investigation and charges are pending.

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