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LANSING, MI – A semi driver and his passenger died early Tuesday morning, Dec 14, when their tractor trailer crashed into a highway bridge and burst into flames in Eaton County, Michigan. The truck accident occurred in the westbound lanes of Interstate 96 where it loops north around the city of Lansing, MI, closing the highway for hours. Lansing is the state capital located in the central part of Michigan, and the accident area is about 127 miles north of Fort Wayne, Indiana and about 122 miles west of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.

Early Tuesday morning 58 year old truck driver Calvin Roberts was driving a semi tractor truck west on Interstate 96, traveling through Eaton County, MI. His wife, 54 year old Brenda Roberts was a passenger at the time of the truck accident. The couple is from Oil Trough, Arkansas. The cargo and destination of the semi truck is not known.
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WILMINGTON, DE – A truck driver was charged after he crashed his tractor trailer and shut down an interstate in New Castle County, Delaware for over two hours Thursday afternoon, November 18th. The single vehicle truck accident occurred in the northbound lanes of Interstate 495 near the juncture with Edgemoor Road in the city of Wilmington, DE. The accident area is in the far north corner of Delaware near the border with Pennsylvania, about 21 miles northeast of Elkton, Maryland and about 32 miles southwest of Philadelphia, PA.

Early Thursday afternoon 51 year old Robert E. Daumer of Northampton, PA was driving a 1982 Mack Cruiseliner semi tractor trailer north on I-495, traveling through New Castle County, DE. There was one passenger riding in the cab section of the semi truck, identified as 63 year old Janis Chabak of Birdsboro, PA. The bed of the open trailer section was empty at the time of the truck accident, and it is not known if the driver had just made a delivery or was on his way to pick up cargo. ... Read Full Story

BURLINGTON, WA – There were major traffic delays Wednesday morning, october 20, when several lanes of a Washington State highway were closed for hours after a semi truck rolled over and blocked the interstate. The single vehicle truck accident occurred in the early morning hours on southbound Interstate 5 in the city of Burlington, in Skagit County, Washington. The accident area is in the far northwest corner of the state, about 66 miles north of the Seattle metro region.

Early Wednesday morning a 35 year old truck driver was in a semi trailer truck, driving south on Interstate 5. The tractor trailer was carrying a load of paper advertising flyers for the Safeway store chain. The unidentified truck driver was taking the cargo, which weighed approximately 42,000 pounds, from Vancouver, BC, Canada to Auburn, WA. The driver’s name and the company he works for has not been released and it is not known if he is a citizen of the United States or Canada. ... Read Full Story

PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI – A man was critically injured Tuesday afternoon, October 19, when he was involved in a truck accident in Kent County, Michigan. A semi trailer truck collided with a pick-up truck at the intersection of Post Drive Northeast and Pine Island Drive in Plainfield Township, just north of the city of Grand Rapids, MI. The truck accident area is in the central west section of the state, about 120 miles west of Flint, MI and about 130 miles north of South Bend, Indiana.

On Tuesday afternoon, October 19, 47 year old Todd DeVos of Allendale, MI was driving an International Stake semi trailer truck south on Pine Island Drive in Plainfield Township, MI. The semi stake truck belongs to Consumers Concrete Corporation based in Kalamazoo, Michigan. At the same time 27 year old Matthew Guiles of Comstock Park, MI was driving his green 1994 Ford Ranger pick-up truck north on Pine Island Drive. There were no passengers in either truck. ... Read Full Story

OLDHAM COUNTY, KY – A cargo of ink spilled onto a highway in Oldham County, Kentucky, Wednesday morning, October 13, after a tractor trailer truck rolled over. Kentucky State police closed a section of Interstate 71 for hours and crews would work into the night to clean the ink off the road surfaces after the semi tractor trailer truck rolled over on the highway just northeast of the city of Louisville. The truck accident area is in the north central section of the state near the border with Indiana, about 138 miles east of Evansville, IN and about 86 miles southwest of Cincinnati, Ohio.

On Wednesday morning a truck driver was driving a semi trailer north on Interstate 71, traveling through Oldham County, Kentucky. The tractor trailer is owned by the Flint Group a global printing production company based in Luxembourg. According to a company official the truck driver had picked up a cargo of blue and yellow ink at the company’s Elizabethtown, KY plant and was on his way to deliver it to Columbus, Ohio. The ink is used to print magazines and is thicker than ink used in pens. ... Read Full Story

TWIN FALLS, ID – A sleepy truck driver crashed his semi trailer truck early Thursday morning, October 7, spilling fuel and creating traffic delays in Twin Falls County, Idaho. The truck accident occurred at the intersection of Bridgeview and Blue Lakes Boulevard in the city of Twin Falls, Idaho. The accident area is in the far south-central section of the state, about 127 miles southeast of Boise, Idaho.

On Thursday morning 55 year old Kenneth Denning of Wendell, ID was driving a 2000 Freightliner semi trailer truck through Twin Falls County, ID. The truck driver was traveling south on Blue Lakes Boulevard, also known as U.S. Highway 93. The trailer section of the semi truck bore the logo of Eddy’s Bread, a bread and bakery company based in Mountain Home, ID. ... Read Full Story

KENT, WA – A semi tanker truck crashed and overturned Tuesday night, September 21, on a highway in King County, Washington. The truck accident also involved two tow trucks and occurred near the city of Kent, WA. The collision would shut down southbound Interstate 5 for almost twelve hours, causing major delays in the morning commute. The accident area is in northwest Washington State, between Seattle and Tacoma.

On Tuesday night a semi double tanker truck was traveling through King County, WA on southbound Interstate 5. The truck had the logo for Harris and Beall Corp. and was carrying approximately 10,000 gallons of gasoline in one tank and about 900 gallons of diesel fuel in the other tank. Beall Corporation is a national company that builds custom tanks and trailers. ... Read Full Story

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

LE ROY, NY – A driver died when his semi trailer truck crashed and burst into flames Tuesday morning, June 22, in Genesee County, New York. The deadly truck accident occurred on the New York State Thruway, also known as Interstate 90, near the town of Le Roy, NY. The area is about 27 miles southwest of the Rochester metro region in the northwest section of the state, about 58 miles east of Buffalo, NY and about 105 miles west of Syracuse, NY.

After crashing into the trees the semi trailer truck burst into flames, engulfing the cab.

Shortly before 6:00 a.m. Tuesday morning 49 year old Freddie Hatfield of Decatur, Alabama was driving a semi trailer truck east on the New York State Thruway/I-90 in Genesee County, NY. The trailer truck was carrying a cargo of paper rolls and other building materials for a company based out of Lincoln, Nebraska. The truck driver was traveling a route that began in Ohio and was destined for Gates, NY. ... 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