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State trucking laws vary, and the need for qualified truck accident attorneys to understand all facets of a particular litigation is imperative. I have handled numerous truck accidents throughout the United States, many of them similar to those noted below. Please feel free to contact me michael@leizerman.com or call me at 1-800-628-4500.

Chron.com reports that a Houston MTA tow truck slammed into a pickup truck and killed its 64-year-old passenger.  The truck crash happened Tuesday, August 3, near Scott and the South Loop, after the pickup stopped suddenly for a pedestrian. The pickup’s driver was hospitalized. The tow truck driver, who failed an alcohol test after the wreck, had been cited for 19 violations since 2002, including nine for speeding. He was fired the day after the crash.

WasecaCountyNews.com reports that a cement landscaping block fell off a flatbed truck eastbound on Highway 14 near Owatonna, Minnesota, and crashed through the windshield of a westbound van, killing the 17-year-old passenger on impact. The truck accident happened on a curved section of the road on Tuesday, August 3. The same truck driver was cited last December when a block fell off his truck. In both cases, the blocks were reportedly strapped down.

DailyHerald.com reports that a dump truck’s rear wheels struck and killed a woman  early Friday, August 6. She was pushing her bike across West Main Street/Route 64 where it crosses North 2nd Street/Route 31 in St. Charles, Illinois. The trucker dragged the 69-year-old woman for a block until other drivers stopped him. She was declared dead at the scene of the accident.

BND.com reports that a tractor-trailer crashed into a U-Haul truck and pushed it into a pickup as the two smaller vehicles were slowing (or possibly stopped) in traffic. All three vehicles caught fire. An SUV behind them managed to stop before the three-way collision, but then a flatbed semi-truck pushed it into the first 18-wheeler. The five-vehicle accident happened at midday Friday, August 6, on Interstate 64 West near New Baden, Illinois. The tractor-trailer driver suffered serious injuries and landed in a St. Louis hospital, while the flatbed driver sustained minor injuries.

DGlobe.com reports that a farm truck hit and killed a motorcyclist at the intersection of 280th Street and Nystrom Avenue near Org, Minnesota, the morning of Thursday, August 5. Police at the scene of the accident were unable to tell which direction the motorcycle had been going and even what make it was, because the impact destroyed it so completely.  The intersection is known for poor visibility and reportedly has just one stop sign.

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Trucking litigation is very document-intensive and governed by hundreds of regulations. Given this, the need for qualified truck accident attorneys to understand all facets of litigation is important. I have handled numerous truck accidents throughout the United States, many of them similar to those noted below. Please feel free to contact me at michael@leizerman.com or call me at:
1-800-628-4500.

Startribune.com reports that on Tuesday, July 20, a wide-load combine towed by a semi killed a Brown University senior taking a break from her transcontinental fundraising bike ride. The woman had cycled more than 2,200 miles and was standing on the shoulder of the road, checking her voicemail, when the protruding machinery hit and killed her. The accident happened on Hwy. 18 on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota.

KCRA.com reports that a flipped big rig caused accidents, injuries, and a huge traffic snarl when its load of PVC pipes spilled all over Highway 5 South between Woodland and Sacramento, CA. Two cars were caught up in the crash on Tuesday, July 20, as was another semi, which appeared to have been impaled by some of the pipes. Three people were taken to a hospital with minor injuries.

WVGazettemail.com reports that a semi carrying coal crossed the center line on W. Va. 61 and slammed into an SUV on Wednesday, July 21, seriously injuring the driver and his passenger, both 19. The accident happened near Beards Fork, WV. HealthNet flew both victims to a Charleston Hospital. Sheriff’s deputies believe the 26-year-old semi driver, who was not injured, was distracted when he caused the crash.

KPTV.com reports that a dump truck struck and killed a woman as she pulled out onto Highway 30 near Warren, OR, in the early hours of Thursday, July 22. She was declared dead at the scene of the crash; her sole passenger was hospitalized. The truck driver was not injured. The highway was closed for about six hours for the investigation and cleanup.

KXXV.com reports that a woman died in a collision with an 18-wheeler on Thursday, July 22, on Loop 340 in Bellmead, TX. The driver of the chicken truck was not injured. It is not clear who was at fault in the fatal crash.

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It takes a little fire in the belly to fight with truck companies and insurance companies day in and day out. I get personally offended when, for example, an insurance company offers a pittance when one of their insured’s vehicles crosses a centerline and kills somebody’s mother. But being passionate alone is not enough. The best way to beat the truck companies is old-fashioned hard work. Please feel free to contact me at michael@leizerman.com or call me at 1-800-628-4500.

DallasNews.com reports that a tractor-trailer rear-ended a passenger vehicle on the LBJ Freeway in Balch Springs, Texas, killing the 57-year-old female driver of that vehicle. The Dallas resident was pulling her Ford Thunderbird back onto the freeway after she had stopped on the shoulder and changed a flat. While police do not expect to charge the driver of the tractor-trailer, the truck accident is still under investigation.

The Daytona Beach News-Journal.com reports that a tractor-trailer rear-ended a SUV on I-95 at the State Road 44 interchange near New Smyrna Beach, Florida, causing the SUV to flip onto its roof, and killing the 60-year-old driver. A passenger in the SUV was taken to a local hospital in serious condition. Investigators report that skid marks from hard braking were visible on the roadway leading up to the area of the truck crash and that charges against the driver of the tractor-trailer are pending.

StarTribune.com reports that a pair of semi-trailer trucks and two passenger vehicles collided on I-35 near Lakeville, Minnesota, killing one driver instantly and causing the death of a second after that victim had been airlifted to a local hospital. Rescue crews responding to the truck crash struggled through swarms of bees to get to victims. The bees were being carted by one of the semi-trailer trucks involved in the wreck and were released upon impact. Fire crews were using pressurized water to control the approximately 17 million bees carried on the truck. Though early investigative work has been hindered by the difficulty of working while under attack from the bees, investigators believe that one of the semi-trailer trucks crushed into the two passenger vehicles from behind while they were stopped for road construction and pushed them into the tractor-trailer truck carrying the bees. Minnesota State Patrolmen stated that the trailing tractor-trailer truck was probably travelling at a “pretty high” speed. The driver of that tractor-trailer truck has had several driving violations, including one involving drunken driving, according to state court records.

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State trucking laws vary, and the need for qualified truck accident attorneys to understand all facets of a particular litigation is imperative. I have handled numerous truck accidents throughout the United States, many of them similar to those noted below. Please feel free to contact me michael@leizerman.com or call me at 1-800-628-4500.

WSMV.com of Nashville, Tennessee reports that a 59-year-old woman was killed Friday morning when the driver of a tow truck lost control on Old Hickory Boulevard and his truck entered traffic striking the woman’s vehicle. Tennessee State Police stated that speed appears to have been a factor in the fatal crash.

The Daily Herald reports that four people were injured Wednesday when a semitrailer truck struck another truck from behind and pushed it into three cars. The driver of the semitrailer truck was in critical condition following the crash, which happened at the intersection of Route 83 and Third Avenue near Bensenville, Illinois and is being investigated by The DuPage County sheriff’s office.

Minnesota’s Pine Journal reports that a Cloquet, Minnesota man was seriously injured on Tuesday when the pickup truck he was driving was rear-ended by a Freightliner semi trailer, pushing it into traffic on Highway 21 at the Carlton County Transfer Station ¾ of a mile west of Interstate 35. According to Minnesota State Patrolmen, the road was dry at the time of the crash.

Argus Oberserver reports that a man who was putting chains on his parked truck on the off ramp of I-84 near Ontario, Oregon was killed Tuesday when he was struck by a semi-truck that was attempting to pass by onto the off ramp. Oregon State Police state that the semi-truck slid into the parked truck striking two men, killing one and injuring the other.

According to Star Tribune.com a 21-year-old Fargo, ND woman was killed in a crash near Moorhead, Minnesota on Tuesday when the car she was driving was struck by a fuel tanker truck. The Minnesota State Patrol states that the crash occurred at the intersection of Highway 75 and a county road.

The North Dakota Highway Patrol states that a Freightliner semi-truck failed to yield and crashed into the driver’s side of a car on North Dakota Highway 18 on Thursday leaving three people seriously injured, according to GrandForksHerald.com. The crash occurred just north of Larimore, North Dakota.

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Consider this: A truck accident in, for example, Ohio may be complicated if the victim is from Florida, the truck driver is from Kansas, the truck is owned by a California company, the trailer owned by a Missouri company and the driver was hauling a load from California to New York. I have handled numerous complicated truck accidents throughout the United States and I am knowledgeable in the specifics of trucking law. Please feel free to contact me at michael@leizerman.com or call me at 1-800-628-4500.

The Rockwall News of Rockwall, Texas reports that Thursday, November 5, a 20-year-old local man died from a traffic incident on I-30 involving a tractor-trailer truck. Police investigators from Garland, Texas are continuing to investigate the truck accident.

A 15-year-old passenger sustained serious injuries as the result of an accident on Florida Interstate 75 in which the van she was traveling in was rear-ended by a Freightliner semi tractor-trailer. According to The Gainesville Sun/Gainesville.com the tractor-trailer jackknifed and rolled before hitting a concrete embankment.

Syracuse.com reports that a Syracuse University football player has been hospitalized following a truck accident on the New York State Thruway on Sunday. The report quotes New York State Police Captain James Land as saying that the crash was entirely the fault of the tractor-trailer driver and that the big rig struck the player’s vehicle from behind. The extent of the player’s injuries was not reported.

The Sioux City Journal.com reports that a 27-year-old LeMars, Iowa man was killed Wednesday when his vehicle was struck by a semi-trailer truck on Highway 75 in Hinton, Iowa. The Volvo semi was apparently pulling a load of hogs when it struck the victim’s Toyota Camry.

StarTribune.com reports that a 39-year-old man was killed on Minnesota County Road 2 when, according to Sheriff’s department investigators, a semi-tractor ran a stop sign and struck his vehicle. The crash is still under investigation and it is not known whether drugs or alcohol may have played a role in the crash.

A truck accident near Green Bay, Wisconsin claimed the life of a 78-year-old man on Monday. Postcrescent.com reports that the man’s vehicle was struck from behind by a semi-trailer truck on U.S. 41 north of Glory Road. Sheriff’s investigators are still determining the cause of the crash.< ><–>

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