TRUCK ACCIDENT FAST FACT: According to TruckAccidents.org, truck accidents cause 2.3 deaths and 60.5 injuries for every 100 million miles that trucks drive on U.S. road ways.

TRUCK ACCIDENT FAST FACT: According to TruckInfo.net, 78% of all truck accidents happen during the day time.

In order to be effective, a truck accident attorney must be competent, knowledgeable and working for you. If you need an attorney or if you’re an attorney looking for co-counsel or a referral arrangement, I’d love to talk to you. Please feel free to contact me at michael@leizerman.com or call me at 1-800-628-4500.

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 the one noted below. Please feel free to contact me at michael@leizerman.com or call me at 1-800-628-4500.

Michael Leizerman is a truck accident attorney who blogs about events relevant to highway safety.

The Toledo Blade reports a tractor trailer accident that occurred on Thursday, January 12 at 2:27pm in the city of Oregon, Ohio. According to an Oregon Police Department lieutenant, a 16 year-old male teen was killed when a semi truck driver performed a left turn and struck the teen’s pickup. The accident occurred at the intersection of Navarre Avenue and South Wynn Road. The pickup became lodged beneath the tractor trailer and the teen died at the scene of the collision. Police said the 78 year-old male driver of the semi will be charged with vehicular homicide and will receive a citation for failure to yield while turning left.

CBSNews.com reports a gravel truck accident that occurred on Thursday afternoon, January 12 in Buellton, California. According to the Santa Barbara News Press, the truck was traveling on Highway 101 North when it struck a BMW from behind, leaving the car precariously positioned on a bridge rail adjacent to a steep drop. The 36 year-old female driver of the car and her 2 children were removed from the vehicle by emergency responders and transported to a hospital. The gravel truck went over the rail, fell into a creek and caught fire. The driver of the truck was killed.

The Star Press reports a semi truck accident that occurred on Tuesday, January 10 around 12:45pm in Winchester, Indiana. According to police, a semi truck driver transporting grain had taken marijuana,  meth and amphetamines prior to running a red light and hitting a pickup truck. The accident took place at the intersection of Greenville Pike and U.S. 27, injuring an 82 year-old man. The elderly driver of the pickup was transported to St. Vincent Randolph Hospital via ambulance and was transferred via helicopter to Miami Valley Hospital of Dayton, Ohio. Police said he was listed in stable condition. The 52 year-old driver of the truck was charged with a Class D felony for driving while intoxicated causing serious bodily injury. Witnesses say the semi truck driver attempted to dispose of his drugs and paraphernalia in a field adjacent to the scene of the accident. Police later recovered those items.

NBC4i.com reports a dump truck accident that injured 1 person on Wednesday, January 11 around 11:40am in Columbus, Ohio. Emergency responders and police discovered a collision between a car and a dump truck near 1000 Cleveland Avenue and East 5^th Avenue. A photo of the accident shows what appears to be a head-on crash with the dump truck facing the opposite side of traffic. The driver of the car suffered injuries and was transported to a hospital. Two utility poles also suffered damages in the accident. Officials shut down Cleveland Avenue between East 4^th and 5^th Avenue to investigate.

MassLive.com reports a tractor trailer accident that occurred on Thursday, January 5 after 9:30am in Charlton, Massachusetts. According to police, a 61 year-old man was operating a Kia Optima on Route 20. He slowed down to turn off of the route close to Sullivan Road when he was rear-ended by a Freightliner tractor trailer. The driver of the Kia was transported to UMass Medical via helicopter with serious injuries. Police charged the driver of the truck with failure to use care in stopping and following too close. Authorities shut down Route 20 for 2 hours to investigate the crash.

WSAZ.com reports a fatal semi truck accident that occurred on Monday afternoon, January 9 in Pike County, Kentucky. According to representatives of the State Police, a semi truck encountered a curve on U.S. 460 near the area of Millard. The driver of the truck was unable to negotiate the curve properly. The truck crossed over the line into oncoming traffic and struck a minivan. A 57 year-old male driver of the van and a 55 year-old female passenger were killed.

The Bradenton Patch reports an accident involving a bus and a tractor trailer on Thursday afternoon, January 5 in Manatee County, Florida. According to the Florida Highway Patrol and various school employees, a school bus from the district of Manatee County rear-ended a tractor trailer after the driver become distracted by a piece of paper being handed to a student. Twenty-three students were transported to local hospitals after the accident. The bus driver received a citation for careless driving.

The Athens Patch reports a tractor trailer accident that injured one person on Saturday, January 7 in Athens, Georgia. A 2001 Ford Escort was traveling north on Ila Road when a 2006 Peterbilt truck turned from the southbound lanes and struck the Ford. The driver of the car suffered injuries and was taken away from the scene of the accident by emergency medical crews. Authorities cited the 74 year-old driver of the big rig for Failure to Yield Right of Way Turning Left.

Florida Today reports an accident involving three semi trucks around 3:30am on Thursday, December 29 near the Volusia County city of Port Orange, Florida. Representatives of the Florida Highway Patrol said a semi truck first spilled a load of logs onto Interstate 95 at mile marker 257. A passenger car carrying three women then struck the logs. A semi truck transporting methyl bromide then rear-ended the log truck. A U.S. Postal Service semi was also ensnared in the accident. The women in the passenger car (ages 42, 16 and 14) were transported to Halifax Medical Health Center with minor injuries. The driver of the methyl bromide truck, hailing from Neptune Beach, Florida, died in the accident. The driver of the postal truck suffered minor injuries. Officials closed the highway for some time due to fire damage.

MySanAntonio.com reports a tractor-trailer accident that left one person dead on Thursday night, December 29 at 7:14pm in Victoria, Texas. According to representatives of the Texas Department of Public Safety, a Volkwagen Beetle at Texas 91 and U.S. 59 was hit as the driver of a tractor-trailer tried to make a u-turn. A 38 year-old female occupant inside the Beetle was declared dead at the site of the accident.

NBC29.com reports a tractor-trailer accident that injured three people on Wednesday, December 28 around 6:30am in Albemarle County, Virginia. The accident occurred on Rockfish Gap Turnpike as a tractor-trailer pulled onto the road and collided with a sport utility vehicle. The occupants of the SUV were transported to Virginia Medical Center with injuries and are expected to recover. Charges stemming from the accident are pending, according to police.

LDNews.com reports a tractor-trailer accident that killed one person on Friday, December 30 at 3:08pm in Berks County, Pennsylvania. According to a coroner, a 40 year-old woman from Muhlenberg Township died as a result of chest injuries sustained in the accident. A produce tractor-trailer rear-ended the woman’s car while traveling on Route 222 near Broadcasting Road. Both drivers lost control of their vehicles after the collision, striking a SUV and another car and catching fire. A 60 year-old woman and 3 children under the age of 10 were transported to Reading Hospital via ambulance. One side of Route 222 remained closed for 8 hours following the accident.

The Newark Advocate reports a semi truck accident that occurred on Friday, December 23 around 10:47pm in Kirkersville, Ohio. According to members of the Ohio Highway Patrol, traffic on Interstate 70 slowed due to an earlier accident. An approaching semi truck driver then struck a Ford Escape in the rear after failing to brake in time. The semi truck initiated a chain reaction accident involving a Ford Escape, Mercury Sable, Pontiac G6, Jeep Cherokee, and a Chevrolet van. A 25 year-old woman was taken to Mount Carmel East hospital for treatment. Another woman of unknown age was taken to Licking Memorial Hospital for treatment. A spokesman for the Highway Patrol said the semi truck driver would receive a citation for his involvement in the crash.

AnnArbor.com reports a fatality involving a semi truck on Friday, December 23 at 2:45am in Ann Arbor Township, Michigan. According to representatives from the fire department, a semi truck struck a car in the side on US 23, killing a 22 year-old man at the scene of the crash. The accident took place in the northbound lanes of US 23 near the M-14 intersection. The incident shut down the north side of the highway for several hours.

The Sun Times reports a semi truck accident that occurred on Sunday, December 25 around 2:15pm near La Porte, Indiana. A semi truck transporting 19 Mercedes vehicles sideswiped a 2008 Ford Crown Victoria driven by a police trooper. The policewoman had parked in the shoulder of a highway with her emergency lights on to assist a motorist when the accident took place. The driver-side door of the Ford sustained major damage and the policewoman was taken to La Port Hospital for treatment. The 40 year-old driver of the semi truck received a citation for failing to yield to an emergency vehicle.

MyFox8.com reports a tractor-trailer accident that injured 15 people on Wednesday, December 21 near the Transylvania County city of Lake Toxaway, North Carolina. According to representatives of the North Carolina Highway Patrol, a tractor-trailer driver entered the right shoulder of US 64, overcorrected to re-enter the roadway and jackknifed. The vehicle then struck a van carrying several members of a church. The truck driver received a citation for driving left of center. Four of the injured were listed in critical condition at Mission hospital in Asheville.

The Newark Advocate reports a semi truck accident on Friday, December 16 at 10:45pm in Kirkersville, Ohio. According to the Ohio State Patrol, an earlier crash involving three tractor-trailers had slowed traffic on Interstate 70. A semi-truck then struck a Ford Escape in the rear, causing a chain reaction involving five other slowed vehicles. Some of the cars were forced off the road and into a ditch, requiring two individuals to be extricated by emergency responders. One individual was taken to Mount Carmel East with injuries, while another was transported to Licking Memorial Hospital.

PekinTimes.com reports a semi truck accident that injured several people on Friday, December 16 around 5:00pm in Creve Coeur, Illinois. The Illinois State Police said a semi truck passed another truck on Interstate 474 West when the vehicle lost control, fell from a bridge and hit a Saturn vehicle and a Chrysler minivan on Route 29 North. Five individuals were taken to OSF Saint Francis Hospital with injuries. The truck leaked diesel fuel and caught fire, requiring numerous fire trucks and emergency vehicles to assist at the scene. Authorities closed Route 29 for over 4 hours.

WTAE.com reports a tractor-trailer accident that injured a child on Friday morning, December 16 in Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania. According to a witness, a mother and her son waited at the corner of Butler and 40th street to cross safely when a tractor-trailer turned right and struck the boy’s stroller on the curb. The boy’s leg was trapped underneath one of the truck’s wheels before he was freed from the accident. He was transported to Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh where doctors performed surgery on his leg and checked for other injuries. The trucking company involved in the incident has had 3 fatal accidents in the past 2 years.

TBO.com reports a hit-and-run accident involving a tractor-trailer on Thursday, December 15 around 4:15am in Lake Wales, Florida. Representatives of the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said two 33 year-old men in a 2002 Kia Sportage were involved in a crash on State Road 60 with a semi-tractor trailer dump truck. The driver of the truck fled the scene of the accident after one man in the Kia was killed. The other was seriously injured and taken to Lakeland Regional Medical Center. The missing tractor-trailer suffered side and rear damage. Authories are still looking for the truck and its driver.