Category Archives: 18 Wheeler Accidents

5 Teens Killed and One Truck Driver Injured in Texas Accident

5 Texas teenagers were killed in a horrific accident when the driver of the SUV carrying the teenagers purportedly ran a stop sign.  A tanker truck was going through the intersection when the collision occurred.  The tanker exploded on impact, killing all passengers in the SUV and seriously injuring the…

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Update On the Christina Lopez Case In Galveston County, Texas

Hector A. Pena, age 45, the driver of the 18 wheeler truck that ran over Christina Marie Lopez, age 11, has been indicted for manslaughter by a Galveston County Grand Jury.  Lopez was run over while waiting on a school bus at a bus stop on September 24, 2012 near…

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Boom Lift on Tow Truck Crashes Into I10 Bridge in Houston

Traffic is usually heavy early in the afternoon on Fridays that prelude a holiday weekend.  If you tried to take I10 West home from work yesterday in East Houston, you would agree that heavy is an understatement. The I10 Freeway west bound was gridlocked all afternoon, and…

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Houston Woman Survives Crash with 18-Wheeler

Early Friday morning a woman was ejected from her car, suffering severe injuries after apparently slamming into the back of an 18-wheeler.  The accident occurred shortly after 3:00am near I10 west at Greenhouse Rd.

Witnesses said that the woman slammed into the 18-wheeler at an accelerated rate of speed, ripping…

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140-150 Car Pile-Up in Beaumont, Texas Demonstrates Need to Drive Safely In Foggy Conditions

Between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m., Thursday, November 22, 2012, over 140 cars were involved in a pile-up on I-10 near Beaumont, Texas.  Two vehicles collided initially during foggy conditions setting off a chain-reaction of vehicles driving into the fog and slamming into one another.

The collision left two miles…

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Client Testimonial – What Houston Personal Injury Lawyers Simmons and Fletcher Did For Her

In this video, an actual client of Simmons and Fletcher describes how the personal injury lawyers at Simmons and Fletcher helped her recover from a serious injury she sustained in a truck accident. We were proud to help her.

If you need a

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Oil Tanker Truck Accident on Houston Tollway Leaves Child Dead

Friday, June 8th, 2011 around 2:30 p.m. a tanker truck rear-ended a small red vehicle on the Sam Houston Tollway near West Little York.  The small car was greatly outsized by the oil tanker truck, resulting in the truck pushing the car into the concrete median and going up onto…

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Rollover 18-Wheeler Accident in Zavalla, Texas Kills Driver, Thursday April 19, 2012

Thursday, April 19, 2012, shortly before 10:00 p.m. Stewart Hall of be Wheeler was killed when his truck ran off the road near the intersection of state Highway 63 and County Road 255.  The vehicle apparently rolled to its right side and came to rest with the driver’s side down. …

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Rev. David Wilkerson Killed in 18 Wheeler Accident February 22, 2012

World Challenge Inc., Home of Rev. David Wilkerson Ministries has reported that Rev. David Wilkerson died as the result of a fatal collision between his vehicle and an 18 wheeler.  Rev. Wilkerson’s vehicle is reported to have crossed over into oncoming traffic and hit the 18 wheeler head on in…

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More Proof That Wild Turkey and Coke While Driving Is a Recipe For Disaster!

Driving hazards come in all forms.  On country roads, wild animals can be an unexpected hazard as this coke truck driver learned when a wild turkey crashed through his windshield.

This just goes to show that Wild Turkey and Coke while driving is a recipe for disaster!  All jokes aside,…

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