Tractor-Trailer Accidents

• Motorists Lift Truck Off Texas Man in Truck Accident

  Chrissie Cole | September 11, 2007 5:21 PM | 0 CommentsBeaumont, TX

  A truck accident claimed the life of a man on Tuesday, despite the heroic efforts of fellow motorists who lifted the pickup truck off of him.One motorist approached the vehicle and held the man's head as he called 911 for help.Several other motorists stopped and together they were able to lift the pickup truck off of him. At which point the man was breathing approximately every 6 to 7...

• Texas Man Injured in Trucking Accident with Gravel Truck

  Chrissie Cole | August 16, 2007 12:29 AM | 0 CommentsBeaumont, TX

  A driver is in serious condition following a trucking accident when he allegedly fell asleep behind the wheel and crashed with a gravel truck.A 2006 Dodge Infinity driven by a 39-year-old man, of Plano, was heading eastbound on Highway 64 when his car veered into oncoming traffic and struck a dump truck heading westbound, according to a report by Texas Department of Transportation. The truck...

• Train Collides with 18-Wheeler, Driver not Injured

  Christina Cole | April 18, 2007 8:55 PM | 0 CommentsBeaumont, TX

  A Union Pacific train collided with an 18-wheel tractor trailer on Friday in a trucking accident on U.S. 90A and Harlem Road. Amazingly, the truck driver escaped injury, said police.The train hit the 19-wheeler and split it in two, said a spokewoman for the Texas Department of Public Safety, whom is currently investigating the accident. There was no derailment and no injuries. In fact the train...

• Man Dies in Accident with Semi-Tractor Trailer

  Christina Cole | February 27, 2007 12:27 PM | 0 CommentsBeaumont, TX

  A trucking accident involving a semi-tractor trailer and a pickup truck has claimed the life of an 80-year old man on Thursday. He was pronounced dead at 2:38pm at University Hospital in San Antonio, police said.The man had suffered lacerations to his head and left arm as a result of the crash, which happened at the intersection of Highway 46 and Farm to Market 725 around 11:33am this...