A hotel guest was killed after an 18-wheeler trucked veered off a Texas freeway and crashed into a nearby hotel, killing a man in his room. According to authorities, the crash occurred in El Paso, Texas, when the truck careened out of Interstate 10’s eastbound land, plowing through multiple parking lots before finally slamming into the [...]
A multi-vehicle crash in Montgomery County, Texas caused the deaths of three people and put a child in critical condition. The accident closed off a portion of Highway 105, causing traffic jams throughout much of the afternoon. According to authorities, an allegedly intoxicated truck driver triggered the accident. The 18-wheeler truck driver is facing a series [...]
Driverless cars are here, and in the near future, it looks like we’ll see more of them plying our roads. But what about driverless trucks? It stands to reason that anyone would want to replace someone who’s prone to road rage, drunk driving, and fatigue. But how does the idea of having a robot drive an [...]
A teenage passenger was injured after the vehicle she was riding figured in an accident involving an 18-wheeler truck. Authorities say the accident happened when the vehicle she was in, a pickup truck with a 16-year-old driver behind the wheel, made an illegal turn in front of a heavy rig, striking the truck in the process. [...]
A deadly crash involving an 18-wheeler, a trash truck, and a dump truck caused the death of one motorist and shut down traffic on the southbound lanes of North Collins Street in Arlington, Texas. Arlington police report that the accident happened at the intersection of North Collins and Moiser Valley Road, at around 11:00 a.m. A [...]
Three people were killed earlier today after two 18-wheeler trucks crashed head on into each other on the section of I-30 near Rockwall County, Texas. Initial investigations found that the accident happened on Wednesday morning (June 29) at around 5:00 a.m. Interstate 30, near the Fate and Royse City neighborhoods. An 18-wheeler moving west on the [...]
The truck company whose garbage truck crashed into a bridge in Sealy, Texas, causing debris to fall on a Chevrolet vehicle and killing one of its passengers, was found by media investigators to have a string of violations with the U.S. Department of Transportation. Texas Disposal Systems, based in Buda, Texas, reportedly has multiple violations, though [...]
Authorities began demolitions on a Sealy bridge after a Texas Garbage Disposal Truck crashed into it from below, causing the structure to collapse. The accident killed 12-year-old Brein Bullock and injured her mother, Leah Bullock, both of whom were in their car under the bridge. Investigators traced the accident to a clear case of negligence on [...]
The Texas Department of Public Safety is conducting an investigation over a fatal crash involving a dump truck owned by the Texas Department of Transportation. At exactly 7:30 in the morning of August 8, Monday, Texas DPS troopers arrived at the scene of a commercial truck accident along Farm-to-Market Road 1. The Texas Department of Public [...]
Officials from the Department of Public Safety are currently investigating a highway accident in Falls County that led t to the deaths of two people. The victims were idenfitied as 22-year-old Ami Lee Spafford, and 28-year-old Jerry Don Sims. The accident happened earlier this month (August 10) on State Highway 7, just 4 miles west of [...]
