Recent Posts in Trucking Accident Category
Posted on Jan 16, 2012 By Whitley Law Firm
It was recently discovered that a man involved in a single vehicle traffic collision over a week ago was actually dead before his tractor trailer veered off of the road. The cause of death was ...
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Posted on Jan 10, 2012 By Whitley Law Firm
On Sunday, Robeson County's Evans Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department Fire Chief Sam Butler, 52, was fatally injured in an accident on I-74. Chief Butler was traveling eastbound when he received ...
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Posted on Jan 4, 2012 By Whitley Law Firm
According to the most recent data published by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, commercial truck accidents have been on the decline, in general. Analysts determined that from 2007 to ...
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Posted on Dec 23, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
As a heavily regulated area of the law, commercial truck drivers who carry property in their vehicles are expected to abide by certain regulations as set in 49 CFR Part 395 by the Federal Motor ...
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Posted on Jul 25, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
After a tractor-trailer slammed into a line of stopped cars last month, causing three deaths, the driver of the big rig is charged with felony death by vehicle, possession of marijuana and methadone, ...
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Posted on Jun 16, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
When a fire truck collided with a car last week in Kernersville, one man lost his life while another was seriously injured. According to the Kernersville Police Department, eyewitness reports show ...
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Posted on May 27, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
The owner of a tea room in Kings Mountain was struck and killed in Gaston County, leaving a community mourning for her loss. Reports issued by the North Carolina Highway Patrol show that Mary ...
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Posted on Mar 17, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
After a tractor-trailer and pickup truck collided just outside of Charlotte two people died and three more were hospitalized for their injuries. According to the North Carolina Highway Patrol the ...
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Posted on Jan 16, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
In Virginia, news sources say that snow was not the only thing that caused a rough commute in the area as a thick layer of fog hovered over Interstate 77. Due to the heavy layer of fog, many drivers ...
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Posted on Jan 6, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
A recent collision involving a pickup truck and a school bus led to one fatality and sent two victims to area hospitals this Thursday. New sources say the serious truck accident occurred in close ...
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Posted on Dec 16, 2010 By Whitley Law Firm
This week in Virginia, the sources confirmed that one person died after a truck accident occurred in Pittsylvania County during the evening hours on Monday night. Law enforcement officers reported ...
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Posted on Dec 4, 2010 By Whitley Law Firm
At this time, the South Carolina Highway Patrol has reported that it is investigating a serious accident that left 23 people injured and at least one individual critically injured. The truck accident ...
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Posted on Nov 24, 2010 By Whitley Law Firm
Many people know that truck accidents occur quite frequently throughout the country. However, most people do not know that trucking accidents result in thousands of injuries and countless deaths. ...
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Posted on Nov 12, 2010 By Whitley Law Firm
In Patrick County, it was reported that a car collided with a dump truck head-on during the morning hours. After the truck accident , two local women had to be sent to the hospital for medical ...
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Posted on Oct 16, 2010 By Whitley Law Firm
A deadly hit and run accident involving a motorcycle and a truck has resulted in a search by Bridgeton authorities for two suspects that fled the scene. According to police, the motorcycle accident ...
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Posted on Sep 17, 2010 By Whitley Law Firm
On Saturday morning, it is reported that three people died and another was hospitalized after a pickup truck overturned in Brunswick County. News about the truck accident was made public by the North ...
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Posted on Aug 27, 2010 By Whitley Law Firm
In Greencastle, PA, it is reported that on Thursday morning a woman died after a dump truck backed over her motorcycle. 48-year-old Vickie Morrison had been riding her bike near the 200 block of ...
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Posted on Aug 14, 2010 By Whitley Law Firm
There are numerous reasons why trucking accidents are so dangerous. The first reason that trucking accidents are so catastrophic in nature is that trucks weigh thousands upon thousands of pounds. Most ...
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Posted on Aug 8, 2010 By Whitley Law Firm
On Thursday morning in Burke County, North Carolina, it is reported that a man who had survived a traffic accident was killed following his collision. Reports indicate that the 41 year old John ...
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