Archive for November, 2009
Trucker Injured After Brakes Failed on U.S. Highway 52
By Rick Shapiro Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis, & Appleton The drivers of a tractor-trailer was seriously injured after the trailer lost its brakes and crashed into an embankment on U.S. Highway 52 between Fancy Gap and Cana, Virginia (VA), according to Mount Airy News. The trailer flipped over and slipped across the northbound lanes finally smashing [...]
November 29, 2009
Tags: accident, accidents, Highway 52, injury, lawyer, Shapiro, tractor trailer, truck, trucking Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics 
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Fatal Tractor Trailer Crash in Nelson County Virginia Kills One on Hwy 5
By Rick Shapiro Alger H. Fleming, 66 of Amherst County died after being hit by a tractor trailer along Va. Hwy 56 in Nelson County, Va. Fleming was driving east on Va. 56 at around 4:35 a.m. when he came up on a large tree that had fallen across the road near the Tye River [...]
November 24, 2009
Tags: accident, crash, death, fatality, injury lawyer, Nelson County, Shapiro, tractor trailer, Tyre River Bridge, Virginia, Virginia 56 Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics No Comments
Tractor Trailer Wreck on I-77 in Fancy Gap, Virginia Injures Five
By Jim Lewis Four tractor trailers, six cars and one camper were involved in an accident last Wednesday on I-77 in Fancy Gap, Va. which closed traffic in both lanes for hours. According to the police, a tractor-trailer travelling southbound slid down the highway, lost control and rolled-over spilling its load of ceramic tiles. Two [...]
November 23, 2009
Tags: accident, crash, Fancy Gap, I-77, injury, injury lawyer, Lewis, rollover accident, Surry County, tractor trailer, truck crash, Virginia Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics No Comments
Off Limits: Portion of Virginia Highway 116 Could Soon Restrict Large Truck Travel
By Emily Mapp Brannon Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis, & Appleton If you’re driving a truck longer than 28 feet, Virginia Highway 116 could soon be unavailable for travel. Officials in Franklin County and Roanoke County have passed a resolution restricting large trucks and tractor-trailers from traveling Va. 116, which is 12 miles in length and goes [...]
November 19, 2009
Tags: 18 wheeler, attorney, Brannon, injury, tractor trailer, truck, trucking, Va. 116 Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics No Comments
Many Truckers Fail Drug and Alcohol Test
By John Cooper Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis, & Appleton The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration found 77 commercial bus and truck drivers, along with 84 carriers, failed drug and alcohol tests administered by a new task force. The testing focused on commercial drivers who operate school buses, interstate passenger carriers, hazardous material transports and general freight [...]
November 18, 2009
Tags: accident, accidents, attorney, bus, commercial, Cooper, freight, long-haul, school, truck, truckers Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics No Comments
Tractor Trailer Kills Man in Nelson County during Nor’Easter
By Rick Shapiro Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis, & Appleton Alger H. Fleming was driving east on Va. 56 in Nelson County, Virginia (VA) in the midst of a powerful Nor’Easter. The weather caused a tree to fall on the road and Mr. Fleming wound up hitting it with his pickup truck. Mr. Fleming got out of [...]
November 16, 2009
Tags: accident, accidents, attorney, Nor’easter, pickup, Shapiro, tractor trailer, truck, VA Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics No Comments
Bereaved Albemarle County Family Awarded $5.25M in Tractor Trailer Death Lawsuit
by John Cooper An Albemarle County jury awarded a bereaved family $5.25 million for the loss of their precious 16 year old daughter who had been killed last year when a tractor trailer ran a red light and slamming into the car she was driving. The jury’s verdict was decided with only 3 hours of [...]
November 16, 2009
Tags: Aichs, award, claim, Cooper, death, fatality, injury lawyer, killed, lawsuit, tractor trailer, Tractor-trailer crash, Truck accident Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics No Comments
Fatal Tractor Trailer Wreck in Newington, Virginia Kills One on I-95
by Emily Mapp Brannon The traffic on the northbound lanes of I-95 in Newington, VA was shut down last week when an accident involving a passenger vehicle and a tractor trailer caused the death of at least one person and injured two others. Officials have stated that a Hyundai and a tractor trailer were involved [...]
November 12, 2009
Tags: 18 wheeler, accident, crash, death, fatality, I-95, injury, injury lawyer, killed, Mapp Brannon, Newington, tractor trailer, Virginia Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics No Comments
Tractor-Trailer Carrying Cars Causes Accident, Falls Apart on Highway Causing Traffic Jam
By Rick Shapiro Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis, & Appleton If the traffic on Interstate 64 (I-64) in Virginia (VA) couldn’t get any worse, a tractor-trailer carrying multiple automobiles hit a car and then fell apart along the congested highway. This accident caused major delays since two lanes had to be closed, according to The Virginian-Pilot. This [...]
November 6, 2009
Tags: accident, accidents, attorney, automobile, car, I-64, Shapiro, tractor trailer, truck, VA, vehicle Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics No Comments
Trucking Industry Endorses Bill to Restrict Texting while Driving
By Rick Shapiro Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis, & Appleton The American Truckers Association (ATA) has been waffling on their support for an anti-texting bill crafted by Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), but recently decided to endorse the legislative initiative. This isn’t very surprising since the bill hasn’t reached the Senate floor for a vote, so there’s plenty [...]
November 4, 2009
Tags: accident, accidents, ATA, bill, driving, legislation, safety, Shapiro, texting, trucking Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics No Comments
