Archive for the ‘Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics’ Category

Tractor-Trailer Strikes, Kills Tow Truck Operator on Rural Virginia Highway

The wrecker driver was on a call to assist another tractor-trailer that had become disabled near the intersection of VA 130 with U.S. 501.

February 29, 2012  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics  No Comments

James River Bridge Accident Involving Truck Results in Injuries

Four people suffered injuries in the chain-reaction crash on I-95 in Richmond, VA.

February 15, 2012  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics  No Comments

Injuries Pile Up in Chain-Reaction Crash Following Tractor-Trailer Wreck on I-64

Police did not specify how serious the injuries suffered in the collisions at interstate milepost 238 near Williamsburg were.

February 13, 2012  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics  No Comments

Box Truck Driver Injured in Crash With Tractor-Trailer on Virginia’s Eastern Shore

The semi had jackknifed on Route 13 in Machipongo, VA.

February 5, 2012  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics  No Comments

Trucker Dies in Rear-End Collision on I-81 in Rockbridge County, VA

The man ran into the back of a stalled semi in the right-hand lane of the interstate near Lexington.

February 2, 2012  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics  No Comments

Dump Truck Accident Near Charlottesville, VA Injures Two

A tire blowout on the truck is being blamed for the wreck on VA Route 20 that also involved a small car.

January 17, 2012  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics  No Comments

Electronic Onboard Recorders May Prevent Tractor-Trailer Accident Injuries

Truckers are in the habit of calling their driving records, which all U.S. commercial drivers are required to keep by federal law, “comic books.”

January 14, 2012  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics  No Comments

Tractor-Trailer Driver Injured in Head-On Collision in Windsor, VA

A health problem appears to have caused the woman to let her car veer into the truck’s path on U.S. 460.

January 10, 2012  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics  No Comments

Tractor Trailers: The Bigger They Are, the Worse They Crash

Nearly 9 more people out of 100 died in truck wrecks last year than did during 2010.

January 5, 2012  Tags: , ,   Posted in: National Trucking Accident/Injury Topics, Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics  No Comments

Tanker Truck Endangers Loudoun County Neighborhood

By Rick Shapiro, Truck Accident Attorney This month a tanker truck carrying 2,500 gallons of diesel fuel overturned on Highway 15 in Loudoun County, Virginia. The tanker truck was closely following behind two cars when they apparently slammed on their brakes.  In order to avoid hitting the cars, the driver drove into an embankment, and [...]

January 4, 2012  Tags: , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics  No Comments


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