Tractor-trailer Jackknifes into Van Filled with Disabled Passengers Killing Four
by Jim Lewis
Although the roads and highways along Virginia’s I-81, I-64 or I-66 have not reported any recent bad tractor trailer accidents, there was one in Springfield, Ohio today. A tractor-trailer jackknifed on icy road conditions and slammed into a van filled with disabled passengers that were being transported. The big rig swerved into oncoming [...]
January 8, 2010
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Virginia Beach Man Killed as Passenger in Fed Ex Truck Roll-Over
by Richard N. Shapiro
Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis & Appleton
It what can only be described as being in the wrong place at the wrong time, tragically a passenger riding along in a Fed Ex truck was killed last week when the vehicle overturned on Fentress Airfield Road. Virginia Beach Police have identified the victim of this accident [...]
October 7, 2009
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Virginia’s Southbound I-85 Closed for 6 Hours after Fatal Tractor -Trailer Wreck
In a fiery big rig crash, a tractor-trailer driver was killed on Interstate 81 in Roanoke County and has been identified as an Arkansas man. The Virginia State Police identified the driver as Danny Ray Parks, 47, of Batesville, Arkansas.
The victim, Bates, crashed his tractor-trailer into the back of another [...]
September 14, 2009
Tags: 18 wheeler wreck, death, fatality, I-85, injured, injury lawyers, interstate 85, killed, Shapiro, Tractor-trailer crash, Virginia Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics No Comments
Two Young Men Killed in Truck Accident
Two young men were killed in a truck accident. Both were just 23 years old. My condolences go out to their friends and family. As an injury lawyer who’s represented people seriously hurt in car and truck accidents, it’s always troubling to hear about these tragic incidences.
September 14, 2009
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Three Tractor-trailers in Two Separate Wrecks Injure Several on I-85
Only moments apart and just a few feet from each other, two road accidents involving three cars and three tractor-trailers stopped traffic for 13 miles on Interstate 81 recently, which caused confusion and mayhem. The accident inspired some to make evasive maneuvers.
Virginia State Police responded to I-81 at mile marker 234, [...]
September 13, 2009
Tags: 18 wheeler, big rig, car crash, collision, I-85, injured, injuries, injury lawyers, Shapiro, tractor trailer Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics No Comments
