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

Highway Safety Group Calls for Ban on Electronic Gadgets for Truckers

Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (AHAS) is one of the nation’s most influential highway safety groups. Formed in 1989 it is an association of consumer safety groups and insurance companies whose stated purpose is to make America’s highways safer. Recently, they’ve called upon the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to restrict the use of [...]

October 6, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics  No Comments

Tanker Truck Involved in Rollover Accident Spills Thousands of Gallons of Fuel on Road

By Richard N. Shapiro
Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis, & Appleton
Truck accidents are terrible, but tanker truck accidents can be even worse. The size and velocity these massive vehicles possess can inflict incredible damage when involved in a trucking accident. This is especially true in rollover accidents.
This scenario unfortunately came to fruition when a tanker truck rolled over [...]

September 23, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics  One Comment

18 Wheeler Hits Pittsylvania County School Bus on Route 40

Sharing the road with tractor trailers can be un-nerving at best and if you knew the statistics of safety and the percentages of surviving a crash with a big rig you might become even more nervous about coming near one on the roads.
Just recently in Franklin County, Virginia, two folks were admitted into the hospital [...]

September 22, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics  No Comments

Driver Killed in Rollover Crash with Truck

By John Cooper
Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis, & Appleton

Gustavo Gracia was driving down Interstate 5 in San Diego going about his business, when suddenly, a truck rolled over smashing Gustavo’s Lexas Sedan killing him. He was just 33 years old.
My heartfelt condolences go out to Gustavo’s friends and family.
The truck was a 1996 Freightliner pulling a [...]

September 22, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics  No Comments

Tractor-trailer Flips on Side Closing Parts of Rte 250 in Nelson Co., Virginia

Recently, a tractor trailer had flipped onto its side while driving down Route 250 causing dangerous road conditions for passing motorists. Nelson County Police reported that the 18 wheeler wrecked on rte 250 around 9:30 a.m. when the tractor-trailer carrying scrap metal was exiting Interstate 64 East at Exit 99.
According to authorities, [...]

September 16, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics  No Comments

U.S. Senate Vote Approaches for Destructive and Deadly Overweight Truck Exemption

There is a special interest provision that has been quietly inserted in federal transportation budget bill without public input or congressional hearings despite a federal agency’s dire warnings. What is being ignored is the fact that they will be allowing 100,000 pound trucks on Maine’s Roads and Bridges.
Without heeding the warnings of [...]

September 15, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics  No Comments

Big Rig Truck Driver Fatigue is Often an Accident Waiting To Happen

As stated by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), more than 750 people are killed each year and more than 20,000 are injured due to fatigue of truck drivers operating commercial truck vehicles. Tired drivers are deadly drivers. Adding to this mix is the fact that operating an 18 [...]

September 15, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics  No Comments

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: , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics  No Comments

Four People Injured in Multi-Vehicle Accident Including a Truck

Four people were hurt in an accident involving a car, semi-tractor trailer and a truck towing a recreational vehicle. The driver and passenger in the Ford F-250, Samuel and Dorothy Everts, suffered serious injuries and are in critical condition.As an injury lawyer who’s represented people seriously hurt in car and truck accidents, I’m always saddened to hear of these incidences and understand the ramifications of serious accidents.

September 14, 2009  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics  No Comments


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