Posts tagged Trucking Accidents

• Truck Driver Cited In Park Ridge Boy's Death

  Jamie G. Goldstein | May 23, 2007 5:00 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  Samuel Colberly, Jr. was killed last week while he was on his way to school when he was struck by a truck. The 13 year old was riding his bike to Lincoln Middle School in Park Ridge, Illinois when the tractor-trailer killed him. The truck driver, John Solberg, has since been cited for failure to exercise due caution and for failure to yield at a stop sign. The truck was heading south on...

• Park Ridge Boy Hit and Killed by Semi-Truck

  Jamie G. Goldstein | May 21, 2007 12:00 PM | 1 CommentChicago, IL Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  Thirteen year old Samuel Coberly Jr. of Park Ridge, Illinois was killed Thursday morning when he was on his way to school. He was riding his bicycle on Touhy Avenue when he was hit and killed by a semi-truck. His father tried to revive him but was unsuccessful.It is unclear at this time how the truck collided with the boy, but it appears that the truck was not speeding at the time. The family...

• Good Samaritan Killed On Chicago Highway

  Jamie G. Goldstein | May 20, 2007 8:30 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Thirty-three year old Everardo Morales was killed when he stopped to help another motorist on Chicago's Interstate Highway 94. Morales was struck by the trailer of a truck and pronounced dead at the scene. The truck driver was not ticketed.The accident occurred at a very congested area of the highway just before it merges with the Dan Ryan expressway. Further investigation is necessary to...

• Chicago Car Crash Involves CTA Bus

  Jamie G. Goldstein | May 18, 2007 5:30 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  An early morning crash on Chicago's South Side involved a CTA bus, a truck and several cars. The accident occurred at Archer Avenue and Ashland Avenue in Bridgeport. At least three people were injured in the accident, two of which were in serious to critical condition.There is no information currently on what caused the accident, or if the CTA or another driver is to blame for the accident. ...

• Jeep Collides with Truck in Northwest Chicago Suburbs

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 28, 2007 2:08 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Tuesday evening a man traveling in Des Plaines, Illinois was killed when his Jeep collided with a semi-truck. The man, 26 year old Arsen Harutyunyan was driving his Jeep on River Road when the crash occurred. The Des Plaines police are currently investigating the accident.At this time there is no report as to who was at fault or who was driving the truck. If the truck driver is at fault for...

• Fire Truck Collides With School Bus on Chicago's South Side

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 23, 2007 10:11 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A fire truck was found turned over on its side this morning and looked to have possibly collided with a school bus. The accident occurred on Chicago's South Side near 59th Street and Princeton Avenue. There were injuries to some of the firefighters on the fire truck and to the bus driver, but luckily there were no children on the bus at the time of the accident.The injured were taken to local...

• Van With Flat Tire Causes Chicago Accident

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 15, 2007 3:15 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  Two semis, three pick-ups and three cars were involved in a crash on 130th Street Monday afternoon. The pile up was caused by a woman driving a van that had a flat tire. The van was not traveling at the posted speed due to the flat tire and was causing problems with the flow of track. A semi truck attempted to maneuver around the van but was unsuccessful and wound up jumping the median and...

• Truck Accident Kills Woman on Chicago Expressway

  Jamie G. Goldstein | January 19, 2007 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  A woman was killed when her car was coming off the entrance ramp on the Edens expressway and was struck by a semi-truck. The accident happend near the Foster Avenue exit in the morning of January 17, 2007. The woman was in her 30s and was taken to Stein Institute. She was pronounced dead approximately four hours after the accident occurred.There has been no information as to who was at fault...

• Truck Crash on Tollway

  Jamie G. Goldstein | November 17, 2006 8:30 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  Two truck accidents only 40 minutes apart on the Tri-State Tollway in Illinois. No one was killed in either accidents but injuries were reported in one of the accidents.Both trucks were out-of-control when they crashed and caused lane closures. Luckily in these two crashes no one was killed. Two accidents in one day and so close to one another makes one question how safe we really are with...

• Federal Rules Encourage Truck Driver Fatigue Crashes

  Staff Writer | February 28, 2006 2:11 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Five organizations fighting to reduce trucker fatigue accidents have filed a petition against the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's proposed 2005 hours-of-service rule. The U.S. Court Of Appeals struck down a similar rule in 2004, chastising the agency for permitting dramatic increases in driving time. Truckers' driving hours have increased 40% in the last few years, each day and...