Archive for the ‘ Truck Accident ’ Category

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Kentucky State Law Enforcement Has A Busy Month

February 2, 2012

Kentucky State Police have been quite successful in battling road dangers, such as speeding, lack of seat belts, and intoxicated drivers, that motorists face on the state’s highways for the past month. According to Channel 14 News, in January alone, 766 citations were issued to drivers and 44 impaired driving arrests were made.

In addition to those arrests and tickets 238 criminal arrests were made and a total of 2,100 citations were issued across seven counties. Other highlights included:

  • 121 Seat belt citations
  • 9 Child restraint citations
  • 67 Traffic crashes investigated
  • 189 Stranded motorists assisted
  • 819 Responses to calls for service
  • 50 Opened criminal cases

Only three lives were lost in fatal traffic accidents in the district in the month of January. A lack of seat belt use was reported as a contributing factor to deaths involved in two of the fatal crashes.

Law enforcement says that they credit the low number of fatalities to the high police presence on highways in the district over the past month. They hope that these numbers will help with increasing state funding for more campaigns in the area, with more patrols and sobriety checkpoints.

The Kentucky auto accident attorneys with Woods and Woods Injury Lawyers are thankful for all that area law enforcement does to keep our highways safe and can only encourage motorists to do their part in keeping the roads safe by slowing down and buckling up. If you have been injured in a car accident at no fault of your own, contact an experienced attorney today for a free initial consultation.

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Kentucky Trucker Dies In Tragic Accident At Iowa Warehouse

January 19, 2012

A 50-year-old truck driver from Owensboro, Kentucky, was killed Tuesday night in an accident outside a warehouse. According to reports from Channel 14 News, the accident occurred between 8:15 and 8:45 PM at the Estes Warehouse on W. River Drive in Davenport, Iowa.

Reports from the incident say that the man was working alone in the warehouse yard hooking up a dolly to a trailer. He was standing between the dolly and the trailer, when suddenly, the trailer rolled back and pinned the man between it and the dolly. The man was trapped there for nearly 30 minutes before help arrived. The man was taken by ambulance to Genesis East Medical Center, but died shortly after arriving from injuries sustained in the crash.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has data showing that the transportation industry is second only to construction for the highest number of worker fatalities. Trucking saw a 2% increase in the number of fatalities last year, with specialized freight trucking seeing an even more substantial jump of 17%. The industry as a whole accounted for the deaths of 633 people in 2010.

It’s because of these dangers that the Kentucky Truck Accident Lawyers with Woods and Woods Injury Lawyers recommend that truckers follow all regulations and safety procedures while on the job. If you are hurt, seek medical attention and then consult an attorney. 

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Eight Kentucky Cities Promote Walking And Biking To School

January 5, 2012

In an effort to get Kentucky’s children to participate in a more active lifestyle, the government has allocated more than $1 million to school systems in eight cities across the state to fund programs that will allow children to safely walk and bike to school. According to the Tristate Homepage, the program is called “Safe Routes To School” and is federally funded through the Department of Transportation (DOT).

The money will be available to each city for funding projects that will make biking and walking to school a safer option for children, such as: building better bike lanes, crosswalks near schools, and sponsoring programs that get parents and children to walk to school together.

The program is being heavily supported as children walking and biking to school is on a sharp and steady decline in the state through recent years. Research has shown that today, less than 15 percent of all students walk or ride the bus to school.

School districts in Henderson, Kentucky, have already said that they will use their share of the money ($200,000) to build a new bike and pedestrian path near Sand Lane.

The Kentucky auto accident attorneys with Woods and Woods Injury Lawyers are happy to see the state not only making an effort to help keep our children safe, but also teaching them healthier and greener alternatives to transportation. The firm applauds the program and hopes to see similar projects in the future.

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Students, Driver, and Teachers Injured In Hit-and-run

November 3, 2011

The excitement of a bus-load of school children headed for a field trip to Mammoth Cave National Park was cut short Thursday when a tractor-trailer hit their bus and drove away. According to Channel 25 News, the accident happened along Interstate 65 near Cave City, Kentucky, at 8:46 AM this morning.

Witnesses say the big-rig truck side-swiped the bus with its trailer and took off down the road, prompting Kentucky State Troopers to begin a search of the area for the truck. The bus driver was not able to get the license number from the truck, as it all happened so fast and rainy weather made it difficult to see.

The bus, carrying 17 fourth-graders from Louisville Collegiate School and their two teachers, stopped immediately to get help for those injured aboard the bus. The entire group was taken to T.J. Sampson Hospital in Glasgow to be treated for non-life threatening injuries such as broken bones. Later, two students were taken to Kosair Children’s Hospital in Louisville, and one adult went to the University of Louisville Hospital.

The Kentucky Truck Accident Lawyers with Woods and Woods often handle cases where victims are injured in accidents involving tractor-trailers. Contact us today by filling out a free online consultation form if you have been injured in an accident and have questions about your case.

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8 Semis Collide on I-70 Near Terre Haute

June 14, 2011

Eight semitrailers collided on Monday evening in a chain-reaction crash at the 4-mile marker on I-70 near Terre Haute, Indiana. No passenger cars were involved.

Police told The Indianapolis Star that no one suffered life-threatening injuries but that three drivers and one passenger were treated for leg and back pain at hospitals in Terre Haute.

In a news release Sergeant Joe Watts said the crash occurred around 6:45 p.m. in a construction zone where eastbound traffic had been funneled into one lane.

The Tribune-Star reports that the first tractor—a 1999 Western Star—braked for traffic that was stopped for unknown reasons. That truck was then hit by a 1999 Volvo tractor, which was then hit by another tractor and so on and on and on and on and on.

The cabs of several semis were crushed during the accident.

Police said that no drugs and alcohol were involved and that they’ve issued no citations in the crash while they continue to investigate.

The crash impeded traffic for about eight hours during clean-up of the substantial wreckage—shutting down westbound I-70 traffic for an hour and shutting down eastbound lanes until 2 a.m.

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Who do you think is to blame for this accident? Do you think that the semi drivers were traveling too closely together or that the construction site may not have been safe for drivers?

If you or someone you know has been involved in an Indiana auto accident, the Indiana auto accident lawyers at Woods and Woods can help.

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Evansville truck accident ends in fatality

February 3, 2011

A parking lot may seem a place where minor auto accidents occur: one car backs into another or a driver clips another vehicle as he or she pulls into a parking space. However, fatalities are not expected with these minor crashes.

Unfortunately the parking lot of a truck stop was the site of a fatal Evansville truck accident that killed one person, according to the Billings Gazette.

The Evansville truck accident occurred when an SUV traveling at high speeds struck a parked semi truck.

The driver of the SUV died as a result of the Evansville truck accident. The driver of the truck was not injured in the crash.

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What do you think caused this fatal Evansville truck accident?

Have you ever been involved in an Evansville truck accident? Tell the Evansville truck accident lawyers at Woods and Woods Attorneys about your loss.

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Evansville truck accident causes minor injury

August 5, 2010

Evansville auto accidents of any kind can be scary, but when one of the parties involved is a tractor trailer, it could be even scarier.

That is likely what a 47-year-old man who suffered minor Evansville truck accident injuries thought after he was involved in an Evansville truck accident, according to the Evansville Courier & Press.

The Evansville truck accident occurred when a tractor-trailer driven by a 50-year-old man merged into the right lane where the man was driving, striking his car and pushing it down the road into the median.

The driver of the truck was not injured as a result of the Evansville truck accident; however, the driver of the car complained of arm and back pain and was taken to a local hospital for treatment.

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Livestock escape after Indiana truck accident

July 29, 2010

It’s not uncommon for cattle to stray from the farms where they reside, but it is uncommon to have them wandering roadways after an Indiana truck accident. However, that is exactly what happened in an Indiana truck accident.

According to the Indy Star, a Monday night Indiana truck accident left some cattle wandering the land surrounding the roadway where the crash occurred. The Indiana truck accident happened when a cattle trailer being hauled by a semi truck caught fire.

Sixteen of the thirty-four animals involved in the Indiana truck accident survived; however, seven of those survivors escaped.

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North High School hit in Evansville truck accident

July 15, 2010

You may worry about other aspects of your child’s safety while he or she is in school, but automobile traffic inside the school is probably not one of your concerns.

Fortunately, it wasn’t a concern for other parents when an Evansville truck accident involved the school building while students were not on campus.

The Evansville truck accident occurred at North High School on Diamond Avenue when the driver of a tow truck passed out behind the wheel and crashed into the school building, according to Tristate Home Page.

The driver of the tow truck and the female driver of another vehicle involved in the Evansville truck accident were both taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries.

The school sustained damage to the walls and pillars in the front of the school as a result of the Evansville truck accident.

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Henderson truck accident injures two

June 17, 2010

The hazards of the road are something drivers deal with every day, but perhaps those most at risk are the ones working to keep our roads safe. Road construction workers are in danger simply by occupying their work environment.

Unfortunately, two workers realized that danger when they were injured in a Henderson truck accident.

According to The Gleaner, two construction workers were injured when a vehicle lost control on the Audubon and struck the parked truck in which they were sitting, causing the Henderson truck accident.

A 48-year-old man fell asleep behind the wheel of a commercial box truck and struck the truck in which the construction workers were sitting. That truck then struck another truck owned by the same construction company, whose workers had been replacing a guardrail when the Henderson truck accident occurred.

Two of the workers, a 25-year-old man and a 55-year-old man, were injured as a result of the Henderson truck accident.

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