San Bernardino, CA
Accident Date:
Tue, 02/25/2014Interstate 40 was shut down in both directions in the Ludlow area in the Mojave Desert following a massive gas spill.
Truck Accident
Trucks are heavier than cars, and although they are a small percentage of the total number of accidents on the road, the increased mass means that many accidents involving trucks cause a great deal of damage.
Houston, TX
Accident Date:
Mon, 02/24/2014The inbound North Freeway lanes reopened early Wednesday morning after an accident involving an 18-wheeler and an SUV.
The crash happened around 4:30 a.m. Tuesday on the North Freeway near Tidwell.
The two vehicles collided causing the semi to block three of the four lanes.
Los Angeles, CA
Accident Date:
Mon, 02/24/2014A Long Beach police motorcycle officer was injured in a traffic accident involving a big rig on Tuesday.
Authorities say the accident happened in the area of Santa Fe Avenue and 14th Street at 8:51 a.m. The officer was taken to a local hospital in stable condition.
Yakima-Pasco-Richland-Kennewick, WA
Accident Date:
Sun, 02/23/2014Crashes caused by freezing rain and icy road conditions closed lanes on Interstate 84 west of Pendleton on Monday morning.
Kansas City, MO
Accident Date:
Mon, 02/24/2014Southbound Interstate 35 just south of downtown Kansas City reopened mid-morning Tuesday about three hours after a tractor-trailer crashed and erupted in flames.
Albuquerque-Santa Fe, NM
Accident Date:
Mon, 02/24/2014A man driving a truck who drove southbound in the northbound lanes of I-25 near Bernardo crashed head on into a semi truck and was killed.
Both vehicles caught fire and the driver of the truck was pronounced dead at the scene.
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL
Accident Date:
Mon, 02/24/2014Former University of Miami football star JoJo Nicolas was critically injured in a violent crash on the MacArthur Causeway Tuesday morning, Miami Beach Police said.
Nashville, TN
Accident Date:
Sun, 02/23/2014A 2-year-old boy was injured after being thrown out of a car during a crash in Christiana Monday night.
The crash happened on Highway 231 near McKaig Road just after 7 p.m.
Houston, TX
Accident Date:
Sun, 02/23/2014A tanker truck accident has forced the evacuation of a nearby home in northeast Houston.
The wreck happened in a neighborhood on Roland near the Eastex Freeway in northeast Houston. It appears that truck took the corner too sharply and ended up in the ditch.
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
Accident Date:
Sun, 02/23/2014A traffic accident in the southbound lanes of Interstate-5 near Northgate has caused a seven-mile backup from Northgate all the way to Interstate-405, according to the state Department of Transportation. The incident has made the Everett to Seattle commute more than an hour and a half.