Chicago, IL
Accident Date:
Thu, 12/26/2013A multi-vehicle crash involving a semi-tractor trailer and several pickup trucks in southwest Yorkville left at least one person injured Friday morning on Route 47 and Walker Road.
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.
West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, FL
Accident Date:
Thu, 12/26/2013A tractor-trailer hauling molasses crashed in a rural area of Palm Beach County on Friday morning, injuring the driver.
At 5:41 a.m., emergency crews responded to the wreck in the 1000 block of County Rd. 827A.
Denver, CO
Accident Date:
Wed, 12/25/2013Travelers headed east on Interstate 70 faced long delays Thursday morning after a tractor trailer caught fire near the Twin Tunnels.
CDOT reported the crash around 9:30 a.m. By 1:45 p.m. the highway was reopened.
Philadelphia, PA
Accident Date:
Wed, 12/25/2013A portion of the Pennsylvania Turnpike is shut down in snowy eastern Pennsylvania after a pileup involving what appears to be a couple dozen vehicles.
Turnpike officials say all lanes westbound were shut down because of the accident between the Morgantown and Reading exits in Berks County.
Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York, PA
Accident Date:
Wed, 12/25/2013A 52-year-old Maryland man was killed when the vehicle he was in was struck by a tractor-trailer in Mount Holly Springs Thursday morning.
John Mark Houser's vehicle was hit just before 6 a.m. at Routes 34 and 94, according to the Cumberland County Coroner's office.
Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne, FL
Accident Date:
Mon, 12/23/2013A stretch of Interstate 95 in Flagler County will reopen by 6 p.m. after being closed when a driver was killed in a fiery crash that damaged the roadway, officials said.
Pittsburgh, PA
Accident Date:
Mon, 12/23/2013Crashes involving a semi-truck hauling two trailers and other vehicles have prompted state police to close Interstate 70 in both directions in southwestern Pennsylvania.
Boston, MA
Accident Date:
Mon, 12/23/2013A Boston Globe delivery truck and a pickup truck collided on the northbound side of Interstate 93 in Boston early this morning, injuring the 37-year-old pickup truck driver, State Police said.
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
Accident Date:
Mon, 12/23/2013A Hoquiam man died in a log truck crash on a forest service road in the Capitol State Forest, the State Patrol stated at about 4:30 p.m. Monday. Michael J. Webber, 37, drove off the roadway and hit a tree and a stump. No other vehicles were involved.
Albuquerque-Santa Fe, NM
Accident Date:
Wed, 12/18/2013A 7-year-old Portales boy died from injuries suffered Thursday afternoon in a one-vehicle rollover crash on N.M. 268 near Curry Road 23, according to the Curry County Undersheriff. Waller said Dakota Myers died at the scene about 4 p.m.