A woman died from injuries she suffered in a truck accident on state Highway 12 in Santa Rosa on the morning of Aug. 10.
According to a report on Patch.com, the fatal crash involved a box truck, the woman’s Nissan Versa, and four other cars at the Dutton Avenue off-ramp. California Highway Patrol officials said the female driver of the Versa was extricated from the vehicle with major injuries when they arrived at the scene. Continue reading →
Two men, aged 33 and 22, were killed in a large truck accident in Merced after the driver of a big rig veered into oncoming traffic and struck three vehicles.
According to a report in The Merced Sun-Star, the fatal truck accident occurred early on the morning of June 21. California Highway Patrol officials said three sedans were traveling south on Highway 50 as they approached a 2022 Volvo big rig headed in the other direction near Furtado Road in El Nido. Continue reading →
Five people were injured in a truck accident on State Route 12 in Sacramento County after a semi-truck rear-ended another vehicle.
According to an ABC 10 news report, the injury crash occurred on the afternoon of May 27 when heavy traffic was stopped on the eastbound side of State Route 12 east of Jackson Slough Road in Sacramento County. Continue reading →
Ana Cruz-Sanchez, 29, of Rialto, was killed in a large truck accident on the 60 Freeway in Diamond Bar.
According to a City News Service report, the crash occurred on the morning of May 1 at the Grand Avenue off-ramp. The Los Angeles County Coroner’s office said Cruz-Sanchez was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash.
The circumstances of the crash are not fully known yet, with the investigation into this fatal truck accident still ongoing. Continue reading →
Seluster Lane, 77, of Redwood City, was killed in a truck accident in Bakersfield early on the morning of March 29.
According to a KGET news report, the fatal truck crash occurred on Highway 99 just north of Merced Avenue.
California Highway Patrol officers who responded to the scene saw that Lane had been ejected from his vehicle. He died at the scene as a result of injuries he suffered in the collision. Continue reading →
A mother and her three children, ages 3, 8, and 11, were injured in a truck accident on Highway 101 in Salinas when a semi-truck driver made an illegal U-turn on the highway.
According to a KION news report, the crash occurred on the northbound side of the 101 at Hartnell Road on March 21, an area where U-turns are prohibited for trucks. The three children were airlifted to an area hospital for treatment, and their mother suffered a broken fibula and forearm and was taken to a hospital. All are expected to survive their injuries. Continue reading →
Miguel Condelle, 30, was killed in a truck accident on Highway 37 near Mare Island in Solano County.
According to a report in The Vacaville Reporter, the fatal incident occurred the morning of Dec. 30 when the driver of a Freightliner big rig was going west on State Route 37 and hit slower-moving traffic. Continue reading →
LAPD officials are looking for the driver of a big rig that struck a bicyclist on a sidewalk in Boyle Heights leaving the victim hospitalized for days in an intensive care unit. According to a KTLA news report, the LAPD released photos of the white semi-truck authorities say was involved in the collision, describing it as possibly a 2015 Freightliner Columbia 120. Continue reading →
The driver of a box truck was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in a crash that killed a man who rear-ended the truck that was stopped on the 101 Freeway in Sherman Oaks. According to an NBC Los Angeles news report, the fiery crash occurred on the eastbound 101 Freeway at Van Nuys Boulevard. The driver of the box truck was taken into custody for DUI, California Highway Patrol officials said. Continue reading →
Aubree Hardy, 5, and her parents Rachel Miller, 27, and Aaron Hardy, 25, died after the minivan in which they were traveling in was struck from behind by a semi-truck, pushing it into the trailer of another big rig. According to a news report in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, the minivan was stopped for traffic on the 10 Freeway in Ontario on the morning of June 16th. Witnesses said the driver of the big rig that rear-ended the minivan was traveling at about 60 mph in heavy traffic with no indication that he applied the brakes before impact. Continue reading →
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