Posted on March 18, 2015 in Truck Accidents
Truck accidents often have the most catastrophic results. Such was the case recently in Kentucky, when a mother and her daughter, a college freshman, were tragically killed after being rear-ended by a tractor trailer on the Carroll C. Cropper Bridge. Media reports say the family’s vehicle was stopped on the bridge when the collision occurred…
Posted on March 26, 2014 in Truck Accidents
Some of the most deadly accidents on the roads today involve large trucks and buses. Although there are many reasons why truck accidents occur, truck driver fatigue is a rapidly growing concern among transportation officials. Now, a proposal by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration could reduce the number of fatigue-related accidents by making it…
Posted on March 20, 2013 in Car Accidents, Truck Accidents
Trucks were involved in 8,622 collisions in Kentucky in 2011, resulting in 83 fatalities and 1,832 injuries, according to the Kentucky State Police. Just over half of the collisions took place on U.S. and state-numbered routes, while 20 percent occurred on county or city streets, and 26 percent on interstates. Although the number of fatal…
Posted on March 13, 2013 in Car Accidents, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents
Six people were killed and five injured in a pair of March 2 motor vehicle accidents that happened just minutes apart – and at nearly the same spot – on Interstate 65 near Glendale, Kentucky. The first accident was a fiery collision that occurred on the northbound side of the highway, according to authorities. A…
Posted on January 23, 2013 in Car Accidents, Truck Accidents
In October 2012, two children, both 3 years old, were killed when the school bus they were riding in flipped and hit a tree in Carrollton, KY, according to www.wsaz.com. Parents of the children have filed a lawsuit against the school district. This is the not the first time that Carrollton residences have been faced…