A tractor trailer jackknifed on I-85 in Gastonia, North Carolina (NC) and swiped a car. According to WCNC.com, injuries occurred in the accident. Many questions remain about this accident, the most pressing of which is – what caused the truck driver to lose control of his vehicle? Was he distracted or drowsy? Was he carrying…
On March 17, 2012, a chain-reaction accident occurred on I-485 near the Moores Chapel Road exit outside of Charlotte North Carolina (NC) sent 10 people hospitals with serious injuries. A tractor-trailer driver admitted to causing the wreck because he took his eyes of the road to check his ringing cell phone. View Larger MapThe wreck illustrates…
A FedEx truck driver reportedly caused an accident when he fell asleep at the wheel on March 8, 2012. The truck crash occurred around 4:15 a.m. on U.S. 74 in Ellenboro, North Carolina (NC). View Larger Map A highway patrol trooper who responded to the accident told the Shelby Star that the semi driver has…
Five people were hospitalized following an accident involving a semi and a passenger car at the intersection of NC 16 and Lucia Riverbend Highway in Lucia, North Carolina (NC). View Larger Map The Gaston Gazette reported that a Chrysler Sebring was waiting at a red light when it was rear-ended by the tractor-trailer right before…
Two people went to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after their car was forced underneath an 18-wheeler at the instersection of Billy Graham Parkway and Scott Futrell Drive near Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina (NC). Witnesses say at least one vehicle collided with a U.S. Postal Service tractor-trailer after the driver of one of the cars…