A woman who lives in Zuni, Virginia (VA), ended up hospitalized in Norfolk with serious injuries after a box truck driver collided with her SUV in Currituck County, North Carolina (NC). The crash happened on U.S. 158/Caratoke Highway near Powells Point on the morning of June 14, 2021. State Highway Patrol received the first reports…
A collision between a car and a tanker truck that was hauling chemicals sent the person driving the smaller vehicle to the hospital with injuries. The crash happened at the interchange between U.S. 158 and U.S. 17 South north of Elizabeth City, North Carolina (NC), on the morning of January 28, 2021. A…
For many people, riding in the back of a truck is a thrilling experience. It might be fun, but it is also quite dangerous. In many states, there are at least some legal rules for passengers riding in the back of trucks. Some states do not have any such legislation. There are 20 states in…
Ninety-six percent of the people who died in crashes involving large trucks and other vehicles on U.S. roads during 2018 were drivers and passengers outside the trucks. Further, notes the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s Highway Loss Data Institute, a total of 4,136 individuals died in wrecks with tractor-trailers, flatbeds and construction vehicles. Roughly 15…
Underride accidents occur when a van, car, or any other smaller vehicle gets beneath the trailer of a big rig during an accident. It is easy for a trailer’s bottom-end to crush the frame of a smaller vehicle. These violent accidents often occur as a result of side impact as well as rear-end collisions. Truck…