Despite the avalanche of education and warnings, many people still get behind the wheel of their vehicle after they have been drinking. Far too often, the results of these drinking and driving decisions are vehicle accidents. The injuries and...
Truck Driver May Face Trial for DUI Crash in Pennsylvania
A truck driver from New England who was driving in Indiana, Pennsylvania on November 13 admitted he had smoked marijuana and taken heroin before a crash with several vehicles on Route 22.
The truck driver appeared in court on Jan. 5, and did...
Florida Woman Charged with DUI Manslaughter in Truck Wreck
The Florida Highway Patrol charged a 43 year-old woman with DUI manslaughter, DUI with serious injury and DUI with property damage after troopers determined that she was the cause of a March 10 tractor trailer crash on I-295 near Jacksonville...
Drunk Driver Kills Tanker Truck Driver in Connecticut Crash
A tanker truck driver was killed on Sept. 29 in Connecticut when a Mercedes driven by a suspected drunk driver hit his rig on I-95. The crash occurred in the evening and caused southbound I-95 to be shut down for several hours.
Connecticut...
Truck Driver Killed by Suspected Drunk Driver in Connecticut
A tractor trailer driver from Woodbury CT died Sept. 28 when his rig was struck by a suspected drunk driver on I-95 south near Wesport CT. The driver of the other vehicle has been arrested on a charge of DUI.
The truck driver, Thomas P....
DUI Trucker Ordered Off the Roads by FMCSA
A drunk truck driver in Maine has been declared an imminent hazard to public safety and was ordered by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to not operate any commercial motor vehicle.
Randall Weddle was served the FMCSA's...
Drunk Trucker Gets 17 Year Sentence for Fatal Crash
A truck driver in Fresno CA was sentenced last week to 17 years and four months in state prison for killing a mother and her son and injuring several others, in a deadly DUI crash in July 2014.
The judge on the case, Jonathan Skiles, had strong...
FedEx Driver Arrested for Drunk Driving and Injuring State Trooper
A 41 year-old San Lorenzo CA man was arrested over the weekend for suspected DUI after smashing his Federal Express big rig into a California Highway Patrol officer at a crash scene near Sacramento.
The trucker, Gregory Anthony Ramirez, drove...
Truck Driver Arrested on Drug Charges After Crash
A semi truck driver was arrested on December 6 in Ford River MI for driving under the influence of drugs.
The Michigan State Police stated that the truck driver was driving a big rig on M-35 in Ford River when the truck crossed the center line,...
Cyclist Killed by Trucker in NYC
A bicyclist was killed by a tractor trailer in Queens NY yesterday at 56th Road and 48th Street, and the truck driver has been arrested.
The victim was a 34 year old from Ridgewood NJ. She was taken to a nearby hospital in serious condition and...