Tractor Trailer Accidents Kills Five People

Sach Oliver — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 10:39:49 GMT

In Pine Bluff there was a tragic accident that caused five people to lose their lives. The accident happened around 12:30 Saturday afternoon, eight miles south of Pine Bluff on highway 425. Sadly, four of those who lost their live were children.

Roy Lee Jordan from Benton, Mississippi was traveling north on Highway 425 when his truck crossed the center line. The semi crashed into the victim's car taking their lives. The family who we lost was Laketria Wells and her four children, Lakiya Wells, Caleb Stokes, Keyshon Wells, and Lakayla Wells. Please remember this family in your prayers and thoughts.

As usually with semi wrecks, the semi demolished the family's car. Witnesses say the accident could have been caused by a drowsy driver.

This is a sad but true problem that lies with the trucking industry...driving longer than their eyes can stay open. So many of the trucking companies push their drivers to drive more and more miles with incentives that create these drowsy situations. A thorough and complete investigation needs to take place to uncover the cause of this family's lives.

For more information on this subject, please refer to the section on Tractor-trailer accidents.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Sach Oliver

Tractor-Trailer Driver Charged with Reckless Driving in Accident

Chrissie Cole — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 00:57:12 GMT

A truck driver is being charged with reckless driving following a tractor-trailer accident that occurred Wednesday on the Capital Beltway, causing a traffic jam for hours.

The traffic problems led to at least one other crash with minor injuries that morning, according to Police.

The truck driver told state troopers he fell asleep while driving and next thing he knew, he had flipped over and landed on the driver's side, according to a Virginia State Police Sergeant.

The driver was transported to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

Transportation workers spent hours trying to get the truck out of the way and reopen the highway by about 7:30 a.m. But when they put the truck back on its wheels, the trailer split open, dumping boxes of cups, salad dressing packets, lemons and yogurt across the Beltway.

For more information about Trucking Accidents, please visit our section on a Tractor-Trailer Accidents.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Chrissie Cole

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Tractor Trailer Accidents Kills Five People

Tractor-Trailer Driver Charged with Reckless Driving in Accident