Tractor-Trailer Accidents

• Five Car Accident Caused By Sleeping Truck Driver

  Chrissie Cole | August 14, 2007 10:42 PM | 0 CommentsSpringfield, MO

  In a trucking accident, Friday, a semi truck driver fell asleep behind the wheel causing a five-car accident on Interstate 94, according to Michigan State Police.Police say the accident occurred on I-94 in Calhoun County. The truck driver is a 37-year-old man of Illinois.A 21-year-old woman suffered minor injuries in the accident. She was treated and released from the hospital.A 50-year-old...

• Former Burnsville Mayor Killed in Kentucky Truck Accident

  Christina Cole | January 17, 2007 12:43 AM | 0 CommentsSpringfield, MO

  Funeral services are being held in Burnsville on Wednesday morning for former mayor Bobby Harold Johnson, 56, who died over the weekend in a truck traffic accident in Kentucky.Johnson served as mayor for 20 years in the Tishomingo County Community. Services are being held at 2pm at Harmony Hill Baptist Church in Burnsville. There was no information on survivors.Kentucky State Police say Johnson...

• Truck Accident Causes Chemical Spill, Road Closures

  Christina Cole | December 17, 2006 1:44 AM | 0 CommentsSpringfield, MO

  Hazmat crews worked into the evening to clear the scene of a rollover truck accident involving dangerous chemicals. The truck flipped over on the ramp from Route 29 to southbound Route 6 in Peoria County. The accident caused the truck, which was carrying 80,000 lbs. of anhydrous ammonia to leak. Speed was a factor in the accident, said police. The driver was taken to the hospital and treated for...