Drowsy driving is quickly becoming a common cause of truck accidents. Although the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has set regulations for the number of consecutive hours that truck drivers can be behind the wheel, these regulations do not account for the number of hours that the truck driver may have to commute in…
A collision between two tractor-trailers in Shenandoah County, Virginia (VA), proves that not even the people in the largest and heaviest vehicles on the interstate are safe from negligent or reckless commercial truck operators. The crash happened on northbound I-81 near the exit to Caverns Road. Virginia State Police responded to the scene…
A man from Lynchburg, Virginia (VA), suffered critical injuries when a commercial truck driver attempted an unsafe U-turn. The nearly fatal crash happened on U.S. 460 through Bedford County. Virginia State Police received the report of the collision at around 6:45 pm on February 28, 2018. They determined that the person operating the…
A 70-year-old woman from Virginia Beach, VA, died on impact when a cement mixer pulled out in front of her car in the 100 block of Oceana Boulevard on the morning of February 15, 2018. The fatal crash happened near Louisa Avenue as the construction vehicle exited a temporary private side road and attempted to…
A tractor-trailer driver who ignored two lane closure warnings is being blamed for a wreck in Southampton county, Virginia (VA), that sent three VDOT workers to hospitals with serious injuries. The three-vehicle collision happened near the intersection of U.S. 58/Southampton Parkway and State Rout 718/Arringdale Road on the morning of January 31, 2018. …