Jackknife Truck Accident

Published on: January 27, 2012

Five injured by jackknifing semi

by Stephen Bilkis

Snow played a big part in this ugly semi truck accident, explained the witness. It had been snowing all day and there was a good four inched of the white, sticky stuff on the roads. Accidents were happening all over the place. Two police officers and three others were hurt when they were hit by a jackknifing tractor trailer.

When EMS crews responded to the scene, they discovered that the semi had lost control while speeding and trying to pass another vehicle. Not the brightest thing in the world to try and do, as it sent the semi across the road, causing it to hit a disabled car and the two officers talking to the motorist. The truck hit the car so hard, it send one of the officers under the truck and propelled the other at least 100-yards down the road, where he landed with incredible force, described the report.

The officer trapped under the truck sustained a compound ankle fracture and the one thrown into the air suffered a dislocated shoulder. Both were lucky they were not more seriously hurt, the friend commented. The driver of the car that the semi hit was also taken to the hospital and admitted to the trauma unit. Truck accidents like these are common in Nassau and Suffolk counties.

Published on: January 2, 2012

Jackknifed Semi Accident Badly Injures Four

by Stephen Bilkis

The semi in this case badly injured four when it jackknifed right at the scene of another crash on the highway, said a reporter. The bad weather conditions were the cause of the first accident and the snowfall was not letting up any when the second truck accident happened.

The highway was alive with the presence of numerous police officers, who had responded to the first accident, when a big rig driver lost control while trying to speed past another vehicle on the snowy highway. The rig hit a disabled car and two officers who were checking on the motorist, explained the police. Accidents like this one do not occur often in Manhattan or the Bronx.

One officer was trapped under the semi and rescue personnel had their work cut out for them to rescue him. The officer under the truck had rib and chest injuries, as well as a broken ankle. He was taken to the nearest hospital for medical help. The second officer hurt sustained head lacerations in the truck crash and a dislocated shoulder after being tossed into the air and landing 100 feet down the road.

Published on: June 14, 2011

Truck carrying hay overturns

by Stephen Bilkis

A large truck turned over on Highway 15 in close proximity to the Dillon area this afternoon and caused a traffic congestion that was miles long. The truck was carrying hay and when it overturned and Jackknifed, all of its contents were scattered on the highway, tells a New York Truck Accident Lawyer.

It caused a major delay is on the highway and police had to shut down more than one lanes. The accident happened during rush hour. It happened approximately 1 p.m. in the afternoon. The police came on the scene to put things in order. They told the police that the truck was exiting the Twin Bridges area onto the highway when it shifted and tipped over. There are about 30 bales of hay packed on the truck. When this happened, the two southbound lanes were shut down for over an hour until the police got the roads cleared.

The New York Truck Accident Lawyer said that fortunately for the driver of the truck, he was not injured during the accident. He was a little shaken up, because of what happened, but he came out without a scratch on his body. Police patrolled the area until all of the hay was taken up off of the highway. Traffic resumed as soon as the roads were cleared and the lanes were open for the evening rush hour. A jackknifed truck accident in Suffolk, Long Island will attract a local attorney with knowledge of the law.

Published on: June 4, 2011

Truck Crash Closed Florida Turnpike

by Stephen Bilkis

The last week of March was not a good week for trucks on the Florida Turnpike. Twice in the same week there were two separate crashes involving tractor-trailers. Crashes involving tractor-trailers are never simple, and they become even more hazardous and complex when tractor-trailers are crashing into each other.

The most recent of the week’s accidents saw a southbound tractor-trailer crash into the rear of another truck that had just pulled off the shoulder and into the path of the oncoming truck. It is unclear as to if the driver had seen the truck with its flashing lights pull from the shoulder, but the ensuing collision was nonetheless dramatic. The NY Truck Accident Lawyer also discovered that a fuel tank from one of the trucks came loose, and was struck by a Port St. Lucie woman. The fuel tank went airborne and spilled an estimated 50 gallons of diesel fuel onto the highway. This just added to the debris that was already scattered about the roadway.

To make bad matters even worse, a northbound tractor-trailer struck some of the debris that had spread to the opposite side of the highway causing it to jackknife. The driver of a box truck attempted to avoid the debris and crashed into the median. As a result of these crashes, both the north and southbound lanes of the Florida Turnpike were closed for several hours as the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) conducted their investigations, and work crews cleaned up the debris from the early morning chain reaction of accidents. Fortunately, no one in any of these crashes was seriously injured. When accidents like this one take place in Brooklyn or Long Island, NY, a competent attorney is always called.