This morning, the driver of an SUV died when his vehicle collided with a semi-trailer on Industrial Boulevard in Minneapolis, Minnesota. No additional information was provided at the time this was written.
We were contacted recently by someone involved in another accident where a car was hit by a truck driver who was texting. This is just unconscionable. No one should text while driving, especially someone behind the wheel of a big truck weighing over 50,000 pounds.
Attorney Eric Hageman is a member of the American Association for Justice Truck Accident Litigation Group and has spoken at national seminars on truck accident cases. Eric has been awarded an AV-rating by Martindale-Hubbell, which is the highest rating for legal ability and ethics.
Related Accident News
We found GoFundMe accounts set up to pay funeral expenses for two of the accident victims below. If you have GoFundMe information for other accident victims, please let us know.
Recent accidents over the weekend in other states include the following:
- A 57-year-old man and a 5-year-old boy were killed when a box truck hit them from behind and then landed on top of their car. The impact pushed the car into the back of another big truck. Traffic was slowing down because of another crash down the road. The crash happened Sunday on the Maine Turnpike. GoFundMe accounts have been set up to pay for funeral expenses: GoFundMe account for the 5-year-old and GoFundMe for Mr. Gray.
- Dawn Schmidt was killed Sunday when her vehicle was rear ended by a tractor trailer in Tennessee. The crash happened on Gateway Avenue in Rockwood.
- Two people were critically injured Saturday when their car was hit by a tractor trailer in Greenwich, Connecticut. The crash happened at the intersection of Arch Street and the I-95 exit ramp. The tractor trailer hit the car as it was exiting the highway.
- A woman was killed when her car collided with a tractor trailer on Route 295 in New Jersey. The crash happened on Saturday at about 4:22 a.m.
Sources
- http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2016/11/21/fatal-crash-ne-minneapolis/*
- http://bangordailynews.com/2016/11/18/news/york/2-killed-in-crash-involving-car-tractor-trailer-on-maine-turnpike/
- ABC Channel 6, WATE. http://wate.com/2016/11/20/1-dead-in-rockwood-crash-involving-tractor-trailer/
- http://patch.com/connecticut/greenwich/2-stamford-residents-seriously-injured-greenwich-tractor-trailer-crash
- http://www.nj.com/camden/index.ssf/2016/11/woman_killed_in_295_crash_with_tractor_trailer_pol.html