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- PA Turnpike Crash
Chain of crashes seizes turnpike
By Anthony R. Wood, Diane Mastrull and Mari A. Schaefer
Posted on Wed, Nov. 28, 2007
Inquirer Staff Writers
A spectacular chain-reaction crash shut down the Pennsylvania Turnpike from Philadelphia to Willow Grove for almost six hours yesterday, stranding hundreds of motorists at the height of the morning commute. - Pennsylvania Truck Accidents: Who's to blame? Do you need a Pennsylvania law firm?
On a recent day in late June 2007, a tandem-tractor trailer slammed into six cars, killing three people including a child.While Lancaster County is blaming the State of Pennsylvania and the Turnpike Commission is blaming Rapho Township, how might such a tragedy be prevented and what would you do if you or a loved one was in that truck accident or one similar to it?
The first thing you would do is get medical help and then call the Pennsylvania law firm of Anapol Schwartz. A Pennsylvania law firm will fight for what's right on your behalf. You might mistakenly think that is what your car insurance company will do but they won't have your best interests in mind.Here's what happened on this particular dreadful day in PA. During a popular event the Pennsylvania State Police called the Renaissance Faire's personnel who started directing traffic on Route 72 and controlling a stoplight at the event's entrance. The traffic soon backed up the Pennsylvania Turnpike by more than a mile.
The truck driver said she did not notice slowing traffic ahead. The westbound truck smashed into a car, which became wedged under the cab; both vehicles burst into flame. Inside the car were a 70 year old woman, a 39 year old woman, and 5 year old child. All were killed and burned so badly that dental records had to be used for identification. They were headed for the Renaissance Faire. The truck then hit five other vehicles; four more people were hurt. The truck driver escaped without injury.
Source: http://local.lancasteronline.com/4/206330
- Fatal truck accident in Lebanon, Pennsylvania
http://www.ldnews.com/ci_6378134?source=most_emailedA woman was killed in a violent two-vehicle accident in Lebanon on July 13, 2007.
The county coroner pronounced the middle-aged woman dead around 10:45 p.m. Her name was not available by press time. The other driver, a man, was trapped inside his overturned truck but was able to crawl out with assistance from firefighters. He was transported by ambulance to a local hospital.
Witnesses said the truck, which was traveling south, pulled out from a stop sign and struck the car, which was traveling east. Witnesses called 911 at 9:58 p.m.
The car was pushed into a lawn on the northeast corner of the intersection. There were no passengers in either vehicle. The car's driver is the 11th person to die as a result of accidents on Lebanon County roads this year.
Do you need a Pennsylvania law firm to represent you in a truck or car accident? Your insurance will not fight for you. Protect your assets and quality of life by retaining the Pennsylvania law firm of Monheit Law for your truck accident case.
- Erie Pennsylvania Auto Crash Lawyers
ERIE, Pa. - A chain-reaction crash on a snowy interstate highway involving about 50 vehicles, including an ambulance carrying patients, killed one person Thursday, officials said.
ADVERTISEMENTA 10-mile stretch of Interstate 90 was closed for hours in both directions after the early afternoon accident. Several people were slightly injured, authorities said.
Among the vehicles involved were several tractor-trailers and tanker trucks. The trucks were not damaged, said Maria Finn, a spokeswoman for the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.
Authorities were not releasing information on the death. It was unclear whether anyone in the ambulance was injured.
Erie was expected to get up to 6 inches of snow Thursday.
- Canadian trucker sentenced to 4 years in U.S. prison in Philadelphia for quadruple fatal
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A Canadian truck driver involved in a head-on crash that killed four members of a New York family was sentenced to four years in federal prison on charges that he falsified log books to show more rest than he actually received. (Source: Canada.com) - 12 hurt as bus hits runaway trailer on Pa. Turnpike
MONROEVILLE, Pa. - A Greyhound bus hit a trailer that had disconnected from a truck on the Pennsylvania Turnpike yesterday, injuring 12 passengers, none seriously, a company spokesman said. The accident occurred in the eastbound lanes about 15 miles east of Pittsburgh shortly after 5:30 a.m.About 45 people were traveling on the bus from Detroit to New York, and 12 were hospitalized, Greyhound spokesman Eric Wesley said. It was not known whether the driver was among the injured, he said.
The driver hauling the trailer apparently did not realize it had broken loose, police said.- AP
- Woman fatally struck by truck in Kensington Philadelphia PA
A woman was struck and killed yesterday afternoon after a flatbed truck slammed into her in Kensington.Police said Thomasa Luna, 78, of the 400 block of Somerset Street, was attempting to cross the 2700 block of Kensington Avenue, from east to west, shortly after 4:30 p.m. when she walked in front of the vehicle traveling north.
Witnesses said she was alone when the accident occurred. (Philly.com)
- Fatal turnpike crash causes second accident
A Quakertown woman died early Friday morning after her 2003 Ford Escape veered to the left while traveling north on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Franconia, striking the concrete median barrier. (The Reporter) - Overturned truck causes detour in Logan
LOGAN TWP. -- An overturned truck carrying containers of a hazardous material closed the ramp from U.S. Route 322 east to Route 130 north most of the day on Friday. (NJ.com) - Quakertown Woman Killed, Two Others Injured In Crashes
A Quakertown woman is dead and two people hospitalized after related automobile crashes on the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike on Friday morning, state police at King of Prussia said.Patricia Kramer, 43, was driving north through Franconia Township around 3 a.m. when her vehicle veered to the left and hit a concrete barrier. The crash sent the vehicle into a 228-foot roll, police said, during which Kramer was thrown onto the road. (Morning Call)
