According to multiple news agencies, a 19-year-old man was involved in an accident that left two people seriously injured. He reportedly took a big rig from its owner and drover it on the northbound lanes of the Interstate 15. The river ended up crashing the big rig into several cars. Once the authorities caught him, the driver reportedly said that he was driving that way to “flee zombies”. Now, the 19-year-old has pleaded guilty. According to the authorities, the driver (read more)
Read MoreThe California Highway Patrol has reported that the driver behind the wheel of a big rig was not severely injured after his vehicle veered off the southbound lanes of the Interstate 5 and ended up in the California Aqueduct, which is just south of Bakersfield. According to the multiple news sources covering this accident, the road was closed for an unknown amount of time after the accident. The factors that may have led to the occurrence were not immediately undisclosed. (read more)
Read MoreSeveral reports show that an accident that happened near Goshen has claimed a life. The accident happened when a truck and a big rig collided on the northbound lanes of the Highway 99, causing the trailer being hauled by the truck to overturn. According to the news, the trailer was carrying several pigs. With the accident, the animals were sent onto the roadway. In the accident, many pigs were injured while others were killed. One personal was also fatally wounded (read more)
Read MoreAccording to recent news articles, a woman was trapped in a vehicle after it crashed with a big rig on the 10 Freeway. The California Highway Patrol troopers who responded to the scene of the accident found a small sedan lodged under a big rig on the eastbound lanes of the 10 Freeway early this morning, which may have happened due to the slick roads since it had been raining prior to the occurrence. The authorities took about an hour (read more)
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25
Jan
2013
Big Rig Driver Injured After Accident
According to a recent report, an accident that happened on the northbound lanes of the connector between Interstate 680 and Interstate 80 resulted in the closure of the road for about three hours on Thursday. The big rig flipped onto its side while traveling at an unknown rate of speed at about 11:30 in the morning. According to an official report issued by the California Highway Patrol, the big rig driver was rushed to the hospital after the accident sustaining (read more)
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22
Jan
2013
Two Separate Big-Rig Accidents Reported
According to several news agencies, two big rigs were involved in two separate accidents that kept emergency responders busy. Multiple media outlets have reported that one driver was injured after the UPS truck he was driving crashed into another car while traveling on the eastbound lanes of the Interstate 80. The truck ended up crashing into a guardrail after the accident, causing the vehicle to catch fire. The driver was sent to the hospital with minor injuries while a second (read more)
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15
Jan
2013
Big Rig Accident On Interstate 5 Slows Traffic
Multiple news agencies have indicated that, early today, an accident on the Interstate 5 resulted in the closure of the road in Silverlake. The reports indicate that a big rig was involved in the accident that resulted in the closure of all lanes of the 5 Freeway just south of the Glendale Freeway. The accident happened when the driver was unable to slow down the vehicle due to a tire lock. According to the California Highway Patrol, the trailer tires (read more)
Read MoreAccording to several articles, an accident involving a big rig has been reported. The California Highway Patrol claimed that the crash happened on the Highway 37 and resulted in a fire. Authorities indicated that the causes behind the collision are still under investigation. The vehicle crashed while traveling on the Highway 37 near an off-ramp, which caused the vehicle go off the highway where it traveled down an embankment before it crashed and rested on a grassy side of the (read more)
Read MoreAccording to several news agencies, a pickup truck driver was involved in an accident that resulted in a fire on Avenue 81. The California Highway Patrol officers who responded to the scene reported that the 51-year-old was driving his Nissan Titan on the westbound lanes of the Avenue 81 when he failed to stop before reaching Highway 86, which caused his vehicle to crash into a Freightliner truck. Due to the impact of the accident, the big rig came to (read more)
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14
Dec
2012
Big Rig Jackknifes, Fog May Have Played Role
Due to the thick fog that covered the Valley on Tuesday, an accident that happened on Highway 99 snarled traffic in the region. According to several local news agencies, the southbound lanes of the Highway 99 were partially blocked after a big rig jackknifed. The causes behind this accident were not immediately revealed, however, eight accidents were reported during the the one-hour period Valley motorists were trying to drive through the dense fog. The California Highway Patrol has urged motorists (read more)
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