Police and witnesses say that road rage may have contributed to a recent motorcycle and truck accident in Knoxville. The accident occurred on Clinton Highway on Sunday, February 24. A large truck crashed into a motorcycle rider, and the rider was transported to a hospital for treatment. Witnesses said that it looked like the truck… read more
Ariel Andrade, 52, was driving west on Tampa Road in Palm Harbor, Florida on February 15. When he turned left, he crashed into a motorcycle heading the opposite direction. Richard William Hardy, the injured rider, was taken to Mease Countryside Hospital. Andrade fled the scene. Later, Andrade phoned the Florida Highway Patrol and told them… read more
Two 60-year-olds from Denver were driving west on I-70 east of Denver. The driver lost control of her Nissan Pathfinder. It crashed into a semi-truck, killing both the driver and the passenger. After the collision, the truck broke through the median. The truck driver, a man from Missouri, did not sustain injuries in the truck… read more
Tommy Thomas, a 14-year-old from Olathe, Colorado was riding a bike with his friend when he was hit by a tractor-trailer carrying cattle on October 6. Tommy sustained a traumatic brain injury in the truck accident, and doctors had to remove part of his skull to prevent further brain damage as his brain continued to… read more
In September 2011, Jonathon Westbrook was driving a semi-trailer on I-80 in Nebraska. He took the exit for Highway 370, ran a red light and crashed into a motorcycle carrying two passengers. Tony Locke survived. His wife Nicole Locke, who Tony had married just 18 months prior to the accident, sustained critical injuries. She was… read more
About 150 riders in a motorcycle group called the Rough Riders were on a memorial ride in honor of a friend – Ernest “Phantom” Jones – who died in a motorcycle accident a week earlier. They were riding on I-95 in Florida on Saturday, November 10 when a series of accidents caused nine bikers to… read more
There were signs on the road alerting drivers about a traffic jam up ahead – two semi-trucks had crashed a few miles down on westbound I-80 in Nebraska. One trucker did not heed these warnings and crashed into a Mustang, which then pushed the Corolla in front of it underneath a truck. The truck accident… read more
A series of truck accidents involving 11 semi-trucks and one SUV occurred on the morning of Friday, October 26 in Limon, Colorado. Westbound I-70 was closed for about eight hours while emergency responders cleared the scene. One truck, carrying a potentially hazardous glue-like substance, burst into flames. Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) officials said that… read more
Two motorcycles collided on Highway 135 near Crested Butte, killing one and injuring others. The two motorcycles – a Harley-Davidson and a chopper – were heading north when the chopper turned suddenly. It crashed into the Harley. Both motorcycles had passengers, and the accident threw all four people from the bikes. Ricky Miller, the chopper’s… read more
Rylie Carbonneau, 7, was riding his tricycle near his home when a speeding truck hit him. Witnesses say the truck may have run a stop sign. The truck dragged him for nearly 50 feet before coming to a stop. Carbonneau broke both of his legs in the car accident. Doctors were unable to repair one… read more
