Memphis Truck Accident News

Truck Accident Shuts Down Interstate 81, Injures 3

A tractor-trailer ran off the road and into a deep ravine after colliding with another truck on Interstate 81. At the time of the accident, a truck was installing new reflectors on the interstate when the tractor-trailer slammed into the truck, causing it to strike a nearby highway patrol officer’s vehicle and causing injury to the officer. A local emergency rescue team and local firefighters were able to remove 2 people from the large truck. Tennessee Highway Patrol is conducting an investigation of the accident.

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Medical groups suggest new way to reduce truck accidents

According to new studies, truck drivers with sleep apnea are at risk of falling asleep while on the job. The condition, which is usually the result of obesity, is the target of a new recommendation from medical groups who claim that overweight drivers are at risk of causing truck accidents. Federal regulation to protect drivers from fatigued drivers is slow in responding to this apparent problem.

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Truck accident involving Memphis cotton company truck

A truck owned by local Memphis cotton manufacturer was recently in a truck accident on the interstate. The truck took a curve too fast and turned over. This is a common driving mistake that drivers make when carrying a heavy load, one that could endanger many lives and cause a major truck accident. Luckily, no one was injured in this example of big truck negligence.

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Memphis area truck accident sends state trooper to the hospital

In other recent Memphis truck accident news, a Tennessee state trooper was hospitalized after his cruiser was involved in a car accident involving a truck. The truck was attempting to maneuver around a disabled vehicle when it collided with an SUV and later the state trooper. But another example of the constant danger posed by trucks on our Memphis and Tennessee highways and interstates.

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2 Fatal Memphis truck accidents on local interstates

As reported in the Memphis Commercial Appeal, two fatal truck accidents occurred on the same day in May. A truck crossing the I-40 bridge between Arkansas and Tennessee was struck by a truck and killed. Later in the day a young child was died when the car in which she was riding was involved in a rear-end accident with a truck in Memphis. Truck accidents such as these often involve fatalities and speak to the danger that large trucks pose to Memphis residents.

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Experts discuss new ways to reduce truck accidents

A panel of truck accident and highway safety experts will confer to discuss truck accidents and how to reduce driver fatigue. According to the experts, medical conditions such as sleep apnea contribute to truck accidents when the drivers fall asleep on the road. The experts are calling for new government regulations to force companies to test for and treat truck drivers with sleep apnea and hopefully decrease truck accidents nationwide.

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