Archive for December 3rd, 2007
Monday, December 3rd, 2007
he reckless homicide trial of a driver in a 2003 tollway crash has included descriptions of the moments before and after a semitrailer hit a 25-passenger tour bus.
Vincente Zepeda of Chicago is on trial this week in the deaths of 8 members of a women’s club. The crash also injured 15.
The women were returning from an outing to a Japanese gardens when Zepeda’s semitrailer struck the small tour bus from behind.
Bus passenger Ana Manglano says she noticed traffic slowing around them and looked up at the driver when there was “a terrible impact.”
A friend who had been sitting just in front Manglano, Ce Ellis of Chicago, died in the crash. She says Ellis ended up on top of her, her head on Manglano’s shoulder.
Zepeda’s attorney says his client may not have stopped quickly enough, but his conduct wasn’t criminal.
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Monday, December 3rd, 2007
A truck sits sideways , Friday, Nov. 30, 2007, on state route 233 in Westmoreland, after a two-vehicle crash.
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Monday, December 3rd, 2007
They scoured the city’s side streets, often scooping up cars that appeared to be disabled and less likely to be missed — at least not right away.
That would give the 13 tow truck drivers and their accomplices, now sitting in Cook County jail on car theft charges, enough time to pull out the catalytic converters, batteries, wheels and any other items that, sold individually, could bring in decent cash, Chicago Police allege.
Then, with the vehicle nearly stripped, the thieves would puncture a hole in the gas tank and let it drain out as the vehicle was ferried to a scrapyard for the big sale, authorities say.
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Monday, December 3rd, 2007
Traffic is finally getting back to normal near Goshen tonight (Monday).
An early morning rollover accident caused a back up in the northbound lanes for two miles.
The driver of a semi says he has no idea what caused him to lose control earlier this morning. The accident happened around five thirty this morning at milepost 188, traffic was snarled into late afternoon, as crews worked to get the truck off its side.
A spokesperson with the oregon department of transportation says this is a really bad spot for an accident to happen. “This is a really bad choke point a real inconvenient place to have a crash, because we can see what it does to traffic,” says Joe Harwood with the Oregon Department of Transportation.
The truck was carrying hazardous material, so a haz-mat crew was called in to get everything cleaned up. Just after two this afternoon the trailer was tipped back up onto its wheels.
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Monday, December 3rd, 2007
All day Monday, auto glass workers replaced window after window on postal delivery trucks at the Bluebonnet Station on Braker near Metric.
Investigators say vandals smashed the windshields of 70 to 100 trucks.
Customers who use the postal station were not happy to hear the news.
“I think they’re crazy - why do people want to do stuff like that? That’s crazy - why would anyone want to do that. Its just to get attention,” said Melissa Joe.
And they’re getting attention from postal inspectors. They spent most of Monday looking for clues around the building.
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Monday, December 3rd, 2007
Five people were killed when two trucks collided on the N1 highway near Edenburg, police said on Saturday.
Police spokesperson Inspector Harry Nagel the accident happened around 5am on Saturday about 25 kilometres out of Edenburg towards Bloemfontein.
“The trucks collided head-on. Three people that were in one truck burned to death.”
Nagel said the two people in the other truck were killed instantly in the accident.
The N1 highway was closed to clean up the accident scene.
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Monday, December 3rd, 2007
At 0641 hours, Truck 1 was alerted for a reported house on fire, at 8112 19Th Place, in Co. 34’s first due. Truck 1 responded as the first due truck with three personnel. Company 34 went on the scene and reported a one story wood frame with heavy fire showing.
Truck 1’s crew entered and assisted the engine company with advancing the line and opening up. The Truck crew also threw ground ladders, and secured the utilities. Truck 1 cleared shortly before 0900 hours.
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Monday, December 3rd, 2007
A number of Eastern Shore of Virginia fire and rescue companies are responding to several vehicle crashes in different areas from Parksley to the Maryland Line on U.S. Route 13 after a truck spilled a slick fluid.
police and rescue dispatchers reported at least four vehicles had run off the road because of what one reported was “an oil-like substance” in the roadway.
One of the vehicles reportedly had overturned. The right lane of northbound U.S. Route 13 is affected.
Five Eastern Shore of Virginia fire and rescue companies are responding.
Drivers are advised to take measures to avoid the incident.
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Monday, December 3rd, 2007
A tanker truck hauling gasoline crashed and exploded Thursday afternoon on Interstate 35E in Lake Dallas, killing the driver and shutting down the highway in both directions between Lewisville and Denton.
Two men inside the truck were burned in the accident, and one of them later died.
Texas state troopers said the truck was northbound shortly before 2 p.m. when the driver abruptly hit the brakes and lost control, clipping a car and striking a median barrier. The truck overturned across the median and burst into flames.
A witness said the driver was engulfed in flames when he jumped out of the truck.
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Monday, December 3rd, 2007
An 18-wheeler driven by Brent Williams, 31, of Victoria overturned into a ditch at Monday, said Department of Safety Trooper Steven Stanfield.
Police reports indicate Williams was driving north along FM 524 when he swerved to avoid something in the roadway. He overcorrected and the truck spun around and came to rest facing south in the ditch along the road, Stanfield said.
Williams was not injured and no citations had been issued.
The truck came to rest on its passenger-side wheels, propped up by several trees and a power line near the ditch.
Sweeny Fire and Rescue workers diverted traffic for more than an hour to make sure there would be no problems with the power line. No chemicals were reported leaking from the vehicle.
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