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2022-08-19 13:46:00 -

Werner settles lawsuit over fatal 2020 Texas crash for $150 million, denies any wrongdoing
Werner Enterprises recently announced that the company has opted to settle a lawsuit that was filed following a crash that left two children dead. On Thursday, July 28, Werner announced a $150 million settlement to resolve a lawsuit filed by the parents of two children who were killed in a crash in Texas in 2020. The settlement will be paid out by both Werner and insurance...

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2025-03-22 01:42:45 -

$150 Million in Lawsuits Filed Over Fatal I-35 Crash in Austin That Killed 5 and Injured Dozens
Two major lawsuits, including one seeking over $100 million in damages, have been filed in connection to a deadly 18-vehicle crash on Interstate 35 in North Austin that killed five people and left at least a dozen others injured. One of the lawsuits was filed by Nathan Jonard, a survivor of the March 13 crash, who alleges that driver negligence and corporate irresponsibility led to the massive...

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2025-04-24 13:51:18 -

$500K Bond Set for Truck Driver Accused of Texting During Fatal Crash in San Benito
SAN BENITO, Texas — Bond has been set at $500,000 for a tractor-trailer driver accused of texting while driving during a fatal crash in San Benito, according to Cameron County jail records. Fernando Gonzalez Altamirano, 39, a Mexican national, was arraigned on a charge of criminally negligent homicide following the Saturday crash that claimed the life of 70-year-old Lorenzo Guajardo, of...

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2025-10-17 17:22:07 -

18-wheeler driver was run over by his own tractor-trailer while addressing mechanical issue
HOUSTON, Texas — A 59-year-old truck driver was tragically killed by his own tractor-trailer Wednesday morning after the vehicle rolled forward while he was inspecting a mechanical issue along the East Loop of Interstate 610, according to the Houston Police Department (HPD). The incident happened around 7:30 a.m. near 900 East Loop North, just before Clinton Drive, when the driver of a...

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2025-10-10 13:48:52 -

Insurance canceled for trucking company battling lawsuits after deadly I-20 pile up crash
DALLAS, Texas — A trucking company involved in a fatal drowsy driving crash on Interstate 20 earlier this summer has had its insurance canceled, effectively halting all operations. According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Hope Trans had its insurance canceled on October 8, leaving the carrier unauthorized to operate. The company was given 60 days in late...

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2025-05-20 14:57:16 -

Lawsuit Filed After Trucker Burned Alive in Wrecker Crash on Transmountain in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — The son of a 65-year-old truck driver who was burned alive inside a heavy wrecker earlier this month has filed a lawsuit against Sheffield Towing Service, alleging gross negligence that led to his father's death. The fatal crash occurred on May 8th at the intersection of Loop 375 and N. Desert Boulevard in northwest El Paso. According to reports from KFox14, Aldo...

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2025-06-30 18:46:04 -

Semi-Truck Driver Charged After I-20 Crash in Texas Kills Five, Injures Several Others
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — A semi-truck driver is facing serious charges after a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 20 near Terrell left five people dead and several others injured in what local officials called a “horrific” scene. Alexis Osmani Gonzalez-Companioni, 27, has been arrested and charged with five counts of manslaughter and one count of aggravated assault with a...

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2025-09-28 00:48:29 -

Truck Driver Dies After Crashing Amazon Semi into Bridge Pillar on I-10 in El Paso
A 37-year-old truck driver from Aurora, Colorado died after a serious early-morning crash involving his Amazon Prime semi-truck on Interstate 10 in El Paso, Texas, according to local authorities. The crash occurred around 1:30 a.m. on Friday, September 27, when the truck veered off I-10 East near the Schuster exit, striking a cement post beneath the Spur 1966 bridge, not far from the...

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2025-10-28 19:07:59 -

Two children and one adult killed after semi-truck crashes into stopped pickup on I-10 in Kendall County
KENDALL COUNTY, Texas — A devastating crash on Interstate 10 claimed the lives of one adult and two children Monday afternoon after a semi-truck struck a stopped pickup truck near mile marker 524, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). Troopers said the collision occurred around 3:19 p.m. when a 2013 GMC Sierra was stopped in the right lane of the highway for...

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