| Dec 02 |
TRAFFIC NEWS: Katy teen dies in collision with 18-wheelerA teenager from Katy was killed and another was injured when the pickup truck in which they were riding collided with an 18-wheeler at the intersection of the Katy Freeway feeder road and Katy Mills Boulevard. (more…)
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| Oct 27 |
TRAFFIC NEWS: HPD officer injured in big rig collisionA Houston police officer on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 27, was injured in an accident involving a large truck — an 18 wheeler — and was taken to local hospital Ben Taub General Hospital. He has not yet been identified, and his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. (more…) |
| Sep 30 |
18 wheeler, diesel truck carnage is steady, but never ‘routine’
Of course, at the end of the year will come the news that another 40,000 or more Americans have died in traffic accidents. But that cumulative amount spread out over 365 days won’t have the same impact as if those people had died simultaneously, or from one cause. Actually, many will share a cause for their accident. It is called an 18 wheeler. |
A problem with waking up Americans about the carnage on their roads and highways is that traffic tragedies, though they take an enormous toll, are incremental.