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LEXINGTON, Kent. - Solid-waste drivers showed off their skills in a rodeo of sorts, as they wrangled through an eight-event obstacle course on Saturday.

Some of the events included parallel parking a garbage truck, backing it up into an alley, and a serpentine weave between four barrels going forward and backward.

Over 100 driver from 13 states participated in the Solid Waste Association of North America’s 2008 International Road -E-O.  The Road-E-O is an event put on to showcase and highlight safety in the waste management industry.

If you or someone you love has suffered injury or death as a result of an accident with an 18-wheeler or other commercial vehicle, you may be entitled to recover damages for any losses suffered.  Contact the Texas truck accident of attorneys of Williams Kherkher at 866.950.9000 for a free initial consultation.  We will discuss your case and further legal actions.

A second person has died following last Wednesday’s firey 18-wheeler accident in Louisiana. 

The second victim was the passenger in the Federal Express (FedEx) truck that rear-ended a slower moving 18-wheeler on I-20. He died at LSU Hospital after being taken from the scene of the accident. 

The driver of the FedEx truck died at the scene of the accident. Following the accident, police were forced to close both lanes of interstate 20. The accident occurred around 8 in the morning.

 If you have been injured in an accident involving an 18-wheeler, contact the truck accident attorneys of Williams Kherkher at 1-866-950-9000 to discuss your case and to determine your legal options.

Around 6 45 AM of Tuesday Sept. 9 a log truck collided with a train, on Recreation Road 255 about a mile east of U.S. Highway 96, 10 miles north of Jasper in Texas. The driver, William Wayne Hafford, was lucky to escape with mild injuries. He was thrown in a ditch, conscious, but with back injuries. He was transported to Christus Jasper Memorial Hospital where he was treated and released. No one on the train was hurt.

The collision occurred at a controlled crossing. The westbound log truck failed to stop in time. The engine and 69 cars had already passed through the intersection. Haffford tried to avoid a collision by driving off the road, but could not avoid hitting the moving southbound train at the 50th car. This car was empty. Impact derailed three cars and 6 cars were damaged. The police are investigating how the accident occurred.

If you have been injured in a truck accident, contact truck accident injury attorneys Williams Kherkher at 866.950.9000.

 LOUISIANA - A wreck involving an 18-wheeler and an SUV held up traffic on the eastbound lanes of I-20 near the Louisiana-Texas state line.

BENSON, Ariz. -Two people were left dead after crashing behind a van that was carrying high school cheerleaders rolled on a southern Arizona interstate.  The van with three coaches and eight cheerleader was traveling to a football game Friday night about 70 miles away.

According to a report released by the Department of Public Safety, the van’s driver swerved to avoid a dog before the van rolled about 10 miles.  An SUV slowed to avoid the crash and was then struck by a semi-truck behind it.  Two passengers in the SUV were killed.

If you or someone you love has suffered injury or death in an accident involving an 18-wheeler or other commercial vehicle you may be entitled to recover damages for your loss.  Contact the Texas truck accident lawyers of Williams Kherkher at 866.950.9000 for a free initial consultation.  We will discuss your case and further legal options.