by Eric Ramos | Wednesday, February 24, 2021 | Truck Accident Blog
Last week, temperatures across Texas plunged, causing a sharp increase in energy usage that shut down the state’s power grid. More than 30 deaths have now been attributed to the cold crisis and resulting power outage, including a grandmother and three children who...
by Eric Ramos | Friday, February 19, 2021 | Truck Accident Blog
The San Antonio Fire Department dispatched engine 34 to a call earlier the week. However, in transit, they crossed an overpass on the North Loop 1604 access road. Unfortunately, the road was icy, and sent the engine sliding backwards down an embankment. After...
by Eric Ramos | Wednesday, February 17, 2021 | Truck Accident Blog
Trucking companies and suppliers are often motivated to overload trucks as it saves them time and money. However, it is a practice that can also make trucks deadly. The average semi-truck can weigh as much as five times a standard passenger vehicle. In this sense,...
by Eric Ramos | Friday, February 12, 2021 | Truck Accident Blog
A San Antonio couple is looking for a new place to live after a high-speed chase ended in their bedroom. Texas DPS troopers report that the high-speed chase led them to Pasadena Street, where the truck lost control and plowed into the couple’s home. The...
by Eric Ramos | Wednesday, February 10, 2021 | Truck Accident Blog
18-wheelers can weigh up to 80,000 pounds when carrying cargo; that is roughly five times the weight of an average passenger vehicle. Without an alert driver, a truck is like a ticking time-bomb on the highway, and there is no limit to the catastrophic damage that can...
by Eric Ramos | Friday, February 5, 2021 | Truck Accident Blog
A San Antonio man was crushed by a big rig in what witnesses described as a ‘freak accident,’ earlier this week. According to witnesses, the man, who was an employee of the company that owned the big rig, was adding air to the tires while the truck was parked. It is...
