A tractor-trailer carrying onions rolled over April 10 on FM 493 and the Expressway 83 underpass in Donna, according to Donna Police Chief Gilbert Guerrero. The chief urged drivers to avoid the area as the rollover was already causing traffic delays and would continue to do so until the wreckage was cleared. No other vehicles… Read More
Tag: 18-wheeler
by Benjamin Treviño | April 12th, 2024 | 18 Wheelers, Blog
Onion spill leads to Donna traffic delays
by Benjamin Treviño | April 12th, 2024 | 18 Wheelers, Blog
Metal object falls from trailer striking two vehicles
EDINBURG — Edinburg police say a metal object flew off of a flatbed trailer and struck two vehicles Thursday morning. The incident happened April 11 at approximately 11:30 a.m. in the southbound lanes of Interstate Highway 69C between University Drive and Freddy Gonzalez Drive. According to a police department news release, the semi-trailer was transporting… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | August 24th, 2023 | 18 Wheelers, Blog
Motorist dies following collision with 18-wheeler
EDINBURG – An Edinburg man is dead following an August 20 traffic accident on the I-69 highway. According to the Edinburg Police Department, the accident happened about 9:00 p.m. on the highway frontage road near Rogers Road. When officers arrived on the scene of the crash, they found that a beige Chrysler minivan had struck… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | July 21st, 2023 | 18 Wheelers, Blog
Woman and two children hospitalized after Brownsville crash
STAFF REPORT BROWNSVILLE — A woman and two children were transported to a local hospital following a crash with an 18-wheeler. This, according to a news release issued by the Brownsville Police Department. Police received a call July 20 of a major accident at 9:03 a.m. at the 6900 block of Padre Island Hwy where… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | April 19th, 2023 | 18 Wheelers, Blog, Fatal Crash, News
DPS investigates fatal tractor-trailer crash
BROWNSVILLE – Investigators with the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) are looking into the circumstances of an April 18 semi-truck crash in Brownsville that left one person dead. The accident happened about 7:02 p.m. in the northbound lanes of Toll Road 550 in Brownsville. Early indications are that the 18-wheeler was carrying “hazardous-flammable material,”… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | April 4th, 2023 | 18 Wheelers, Recent News
18-wheeler tips over in Weslaco
WESLACO – It might sound like an April fool’s joke, but it wasn’t. An 18-wheeler loaded with watermelons tipped over on its side April 1 in Weslaco, temporarily halting traffic in the area. The accident happened about 1:00 p.m. at the intersection of International Boulevard and the Expressway 83 frontage road. The tractor-trailer toppled over… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | March 24th, 2023 | 18 Wheelers, Blog, News
NTSB: Failure to de-ice road preceded massive Texas crash
DALLAS — Federal officials say the company responsible for maintaining a Texas interstate where a massive chain-reaction pileup killed six people in 2021, failed to address the icy road conditions. The statement was released March 23, 2023 following a two-year NTSB investigation into the crash. According to the report, the portion of Interstate 35 West… Read More
by Chris Von Wald | January 12th, 2023 | 18 Wheelers, Blog
One dead following Military Highway accident
LOS INDIOS — Los Indios police say one man was killed in a January 11 major accident at the intersection of US Highway 281 (Military Highway) and Rangerville Rd. According to Los Indios Police Chief Eddie Mendoza, a man driving a Nissan Altima collided with an 18-wheeler at about 11:30 a.m. Mendoza confirmed the identity… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | November 9th, 2022 | 18 Wheelers, Blog, Recent News
Tanker truck rollover on I-35 leaves driver in critical condition
LA SALLE COUNTY, TX – One man was left critically injured when the cargo tanker he was driving blew a front tire and the vehicle rolled over several times. The accident happened November 4 at around 10 a.m. on I-35 about 100 miles south of San Antonio. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | September 16th, 2022 | 18 Wheelers, Auto Accident, Blog, News, Recent News
Edinburg woman killed in crash with tractor-trailer
MCALLEN – McAllen police are investigating a September 15 crash that claimed the life of a 31-year-old Edinburg woman. The collision happened about 7:15 a.m. near the intersection of North Ware Road and Monte Christo Road. Police say the victim, Norma Edith Celestino, was driving a grey pickup truck when her vehicle was struck by… Read More