Philadelphia: Hit and Run Truck Driver Kills Woman

Witnesses told police that an industrial truck, possibly with a red cab and blue trash receptacle on the back, fatally struck a woman, standing on the corner waiting to cross the street.With a truck that large, it's possible the driver did not know that he struck and killed anyone. If the victim was struck by the side of the truck, there would likely not be damage to the vehicle.
Authorities were still trying to determine whether the victim stepped off the curb and whether the truck driver had a green light as he turned right.
The woman was pronounced dead at the scene a short time after she was struck.
Witnesses told police that they did not see the truck driver stop, slow down or speed up after the accident.

Bottlenecks - The Invisible Truck Accidents

In the news recently a number of truck drivers have decided to protest diesel fuel prices by purposely driving slow on the highway. The purpose of this is to aggravate people so that action against oil companies will be taken. This is a very foolish thing to do because purposes violating the law and creating bottlenecks on the road opens one to a host of liabilities. For example, what happens if an ambulance can not get a critically injured patient to the emergency room in time? Yes, the truck driver responsible for the slow down can be held liable not to mention the inhumanity of imposing such pain and suffering on someone who was not responsible for the actions being protested.

Faulty Parts and Truck Accidents

When a truck driver gets behind the wheel of a truck it is assumed that the truck has been manufactured properly. Granted, errors happen and it is not uncommon to recall a truck or car for defective products. Often, this happens without any problem but in some instances defective truck parts can lead to an accident. In such an instance, the driver of the truck may have the ability to file a lawsuit for damages. Clearly in such a situation it is the manufacturer who is at fault and should be the recipient of any litigation and not the driver of the truck although it will be a jury that makes the final determination in that regard.

An Overview of Truck Accidents

Some may ask is there a difference between being hit by a car and being hit by a truck. Well, there is a significant difference. When you are hit by a commercial truck there are certain complexities that differentiate a truck accident from a car accident. These complexities revolve around the vehicle code because commercial trucks are held to various additional rules that do not apply to a "regular" vehicle. As such, a truck may be faulted as negligible in instance where an automobile would not. This is why seeking legal representation in a suit stemming from an accident should center on finding an attorney who understands these complexities and knows the various vehicle codes inside and out.

Two Trucks Crash on PA Turnpike

Two separate tractor-trailer accidents closed Pennsylvania turnpike last week.First in the morning, a tractor-trailer carrying paper failed to negotiate a turn near the 97 mile marker in Westmoreland County and rolled onto its side. The truck spilled paper onto the westbound lane then caught on fire. The truck driver was not injured. Both lanes were closed as a result of the accident because paper was blowing everywhere possibly blinding drivers. All lanes were closed for several hours.
A little before noon right after the turnpike reopened, a second tractor-trailer overturned near the 126 mile marker in the eastbound lanes. The accident happened near the Allegheny Tunnel in Somerset County.
The truck driver was hauling a load of coal when he lost control on a curve, tipping the trailer onto its side. Both lanes were closed for about three hours while traffic was detoured off the turnpike.
Fortunately, no one was injured.

Green Car Crash Painting by Andy Warhol

Green Car Crash, a "painting" by Andy Warhol painting sold for $71.7 million on May 16, 2007 at the famous auction house Christie's in New York. The painting colored acid green is called: ``Green Car Crash (Green Burning Car I)'' of 1963 was estimated to sell for between $25 million to $35 million. The painting is on a 7.5 foot canvas and was part of a``Death and Disaster'' series, which included images of electric chairs and other unpleasantness.
Warhol created ``Green Car Crash'' using a photo of a bizarre accident published in Newsweek Magazine in 1963. The accident occurred during a police chase in Seattle when a fleeing car crashed into a telephone pole. The accident killed a 24-year-old driver and he was impaled on a spike in the pole. The picture was describe din Newsweek as: “End of the Chase: Pursued by a state trooper investigating a hit-and-run accident, commercial fisherman Richard J. Hubbard, 24, sped down a Seattle street at more than 60 mph, overturned, and hit a utility pole. The impact hurled him from the car, impaling him on a climbing spike. He died 35 minutes later in hospital.”

According to art critics, Green Car Crash is the most important Warhol in his Death and Disaster series. At least one critic sees echoes of the internet popular culture, writing "the sensibility that is conveyed by Warhol’s Death and Disaster series can be seen as the bedrock for the transient world of YouTube, MySpace, FaceBook and blogging on the internet, dimensions where everybody and anybody can act out their tragedies and be on stage for the world to see." I wonder what the art critics would say of Car-Accidents.com!!! The terror of modernity is upon us and we don't have to spend 70 Million to capture that feeling, just spend a few minutes browsing the stories and pictures on this site. But unlike Warhol's nightmare vision "his terrifying oracle" the internet gives us room to reflect, interact and engage in catharsis. BK 5/17/07