Authorities Investigate Fatal 18-Wheeler Accident Outside Fairfield, Texas
Texas State Troopers are investigating a fatal crash involving an 18-wheeler that occurred on Interstate 45 near Fairfield, Texas.
Details of the Fatal Fairfield 18-Wheeler Accident
According to KWTX, the fatal crash occurred Saturday when a Volvo tractor-trailer lost control on Interstate 45 and crashed into a Ford Explorer. Police say the icy roads played a role in the deadly collision
The driver of the Explorer, identified as 21-year-old Claudio Romero of Ennis, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the 18-wheeler was not injured.
DPS is asking that drivers take extra precautions and avoid driving at high speed on potentially icy roadways.
The accident remains under investigation.
Texas Trucking Accident Statistics
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), in 2016:
- 11.5 million large trucks were registered in the United States
- An estimated 433,000 police-reported traffic crashes occurred involving large trucks
- 4,317 people were killed in crashes involving large trucks
- Large trucks accounted for eight percent of all vehicles involved in fatal accidents
- An estimated 116,000 people sustained injuries in crashes involving large trucks
- Of the fatalities that occurred in large truck crashes in 2015, 84 percent were occupants of other vehicles or non-occupants, such as pedestrians or bicyclists
- About one out of every four fatal crashes involving a large truck occurs on an interstate highway
- States with the most fatalities in traffic crashes involving large trucks:
- Texas — 556
- California — 322
- Florida — 293
- Georgia — 179
- Illinois – 146
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