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FIERY ACCIDENT * USA - Tanker was from Roseville fleet
Roseville,MICH,USA -Free Press, by Megha Satyanarayana, Jennifer Dixon, Tammy Stables Battaglia & Matt Helms -July 16, 2009: -- The tanker truck involved in Wednesday night’s fiery crash that shut down I-75 at 9 Mile Road in Hazel Park is owned by Safiedine Oil Co., a Roseville company that is a primary wholesale distributor for Exxon and Mobil gasoline in Michigan... Federal records show that Safiedine Trucking’s trucks were involved in two accidents over the past two years – but there were no injuries or fatalities, and no citations were issued. Federal records also show that the company’s trucks and drivers were subject to a dozen random roadside inspections over the past 24 months. None of vehicles had violations serious enough that they had to be taken off the road... An expert said hazardous waste carriers typically have good track records – they hire the best drivers and pay them well – because they cannot afford to have problems that would drive up their insurance costs... (Photo by BRIAN KAUFMAN/Detroit Free Press - The cab of a tanker is burned next to a collapsed portion of the 9 Mile overpass at I-75 in Hazel Park today* Trucking association praises driver
Arlington,VA,USA -The Free Press, by Niraj Warikoo -July 16, 2009: -- A truck driving association praised the driver of the truck involved in yesterday’s fiery explosion on 75 in Hazel Park and called for more safety programs to educate car and truck drivers... “We’re looking to improve the safety of car drivers and truck drivers,” said Clayton Boyce, spokesman for the American Trucking Associations... Boyce said that many times, truck drivers are unfairly blamed for accidents, but are actually often the victim of poor driving by car drivers... The crash in Hazel Park “revealed the skills and safe practices that are common among professional truck drivers,” Boyce said... He add, there was a federal program called the Ticketing Aggressive Cars and Trucks (TACT) program, initiated by the U.S. Department of Transportation, that states should implement in order to improve safety.. (Photo by MATT HELMS/Detroit Free Press - Crews at the collapsed 9 Mile overpass above I-75 were inspecting the damage this morning from a massive tanker explosion and fire that has shut down the freeway indefinitely)* Truckers averted worse toll on I-75, cops say. Novice driver apparently triggered crash that melted bridge - Driver of car was a novice, records show...
Roseville,MICH,USA -Free Press, by Megha Satyanarayana, Jennifer Dixon, Tammy Stables Battaglia & Matt Helms -July 16, 2009: ... The driver of a car that state police say apparently triggered the tanker crash and explosion Wednesday night is a relative novice, according to the Michigan Secretary of State’s Office... Haidarian-Shahri just got his license in May and is on probation as are all new drivers, according to Secretary of State records. He had no traffic violations since obtaining his license... (Photo by ALEXANDRA BAHOU/Detroit Free Press - The 9 Mile overpass is collapsed over I-75 this morning as the fire still smolders below)* MI police: Truckers prevented further disaster
Hazel Park,MICH,USA -AP -16 July 2009: -- Michigan police say two truck drivers tried to dodge each other to prevent further devastation in an accident in which a car lost control on a Detroit area highway causing a fuel tanker to explode and an overpass to collapse... Part of Interstate 75 remained closed Thursday morning with debris still smoldering a day after the accident left three drivers with minor injuries. The fire was so intense because the tanker had about 13,000 gallons of fuel... Trooper Charles Kemp, of the Michigan State Police tells the Detroit Free Press a car hit the tanker, separating the cab and trailer. Another truck tried to get out of the tanker's way and the driver of the tanker also moved to avoid more damage... (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio: Firefighters work to extinguish a gasoline tanker explosion on interstate 75 north of Detroit in Hazel Park, Mich., Wednesday, July 15, 2009. Michigan State Police say there are no immediate reports of injuries. The tanker was headed north on Interstate 75 when it exploded beneath the 9 Mile Road overpass about 8 p.m. Half the overpass has collapsed onto the northbound lanes of I-75 while the rest remains standing)Labels: big rig accidents
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