Driver of an Eighteen Wheeler dies on Highway 121 in Grapevine
December 10, 2007
Today, the Dallas Morning News reported a fatality that occurred in connection with an 18-wheeler accident.
A 47-year-old Dallas man died Monday morning as he drove an 18-wheeler along State Highway 121 in Grapevine.
The man was driving southbound on the highway when the vehicle crossed into the northbound lanes of traffic, Grapevine police said. The vehicle struck a Mazda truck and flatbed trailer, pulled by a Chevrolet truck.
Initial investigation showed that the man may have had an unknown medical condition prior to the crash that caused his death, police said. He was pronounced dead at Baylor Medical Center at Grapevine. His identity was not being released pending notification of family.
No other injuries were reported. The accident remained under investigation.
All too often the cause of an 18 wheeler accident remains unclear. Several personal injury cases I have handled required extensive investigation by police, our law firm and private investigators.
