The second fatal semi truck accident in Minnesota — two days apart. Saturday afternoon a car was stopped on Hwy 212, in Carver County, waiting to turn left onto CR 51, when it was rear-ended by a semi truck. The impact threw the car into the oncoming traffic, broadsiding a pick-up truck.
The driver of the car, Sandra Babatz, 45, of Norwood Young America, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the pick-up truck, Juan Olvera, 35, of Sullivan, Texas, died as he was being transported to Ridgeview Medical Center. There were 4 other occupants in the truck. All four were critically injured and taken to Ridgeview Medical Center, Waconia. They are: Nancy Castillo, 29, Narely Olvera, 9, Andira Olvera, 8, and Galylea, Olvera, 7, all of Bird Island. The driver of the truck was not injured.
Minneapolis Semi Truck Accidents
Very often when someone is rear-ended, the offender was being inattentive — eating, talking on a cellphone, changing the radio station, or even texting. The District of Columbia and 14 states, including Minnesota, have outlawed texting while driving; but it is still the cause of many semi truck accidents. A recent study by Virginia Tech reported that when a person is texting they take their eyes off the road for nearly 5 seconds. At 55 mph, you can travel the length of a football in that amount of time.
Commercial truck drivers are responsible for driving safely and obeying the laws. Trucking companies are responsible for training their drivers, there are strict state and federal regulations they must follow. The requirements include keeping log books, time sheets, and truck maintenance and inspection records.
Minnesota Semi Truck Accident Attorney
If you have been injured in a semi truck accident, you could receive compensation for medical expenses, lost wages, pain and suffering, and diminished quality of life. Truck accidents need to be investigated immediately and evidence preserved. Call 612-362-0000 or contact us. Our partners are experts at establishing fault and proving liability in difficult cases.
Two women died and one woman was seriously injured in a semi truck / minivan crash near Hugo, Thursday afternoon. The vehicles were heading north on Hwy 61. The minivan was going to turn left at 159th Street, but had to stop to wait for a break in traffic. The semi truck was not able to avoid crashing into the van, sending it into the ditch.
At 2:30 a.m. Thursday, Minneapolis Police officers were responding to a call about a man with a gun when they were hit by a 
There was a car crash Tuesday, about 7 p.m., on 41st Street near Aldrich Avenue S, in Minneapolis. The Cadillac ricocheted from a tree, to a railing, to another tree before coming to a stop. All of the airbags deployed. The 49-year-old passenger was taken to HCMC and died from respiratory complications due to injury.
Eight Minneapolis Transit bus passengers went to the hospital Thursday evening following a bus accident on Olson Highway, heading into downtown Minneapolis. The Route 19 bus hit a Ford Mustang, that was trying to turn left at Lyndale Avenue North, according to Metro Transit spokesman Bob Gibbons.
Two people are dead following a head-on collision in western Hennepin County, near Independence. A single motorcycle tried to pass a pick-up truck as they headed east. The motorcycle collided with the lead motorcycle from a group of 5 cyclists heading west for a multi-state road trip. One motorcycle caught on fire and a 1-mile stretch of County Road 6 was closed for about 4 hours. Both motorcycle drivers were pronounced dead at the scene.
Fireworks pose a problem every July 4th. St. Paul police Sgt. Paul Schnell has reported that his department is inundated with fireworks emergency calls every year for this holiday.
Rodney Peterson, a 77 year-old man, was just out driving his tractor, pulling a baler and 2 flat racks, on a beautiful Tuesday afternoon, when he was rear-ended by a semi tractor trailer truck. The impact rolled the farm tractor and Peterson reportedly died at the scene.
