Texas is frequently listed among the top five states
for fatal truck accidents, according to the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).
Not exact matches
According to statistics released
for 2003, in all
fatal accidents involving a big
truck and another passenger vehicle (car, light
truck etc), only 16 % of the
accidents were a result of
truck driver error.
Individuals who bring wrongful death claims based on a
fatal truck accident may be able to get compensation
for losses they suffer as a result of their loved one's death, including:
Car
accidents,
truck accidents and
accidents involving buses,
for example, can lead to serious or
fatal pedestrian
accidents.
A Virginia
truck accident attorney can help to recover costs
for injury and damage caused by a
truck accident that was not your fault, and also
for wrongful death in the event that a loved one suffered
fatal injury as the result of a
truck - related
accident.
There could be a few explanations
for the high rate of
fatal truck accidents in the area.
Add to that the fact that
trucks are often much larger than passenger vehicles and the possibility exists
for these
accidents to cause severe, potentially
fatal injuries in a matter of seconds.
The Layfield Law Firm, LLC also represents motorcycle
accident victims and victims in
truck accidents with 18 wheelers, big rigs or other
trucks involving,
for example, tired
truck drivers, causing minor to critical and / or
fatal injuries.
One big issue
for clients in car and
truck accidents — particularly in cases where the injuries are extremely serious or
fatal — is whether the at - fault driver is convicted of the traffic offense (s)
for which the driver was cited.
Additionally, business days (Monday through Friday) account
for 84 percent of all
fatal truck accidents.
Prosecuted Next Plc
for fatal accident in which employee abseiled from fork - lift
truck with inadequate equipment and died when the rope paid out without stopping, causing a fall of about 30m.
The first driver admitted responsibility
for the first crash that stopped traffic, but he blamed the second
accident and the resulting death of the family entirely on the
truck driver who failed to slow down, directly causing the
fatal crash.
Fatal truck accidents can occur
for a number of reasons.
If you have questions about your specific legal rights or recovery after a
fatal truck accident has taken the life of your mother, or another loved one, then please read our FREE book, Critical Information to Know Before Filing a Wrongful Death Lawsuit in Kentucky, and please fill out our online contact form
for more information.
We have the experience needed to identify the parties responsible
for harmful and
fatal truck accidents, and we have a proven track record of helping our clients recover just compensation.
However,
accidents involving large commercial
trucks have an especially high risk of resulting in catastrophic or even
fatal injuries
for many reasons.
For example, because the number of
fatal accidents involving large
trucks has decreased from about 5,200 in 2005 to 3,200 in 2009, some members of the trucking industry argue that current regulations are working, and no additional steps need be taken.
Tesla originally used Mobileye chips
for its autopilot system, but severed ties with the company after a
fatal accident where Mobileye's technology was unable to distinguish between a laterally crossing
truck and the sky behind it.