While the number
of fatal truck accidents continues to decrease year by year, 18 wheeler accidents still occur every day.
This kind of driving situation can lend itself to truck - driver fatigue, which is a leading cause
of fatal truck accidents.
It is estimated that as many as half
of all fatal truck accidents involve truck underrides.
In the late 90s, Europeans figured out that thousands
of fatal truck accidents occur every year as the result of head - on collisions between cars and large trucks.
Additionally, business days (Monday through Friday) account for 84 percent
of all fatal truck accidents.
What is even scarier is that 66 %
of all fatal truck accidents happen in broad daylight in rural areas.
There could be a few explanations for the high rate
of fatal truck accidents in the area.
Around 27 %
of fatal truck accidents in which large truck drivers are involved had at least one speeding conviction before the fatal truck accident occurred.
With 68 %
of all fatal truck accidents happening in rural areas, drivers must be conscious to avoid truck accidents in rural or suburban areas like Aurora.
The surviving family members of a victim
of a fatal truck accident can bring a wrongful death claim against the truck driver or trucking company that caused the accident.
Not exact matches
The
truck driver remained at the scene
of the
accident and has cooperated with police, who told reporters that they do not believe drugs or alcohol played a role in the
fatal accident.
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:
Late last year, the U.S. Department
of Transportation (DOT) confirmed in a study what many
of us who drive on a daily basis have long suspected — large commercial
trucks are overrepresented in the number
of fatal vehicle
accidents that happen on the road.
Out
of all
of the
fatal truck accidents because
of the
truck driver, only one percent
of them were DUI - related.
Such
accidents include
fatal auto
accidents, premise injury
accidents,
truck accidents, and various other types
of accidents.
If the loss was the result
of a
fatal car
accident,
truck accident or motorcycle crash, some immediate compensation will be available as a no - fault benefit from the deceased's own auto insurance.
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.
While the numbers
of fatal trucking
accidents in the Carolinas are not large, the consequences
of a semi or large commercial
truck accident are often extremely serious.
There is always a risk
of serious and
fatal injury resulting from an
accident involving a
truck.
Contact Bhatt Law Group today at (201) 798-8000 to speak with one
of our Jersey City
truck accident attorneys regarding your
fatal truck accident case.
When passenger vehicles are involved in
accidents with large
trucks, the occupants
of those cars are more likely to suffer serious and
fatal injuries.
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.
According to the NHTSA, nationwide, 1 %
of truck accidents end up being
fatal.
In the United States, about 100,000 people are injured every year in road
accidents that involve
trucks, and about 4,000
of those injuries are
fatal.
Many Texas residents are unaware
of the number
of serious and
fatal accidents caused due to car,
truck and bike collisions.
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.
One - third
of fatal car
accidents involving
trucks occur in one
of these zones.
In Illinois 9.5 %
of all
fatal accidents involve a
truck.
In fact, the U.S. Department
of Labor ranks the job
of garbage
truck operators as one
of the country's most dangerous occupations, largely due to the oversized rate
of fatal garbage
truck accidents.
Accidents involving semi
trucks can happen anytime and anywhere, even on rural roads, where 64 percent
of the
fatal crashes occur,
truck accident statistics show.
In another lawsuit also concerning a
fatal truck accident, one
of the
trucks involved had an EDR unit that needed to be activated by the dealer from whom the
truck was purchased.
Guest and Gray Law Firm has represented hundreds
of injured motorists, including victims
of catastrophic and
fatal truck accident cases in the Dallas, Kaufman, and Rockwall county areas.
Numerous sorts
of accidents can cause
fatal injuries; however,
accidents involving large
trucks can be particularly devastating.
Accidents involving semi
trucks and smaller vehicles such as cars are often
fatal because
of the sheer size and weight
of the
truck.
If your loved one or a family member was a victim
of a
fatal automobile
accident,
truck crash, pedestrian
accident, slip and fall or
fatal collison then contact a Rhode Island Personal Injury Attorney / RI Wrongful Death Attorney.
The decedent's spouse is entitled to recover damages as a result
of a
fatal Rhode Island
truck crash or deadly providence bicycle or premises liability
accident causing a person to be killed.
The
truck accident lawyer you choose should have plenty
of experience handling personal injury claims, especially those involving commercial
trucks and serious or
fatal injuries.
If you have been hurt or a loved one has been killed in a Kentucky
truck accident, then we encourage you to learn more about your rights by reading our articles about «The Steps to Take After a
Truck Accident» and the «Types
of Compensation Available After a
Fatal Kentucky
Truck Accident.»
As these commercial
trucks can weight in excess
of 80,000 lbs when fully loaded, the danger to other drivers is extreme, and when motor vehicle
accidents occur, the injuries sustained can be life - threatening or even result in
fatal injuries to the innocent.
Accidents with
trucks that typically weigh more than 80,000 pounds often cause long - term and sometimes
fatal injuries to the drivers
of other vehicles.
At Breslin & Breslin, our skill with the investigation and presentation
of severe and
fatal accident claims can help you achieve the financial recovery you need in the aftermath
of a semi
truck collision.
Particularly on highways and at high speeds,
truck accidents are frequently
fatal, and the survivors
of truck accidents quite often suffer catastrophic and / or permanent injuries.
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.
Accidents involving trucks and smaller passenger vehicles are among the most serious accidents we handle at the Law Offices of Peter W. Summerill and often result in severe — sometimes fatal — injuries that change the lives of entire families
Accidents involving
trucks and smaller passenger vehicles are among the most serious
accidents we handle at the Law Offices of Peter W. Summerill and often result in severe — sometimes fatal — injuries that change the lives of entire families
accidents we handle at the Law Offices
of Peter W. Summerill and often result in severe — sometimes
fatal — injuries that change the lives
of entire families forever.
However,
truck drivers who operate tractor - trailers, semi-trucks, or 18 - wheelers, have an even greater duty to drive in a way that minimizes the risk
of accidents because
of their potential to cause severe or
fatal crashes.
And the injuries to occupants
of passenger cars involved in an
accident with a
truck can be horrific — and many times are
fatal.
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.