Tag Archives: truck accidents
Commercial Truck Maintenance Standards in Georgia
Many factors can contribute to serious commercial truck accidents — and not all involve the driver. While the driver’s actions, training and physical condition are usually among the first things attorneys examine when investigating these accidents, other factors are worth consideration as well. The mechanical condition of the commercial vehicle involved can often be a […]
Hazardous Materials Regulations that Could Impact Your Case
It is a matter of commercial necessity that potentially dangerous materials such as chemicals and explosive substances must sometimes be transported over our nation’s highways. While companies engaged in the dangerous activity of transporting hazardous materials on public roads are already subject to a heightened legal standard of care, their failure to comply with the […]
Georgia Fifth in the Nation for Fatal Large Truck Crashes
Atlanta drivers were urged to avoid I-85 on the morning of Wednesday, March 12 following a grisly multi-truck accident in which one person died. One truck overturned and split in half before a second truck crashed, causing traffic in both directions to be shut down. Unfortunately, this was not an isolated incident. More and more […]
Distracted Truck Driver Arraigned on Charges of Killing Two in Crash
In May of 2013, George and Kathleen Weed of Pittsford, New York were northbound on Interstate 81 in Pennsylvania on a Friday afternoon. Moving in stop-and-start traffic, Mr. and Mrs. Weed were behind a tractor-trailer, itself following another tractor-trailer. Tragedy followed just moments later. Driving a tractor-trailer on I-81, Muniru Iddress, of Lancaster, PA, approached […]
Despite Federal Regulations, Truck Accidents Cause Serious Damage
In a recent accident involving a FedEx delivery truck and a Gwinnit County Transit bus, the delivery truck driver was killed and the bus driver seriously injured. Preliminary investigations showed that the bus ran a red light and thereafter struck the FedEx vehicle. Both vehicles struck the Museum Bar at Central Avenue and Ralph D. […]
Fatal Semi-truck Collision in Henry County: Is This a Case of Wrongful Death?
In September 2013, a motorcyclist was killed in Atlanta in a collision with a semi-truck. Police state that 45-year-old Edward Bridges, of Riverdale, was riding northbound on Interstate 75, near the intersection of Interstate 675 in Henry County, when a southbound semi-truck crossed the median and collided with Mr. Bridges almost head-on. Apparently the semi-truck […]
A Fatal Truck Accident in Mableton: Who is Liable for Damages?
A woman was recently killed in a collision with a semi-truck in Cobb County. Authorities state that 57-year-old Barbara Sims, of Mableton, was turning left in the 6600 block of Mableton Parkway, when a semi-truck driven by 54-year-old Moses Asemota, of Conley, struck the drivers’ side door of Ms. Sims’ vehicle. Police are still investigating […]
The Truth About Truck Accidents
Many drivers tense up, grip their steering wheel a little bit tighter, and pay closer attention to the road when they pass large trucks on the highway. It’s almost instinctual and for good reason. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation Traffic Safety Facts, in 2010, 276,000 large trucks (defined as vehicles with a gross […]
Accidents with Tractor-Trailers and Multiple Cars
When big rigs and cars collide, terrible injuries and even death can result. The more vehicles involved, the more horrific the consequences can be. Determining liability in multi-vehicle crashes is especially difficult. Mortality rates skyrocket in accidents involving cars and tractor-trailers. A fully loaded commercial truck can weigh as much as 80 tons. Cars pile […]
