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Types of Truck Accidents
Truck accidents can be traumatic and devastating experiences, not only for drivers but also other motorists on the road. Truck crashes are often more serious than car accidents due to the size and weight of tractor-trailers and other large vehicles on our roads. The types of truck collisions that occur vary greatly, depending on many factors such as weather, driver error or fatigue, equipment failure or even a single act of negligence.
Read MoreWhen You’ve Suffered Injuries in a Truck Accident
A truck accident involving a big commercial vehicle often results in serious trauma to others. In fact, according to the National Safety Council, around 147,000 injuries involving big rigs occurred in 2020. However, when you are injured in a truck collision, more than the driver may be held responsible for your trauma. This is what an injury lawyer does in part. Your injury lawyer can determine what party/parties can be held liable for your accident injuries so that you can obtain all the compensation that you deserve.
Read MoreTruck Accident Traumatic Brain Injuries
Although traumatic brain injuries can occur in just about any type of accident, they are more prevalent in truck crashes. This is largely due to the average loaded 80,000-pound weight of a big rig compared to a roughly 4,000-pound passenger vehicle. The type of accident specific to large trucks, such as an underride/override crash, all but ensures that traumatic brain injuries will occur.
Traumatic brain injuries can occur as a result of jolts, bumps or even just rapid back and forth head movements. Despite the fact that some TBIs may be minor and heal within a couple of years, others can have devastating consequences…
Read MoreTruck Accidents in Washington DC
The difference in size and weight is one factor that makes large truck accidents in Washington DC more dangerous for non-occupants of the truck. Large trucks are a vital part of the supply chain in the United States. Semi-trucks, big rigs, 18-wheelers, and tractor-trailers transport almost any type of product available for purchase. Large trucks…
Read MoreFive Truck Accident Injury FAQs for Washington DC Truck Accidents
Because a commercial vehicle is so much larger and heavier than a passenger vehicle, the people in the passenger vehicle sustain catastrophic injuries. Truck accident injury cases are just one type of traffic accident. There are many types of car accidents in Washington DC and Maryland. Head-on crashes, rollover accidents, and T-bone wrecks are just…
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