TRUCK ACCIDENT

Negligent Truck drivers and the trucking companies they work for kill thousands of people each year! Innocent people are killed and hundreds of thousands more are severely injured as the result of a negligent large truck accident. It is no surprise, that semi-trucks are one of the most dangerous vehicles operated in America. With the large size and weight of trucks as compared to the relatively small size of cars and SUVs, it is no wonder that many truck accident victims are killed each year in America. A truck is considered large if its gross vehicle weight rating exceeds 10,000 pounds. It 2003, 457,000 large trucks with a gross vehicle weight greater than 10,000 pounds were involved in traffic accidents in the United States; A whopping 4,669 trucks were involved in fatal truck accidents.

The costs of so many truck accidents can affect everyone. It should come as no surprise that a serious truck accident can destroy lives. In fact, it is estimated that quality of life losses from truck accidents each year exceeds $13 billion dollars.

One out of every nine traffic fatalities involves a trucking accident. The average driver should realize that large trucks (10,000 lbs or more) account for approximately 4 percent of all registered vehicles and 8 percent of total vehicle miles traveled. In 2003, large trucks accounted for 8 percent of all vehicles involved in fatal truck crashes and 4 percent of all vehicles involved in injury and property damage only crashes.

CONTACT A TRUCK ACCIDENT ATTORNEY

If you or someone you know has been injured in a truck accident, you should contact a personal injury attorney immediately. Those who have questions or who may have been injured in an 18 Wheeler-related collision should contact the attorneys at Miller, Curtis and Weisbrod for further information or click here for a free case assessment.