Don’t give a statement to the trucking company after a wreck
The hours and days following a severe truck accident are spent recovering from your injuries. Being involved in a crash with a truck is often a traumatic and life-changing experience. While you are concentrating on your health, the trucking company’s insurance company is probably tracking you down to obtain a statement. They […]
Most serious injury and wrongful death cases involving an 18-wheeler are investigated at the scene by the Highway Patrol or other police officer and insurance company for the truck driver and trucking company. Typically, hundreds of photographs are taken; the scene is surveyed digitally to show important pieces of evidence such as skid marks and […]
While it is at the least disheartening to realize that one of the responsibilities of a government organization is to maintain fatality statistics related to highway deaths, in fact, that is one of the reasons for the existence of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The average Texan believes that a truck accident would never […]
A crash between two big rigs caused damage to both vehicles and a traffic tie-up that lasted for hours. The 18-wheeler accident in Montgomery County happened in the northbound lanes of I-69 Eastex at FM 1314. The cause of the crash was not known and is under investigation. Both of the drivers […]
Texas has more fatal truck wrecks than any other state. The number of severe injuries from a semi crash is also the worst in the nation. Lots of Big Trucks Texas has thousands of miles of highways and includes such major interstates such as I-10 running across the state east and west, […]
A semi-truck traveling on the Eastex Freeway in Houston lost its load of lumber in the northbound lanes near Kingwood Drive. It is unclear exactly what caused the load to be spilled onto the highway. However, it caused a major backup that lasted more than six hours. The truck was […]
A truck tractor that was towing a semi-trailer lost control and crashed, leaving two people dead. The crash happened on Highway 84 near Mount Enterprise in Rush County. The truck was traveling west on US-84 when it allegedly experienced a tire blowout. The driver lost control as a result and ran into oncoming traffic […]
A truck driver lost his life in a crash with his big rig on State Highway 31. The crash occurred along a stretch of remote highway about two and a half miles from Mount Calm. The truck was traveling eastbound when a tire blowout occurred, according to the Department of Public Safety. The blowout […]
Trucking companies and even owner-operators are covered under commercial liability policies with limits higher than automobile insurance policies. The insurance company for the truck driver and the motor carrier are sophisticated in defending commercial vehicle accidents effectively. Understanding which evidence may be available and how it could affect a trucking case along […]
