Tractor-Trailer Accidents

• 8 vehicle truck accident in Monee leaves one dead

  Barry Doyle | November 27, 2009 4:54 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  A recent accident on I-57 has demonstrated, yet again, how dangerous semi-trucks can be. According to ABC 7 News: One person is dead and at least two others injured in an accident involving...

• Semi Collides With Van And Catches Fire

  Chrissie Cole | November 27, 2009 2:46 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  A tractor-trailer fire closed down Westbound Interstate 70 near Floyd Hill for at least two hours as authorities worked to clean up the accident. According to Colorado State Patrol, a van hit...

• Virginia Tech: Drivers of heavy trucks 23 times more likely to crash while texting

  Doug Landau | November 25, 2009 11:10 PM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA

  With 2 Virginia Tech Hokies in his household, Ashburn car crash lawyer Doug Landau pays special attention to the quarterly Virginia Tech Magazine. This Fall, it was revealed that the Virginia Tech...

• Deadly Tractor Trailer Crashes In Nevada and Indiana

  Brett Emison | November 24, 2009 10:57 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  The Herald-Citizen and RGJ.com have reported on deadly semi truck accidents that occurred in Tennessee and Nevada. In Tennessee, an 18-year-old Monterey girl was killed in a crash on I-40 after a...

• TACT - How Utah Can Get Started

  Bret Hanna | November 22, 2009 8:25 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has a program that every state should be considering: TACT (Ticketing Aggressive Cars and Trucks) is designed to highlight the dangers posed by...

• Tractor-Trailer Causes 8 Vehicle Accident on I-295 in NJ

  Paul Napoli | November 22, 2009 9:04 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  November 19, 2009 A tractor-trailer caused an eight-vehicle collision on Interstate 295 Wednesday morning, injuring two people. Octavio Villegas, 46, of Jersey City, NJ, failed to brake in his...

• TACT - Utah Should Go After Aggressive Car And Truck Drivers

  Bret Hanna | November 21, 2009 8:52 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has a program that every state should be considering: TACT (Ticketing Aggressive Cars and Trucks) is designed to highlight the dangers posed by...

• Traps and Pitfalls in Representing Truck Accident Victims

  Michael Phelan | November 21, 2009 10:37 AM | 0 CommentsRichmond, VA

  Truck accident insurance investigation teams and defense lawyers are some of the most competent adversaries a plaintiff lawyer will encounter. The truck company investigators are often at the scene...

• Texas Commercial Vehicle Accident Attorney Discusses Tragedy near Beeville

  Reynaldo Pena | November 20, 2009 11:29 AM | 1 CommentCorpus Christi, TX

  There has recently been another horrible tragedy on our Texas highways. This time, a beautiful 4 year old boy named Luca Moya was killed, and his mother, Emika Moya, was seriously injured....

• First Response Program Offers Helping Hand to Truck Accident Victims

  Bret Hanna | November 18, 2009 10:34 PM | 2 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  As indicated in a prior post, more than 5,000 people a year die in accidents involving tractor-trailers. That means that many individuals and families will be devastated each year by the injuries...