Large Truck Accident Cases- Alarming Statistics

Over the years, many of our clients have been injured and in some cases, killed, by negligently operated commercial trucks.

Trucks are Dangerous- Here are the facts...

Over the years, many of our clients have been injured and in some cases, killed, by negligently operated commercial trucks.

In fact, we were recently retained by a motorcyclist who was severely injured when a commercial truck attempted an unexpected and illegal u-turn directly in front of traffic with the right-of-way. Our client will now spend the rest of his life with accident related injuries and damages.

The obvious problem with being involved in a collision with a commercial truck is the size, weight and speed of the truck. In most of the cases we've handled, the end result of a truck collision generally has tragic life-long consequences for occupants of the non-truck vehicle.

Drivers are the primary victims in truck accidents!

• Recent statistics show that each year, there are about 60,000 total vehicle accidents involved in fatal crashes in the U.S. and of these, about 4,700 involved large trucks.


• Most fatal truck accidents occurred in rural areas (68 percent) during the daytime (66 percent) and on weekdays (78 percent)


• The majority of persons killed or injured in traffic crashes were drivers (65 percent), followed by passengers (31 percent), pedestrians (3 percent), and pedal cyclists (2 percent).


• In 2003, the initial point of impact at time of collision happened 2,354 times (50 percent) in the front of vehicle; compared to 382 times on the left side, 188 times on the right side, and 720 times in the rear.


• In 2003, 608 large trucks were involved in fatal truck accidents causes by rollovers.

Immediately after a truck accident, much needs to be done to protect evidence. Act quickly to protect your rights!