Once it has been proven that a person involved in the operation of a commercial motor vehicle has acted in a way that created risk of harm to others, (in legal terms, breached a duty) the analysis turns to conditions surrounding the manifestation of that risk. The risk-creating or risk-ignoring actions must be shown …
Truck Awareness
Passenger cars in the United States share the roadways with an estimated two million semi-tractor trailers driven by an estimated 3.5 million truck drivers. While 18-wheelers might blend into the scenery in the eyes of many motorists because of their omnipresence and familiarity on highways, their potential for causing catastrophe is far more noticeable when …
Truck Accidents Caused by Mechanical Failure
Mechanical failure is second only to driver error as a leading cause of accidents involving semi-tractor trailers. Because of the tremendous size, weight, and potential for causing damage, the operation of commercial trucks is strictly governed by rules established by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Among these rules is a mandatory examination period to …
Increase in Traffic Fatalities for 2015
Sadly, the encouraging trend in decreased traffic fatalities and serious injuries that has been happening for the past few decades took a complete 180 last year. For the past few years, there have been just under 33,000 traffic fatalities per year. However, during the first six months of 2015 there were 14 percent more fatal …
Abdominal Organ Damage in Traffic Accidents
Internal organ damage can be one of the most life threatening types of injuries due to the fragility of organs and their tendency to bleed heavily. Furthermore, direct pressure does not work to reduce blood loss as it would in an exterior wound. When damage is severe enough, the ability of that organ’s functionality in …
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