Who Can Help after a Truck Crash?

Who Can Help after a Truck Crash?

Truck Accident
Trucks are so immensely heavy that truck accidents generally lead to very serious injuries. If you’ve been injured by a truck driver’s negligence, obtaining just compensation is paramount, but you may not know where to turn for the help you need. Although no two truck accidents are ever exactly the same, the important steps forward do not vary. Seek the Medical Attention You Need  The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) reports that the number of injury-causing truck accidents rose by 6 percent from 2018 to 2019. With these life-threatening accidents on the rise, it’s important to know what to do if you’re the victim of a truck accident, and the first step in the process is seeking the medical attention that you require as soon after the accident as…
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Gathering Evidence for Truck Accident Claims

Gathering Evidence for Truck Accident Claims

Truck Accident
More than 500,000 large truck crashes are reported each year in the U.S., and many of these accidents are the fault of the truck driver or trucking company. In order to hold a trucking company liable for your losses from an accident, you must provide evidence of liability. This can be difficult to obtain, but a Beverly Hills truck accident lawyer can help. Some evidence that might help prove a truck accident claim includes: Black box dataHours of service recordsMaintenance recordsAlcohol and drug test results for the driver following the accidentPhotos of the truck damageTruck dashcam footage Call a Lawyer Right Away After a truck crash, you can bet the trucking company will send representatives to gather evidence of what caused the crash. If this evidence shows the driver or…
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Fatal Truck Crashes

Fatal Truck Crashes

Truck Accident
Truck driving is one of the most dominant jobs in the State of California, but it is also a dangerous and risky occupation. Trucks carry heavy amounts of weight when transporting cargo, their size makes them unstable while on the road, and truck drivers have a limited amount of vision while driving across California’s populated highways. It is no surprise that California has averaged more than 250 truck accident deaths per year, and in 2020, large truck accidents accounted for 10% of all vehicle fatalities in our state. In California, the I-5 and I-10 highways alone average over a thousand truck accidents per year. Due to their large size, trucks involved in traffic accidents carry a higher risk of causing serious injury or death when they crash. Those on the…
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