Truck Accident Attorneys

When we talk about big rigs on the road, we use lots of statistics to illustrate the dangers they pose. The numbers don’t do the issue justice; 3,413 people died in large truck crashes in 2010, 72% were occupants of cars and other passenger vehicles, 9 percent of all motor vehicle crash deaths involve large…

A head-on crash between a logging truck and a van in early March killed both drivers and left the roadway littered with flaming wreckage. The full scale of the destruction is difficult to comprehend; both vehicles were traveling at or above the 55mph speed limit when they collided. First responders encountered an accident scene strewn…

Commercial truck driver Stevie Breland, 58, has been charged in the hit and run death of Flora Ellenburg, 49, in Chester County in early February. The accident occurred on I-77 in Chester County in the early hours of Monday, February 8th. Ellenburg was a passenger in a Ford Explorer that was rear-ended by a commercial…

When you are driving on the highway either beside or behind a large, commercial truck, you are reminded of just how massive those rolling machines are compared to your seemingly small, passenger vehicle. That vast difference in size and scale means that some passenger cars are low enough that the front end can slip up…

A single vehicle accident in Polk County, NC killed one and shut down I-26 Eastbound overnight at the end of January. The accident happened near Saluda at 2:15 a.m., when Tony Joseph Hurst of Chapin, SC crossed the median and flipped his trailer on the interstate. Hurst was wearing a seatbelt, but died on the…

America’s aging infrastructure, coupled with a rise in distracted and fatigued driving, has created a recipe for disaster. Durham Bridge was built before the regulation of minimum clearance heights, and while a series of large warning signs line the roadway approaching the bridge, they are proving ineffective at reducing the number of accidents. In 2008,…

Big rigs are dangerous. They account for more than their share of accidents on the roads in South Carolina, which we have discussed before. These are giant tractor trailers (sometimes called 18-wheelers or semis, which is short for semi-trailers) that are used to transport goods from one place in the state to another, or even…

We’ve shown you before why big rigs are dangerous, but a recent study from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration highlights an unexpected danger. The study focused on Michelin tires, and found that a lack of maintenance coupled with high speeds resulted in blowouts that caused fatal accidents. CBS News said, “According to the NHTSA,…