TRUCKING ACCIDENTS and MONEY DAMAGES
We often see the tragic outcomes of catastrophic trucking accidents in our law practice. When you travel on the I-95 in south Florida, do you notice the minority of truckers who ignore safety rules? Usually they get by with it, without a bad outcome, but slackness about safety will almost inevitably lead to catastrophe sooner or later.
Some people, of course, think that statistics are irrelevant to them simply because they are unique and bad things only happen to others. Many of them eventually become statistics themselves
The statistics about the hazards in trucking are impressive. Data collected by the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) reported the following National Crash Facts for 2008:
* 4,066 large trucks and 247 buses were involved in crashes resulting in fatalities
* There were 4,229 fatalities in crashes involving large trucks and 307 fatalities in crashes involving buses
* 129,653 large trucks and 14,045 buses were involved in non-fatal crashes
* 51,680 large trucks and 7,603 buses were involved in crashes resulting in injury
* There were 71,329 injuries in crashes involving large trucks and 17,148 injuries in crashes involving buses
* 77,973 large trucks and 6,442 buses were involved in tow-away crashes
* 2,641 large trucks and 11 buses were involved in Hazmat (HM) Placard crashes
If you or a loved one have been injured by negligence in operation of a large commercial truck contact us today to determine whether you have a claim.
