Semi-trucks are large, powerful vehicles. Given their size and power, it’s no surprise that they are capable of inflicting serious damage. Therefore, when a semi-truck collides with a smaller vehicle, the smaller vehicle’s occupants often suffer catastrophic injuries. A catastrophic injury is an injury that has serious, life-altering consequences. Catastrophic injuries usually...
Category: Truck Accidents
Protecting Your Rights After a Commercial Trucking Accident
Commercial trucks are extremely heavy vehicles. When fully loaded, a commercial truck weighs approximately ten times more than a normal passenger vehicle. Due to this, commercial trucks can cause a tremendous amount of damage when involved in accidents– most of which affect the drivers and passengers of the other vehicles involved. In...
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Another Accident on I-64 in Raleigh County
A truck accident turned fatal for the driver of a pickup near mile-marker 136 on I-64 in Raleigh County on Tuesday. The pickup rear-ended a semi, resulting in fatal injury to the driver of the smaller vehicle. The name of the victim has not yet been released by the Raleigh County Sherriff’s Department and...
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Sandstone Mountain Truck Accident Injures Driver
Around 4 a.m. on Friday, August 22nd, a truck driver lost control of his trailer and was forced to use an escape ramp on Sandstone Mountain to come to a stop. The steel that was being hauled shifted forward as the truck came to a stop, slamming into the cab and tearing it from...
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Wrongful Death Lawsuit Planned against Wal-Mart
The June 7th truck accident that severely injured actor Tracy Morgan has resulted in increased attention being paid to drowsy truckers. Less attention has been focused on the injuries suffered by the many victims of this accident, including the death of fellow passenger James McNair.
McNair’s adult children have announced plans to file a wrongful...
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Sleep Deprived Truckers
Comedian and actor Tracy Morgan was critically injured in a trucking accident that killed one other passenger on June 7, 2014. The driver of the truck had, allegedly, been driving for several straight hours and not slept for over a day.
While this accident has made national headlines, the truth is fatigued truckers injure or...
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Who can be Held Liable in a West Virginia Truck Accident?
When you are injured in a truck accident in West Virginia you need an aggressive and experienced attorney on your side right away. The West Virginia truck accident attorneys at Hewitt & Salvatore have decades of combined experience helping victims of serious injury get maximum compensation.
Going it alone puts you at the mercy of...
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Common Causes for Truck Accidents in West Virginia
No matter what its cause, when you are injured in a West Virginia truck accident, you may be entitled to significant compensation. The best way to determine if you are due compensation is with the help of an experienced truck accident attorney. Your West Virginia truck accident attorney can investigate your accident, identify all...
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