18 Wheeler Accidents
Kelley|Witherspoon has a history of successfully representing serious injury victims of 18-Wheeler and auto accidents throughout America. Our firm has also represented family members of people who have been killed in 18-Wheeler and auto accidents. We understand that these traumatic events can cause depression, multiple disruptions, economic losses and devastation in an individual’s or a family’s life. The last thing on your mind after experiencing a traumatic event is hiring a lawyer. However, if you have recently experienced the loss of a loved one or serious injury, by the time you read this, the wrongdoers have already begun investigating the tragic incident to protect their own interests. It’s critical that you also have someone protecting your interests. Kelley|Witherspoon will immediately preserve important evidence to ascertain the truth and protect your legal rights.
Choosing Kelley|Witherspoon for your legal representation is the first step in reducing stress and moving towards the cl sure you deserve. A traffic accident involving a large commercial truck, such as an 18-Wheeler or semi truck, can have disastrous consequences. A typical fully loaded large commercial truck can weigh over 80,000 pounds, while an average passenger automobile weighs approximately 3,000 pounds. Because of the shear size of trucks, any collision between a commercial truck and another vehicle is likely to result in serious, even fatal, injuries.
Commercial vehicles must abide by numerous federal and state regulations. The federal regulations can be found in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (49 C.F.R. §§ 350-399). These regulations govern all vehicles engaged in interstate traffic and have been written to protect you. Semi-trucks and trailers are supposed to pass rigorous inspections and the drivers are supposed to be well-trained and have limits on how long they can drive without sleep. Yet many times when a tractor-trailer is involved in a wreck, an inspection uncovers problems with the rig - like worn-out brakes or brakes out of adjustment. The truck drivers involved in wrecks are often found to be under rested and in violation of safety regulations.
Trucking companies are sometimes pressed to find good drivers, so they put dangerous drivers behind the wheels. Other times the companies put scheduling demands on drivers that cannot be met without violating the laws that limit the number of hours a driver can be on duty. And sometimes trucking companies have been known to do the unthinkable - put a dangerous driver in a truck that can’t pass inspection and demand that the driver drive for more hours than allowed. These traumatic events can involve a single or multiple vehicles, pedestrians, intoxicated drivers, poor driving conditions, negligence, faulty equipment, and a variety of other causes. Kelley|Witherspoon can help you and your family recover from the aftermath of serious injuries. Your case is very important to us and we will treat you like family.
If you or someone you know has been involved in an 18-Wheeler or Auto Accident and has received severe or permanent injuries as a result, or if a family member of yours has died as a result of a collision, Kelley|Witherspoon offers expertise you will need to protect your legal rights.
