Tag Archives: Fort Lauderdale Truck Accident Attorney
New Law Attempts to Reduce Underride Crashes
Large commercial vehicles like semi-trucks, although an important part of interstate commerce and shipping, pose an especially high risk to others on the road. One of the most common and dangerous types of accidents between cars and commercial trucks occur when the smaller vehicle strikes the side of a semi-truck and becomes lodged underneath… Read More »
The Dangers of Jackknife Crashes
Every year, thousands of semi-trucks cross the nation carrying cargo ranging from toxic materials and lumber to livestock and produce. While semi-trucks play an integral role in interstate commerce, they also pose a substantial risk to others on the road. Semi-trucks are particularly prone to jackknifing, which occurs when a truck’s trailer swings out… Read More »
Injuries Result From Truck Rollover Accident
Three men were injured and required hospitalization after an accident in which the tractor trailer that they were riding in rolled over. According to reports, the accident happened when the driver lost control of the tractor trailer and hit a light post, then left the roadway and rolled over. No other vehicles were involved… Read More »
Truck Driver Killed In Fort Lauderdale Crash
A driver was killed recently in an early afternoon crash in Fort Lauderdale when he hit a house with his work truck. Fortunately none of the occupants of the home were injured, but the driver’s two passengers also suffered serious injuries in the crash and required hospitalization. According to reports there were no skid… Read More »
No Injuries In Interstate 595 Truck Accident
In a scenario nothing short of a miracle, no one was injured in a recent truck accident on Interstate 595 that ended up with the truck’s cab hanging off the side of the highway’s off-ramp as the trailer laid on the ground below it. According to reports, the truck was carrying a load of… Read More »
Beware The Big Rig
Driving on our busy South Florida highways can be quite a stressful experience, as many drivers ignore the speed limits and drive aggressively, creating dangerous driving conditions for everyone on the road. It is hard enough to feel safe when you are surrounded by passenger cars and trucks, but often times our interstates are… Read More »
Food Delivery A Little Too Close To Home
Several drivers were very lucky on a recent Friday morning in Miami Beach when they escaped injury in a two-vehicle crash. Details regarding the accident involving a food delivery tractor trailer and an SUV are not clear, but the end result was that the tractor trailer ended up wedged between a tree and an… Read More »
Truck Driver Under Investigation In Connection With Deadly Interstate Pile-up
A truck driver involved in a massive crash that killed six people near Chattanooga is also under investigation for drug use and drug sale, according to a report in the Times Free Press. Benjamin Scott Brewer, 39, is being investigated by Chattanooga, Tennessee, police after they say he drove his tractor-trailer into a number… Read More »
Who is Held Liable in a Truck Accident in Florida?
Just recently, a tractor-trailer driver was cited with careless driving after causing a multi-car crash on Interstate 75 in Western Florida, according to WTSP News. The truck accident occurred on a Tuesday afternoon when the tractor-trailer driver recognized that his rig was breaking down, so he attempted to pull over to the site of… Read More »
