Expert Truck Accident Lawyers in North Georgia
Comprehensive Legal Support for Truck Accident Victims in North Georgia
In all of Georgia, seeing large trucks on the road is extremely common – semi-trucks and tractor-trailer trucks routinely bring goods and products into the city. Regardless of how vital large trucks may be for the economy, these massive vehicles are extremely dangerous. When a truck accident involves a large truck and a smaller vehicle, the consequences for passenger vehicle occupants can be devastating.
Take these Georgia truck accident facts and statistics into account:
- Smaller vehicles do not fare well in these types of accidents, and passengers regularly suffer harm.
- Data provided by the Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety shows large trucks are consistently involved in at least two dozen fatal crashes per year in our state.
- This troubling statistic does not include the number of injuries and serious injury crashes involving large trucks.
- Large trucks can weigh up to 20 times as much as larger cars, meaning that when the two-vehicle types collide, the smaller car is almost always totally crushed and those within are left with fatal or debilitating injuries.
At Pritchard Injury Firm, our Georgia truck accident lawyer understands how horrific large truck accidents can be, and that if you or a loved one has been injured in this type of crash, you may feel hopeless and anxious about the future.
The truck accident attorneys at Pritchard Injury Firm can help you recover the compensation that you deserve! Contact us online or call our firm at (470) 577-8152 now.
Leading Causes of Truck Accidents in Georgia
Truck accidents, like the majority of other accident types, motor vehicle-related and otherwise, are almost always preventable.
Top causes of truck accidents in GA include:
- Truck driving errors
- Falling asleep at the wheel
- Driving while impaired
- Driving at a speed that is unsafe for conditions
- Driving aggressively
How Other Drivers Contribute to Truck Accidents
Other motorists don’t always know how to drive safely around large trucks.
Common causes of truck accident by other motorists include:
- Speeding and tailgating
- Driving in a large truck’s blind spots
- Illegally passing
- Driving while impaired
- Distracted driving
Often times, innocent bystanders are involved in multi-vehicle truck accidents as a result of one person’s negligence.
Trucking Company Negligence and Liability
In some cases, neither the truck driver nor another vehicle is to blame.
Trucking companies often play a part in large truck crashes for reasons such as these:
- Trucking companies that send untrained drivers out on the road
- Trucking companies that ask drivers to drive unreasonable distances
- Trucking companies that have unsafe expectation on stopping points in short amounts of time
- Companies that encourage their truckers to violate Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) regulations
- If brakes, tires, or another vehicle part is defective, a truck driver may have little ability to prevent a crash, despite their best efforts to do so.
- Defective steering systems, engines, brakes, and tires, amongst other vehicle defects, could all lead to a crash.
When a truck driver falls asleep at the wheel because they violate the FMCSA’s hours-of-service regulations, for instance, the shipping company may be (at least partially) at-fault.
Understanding Cargo-Related Truck Accidents
When cargo is not loaded or secured properly, it can shift in transit.
Depending upon the weight of the cargo, this shift could cause the trailer of the truck to shift, too, leading to a jackknife accident, trailer rollover accident, or another serious accident.
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