Don’t Let A Truck Driver Get Away With Negligence Or Distractions

On behalf of Lovett Law Firm posted in Truck Accidents on Wednesday, August 12, 2015.

Maybe you were waiting by a mailbox for a package or crossing a street when your accident took place; you might have been near a post office, walking across a parking lot, or driving your children to school. Suddenly, a delivery truck pulls out and hits you or a loved one. What can you do?

Delivery trucks bring you the kinds of goods you’re waiting for to many places around you, but with so much to transport, the drivers are often in a rush and can cause accidents. Being struck by a delivery truck is dangerous for people in vehicles as well as pedestrians. Pedestrians who are hit are at risk of serious injuries like bleeding on the brain or broken bones, and they could be killed.

Those in passenger vehicles have to survive thousands of pounds of weight colliding with them at quick speeds, putting them at risk of crushing injuries, lacerations, whiplash, and other serious injuries. Many people who get into accidents with large delivery vehicles, semi-trucks, and other commercial vehicles are seriously injured or killed.

Why do these accidents happen? Sometimes, excessive speed comes into play, while other times tiredness or distractions play a part in the accident. The driver may have been typing into his or her GPS unit, or perhaps he or she was on the phone. Whatever the reason for the accident, the driver should have been focusing on the road to prevent an accident like you’ve been put through. Our website has information on truck drivers and the rules they need to abide by, so you can see if you have a sound case.