The New York Times reported that comedian Tracy Morgan has filed a lawsuit against Walmart due to the deadly truck accident that killed a member of his entourage, and left Morgan critically injured earlier last month. Reportedly, the lawsuit claims that the Walmart truck driver’s negligence led to the fatal trucking accident, which killed Morgan’s friend, [...]
You don’t have to be a truck accident lawyer to know that commercial trucks are huge, and the trucking industry is a huge business. That’s why it shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone that trucking accidents are as common as they are. Whether you’re buying clothing, or having a milkshake at your favorite restaurant, it’s more [...]
Monday morning a deadly trucking accident persuaded police to close multiple lanes on Hwy FM 2243 near Toll 183 in Leander due to a fatal accident involving a semi-truck and a car. At around 12:15 pm police report that an 18-wheeler truck was driving eastbound when it collided with a car that was heading north. Both [...]
A recent study conducted by the American Transport Research Institute (ATRI) tracks when and where trucking rollover accident occur. ATRI researched truck rollover accidents over a nine year period and found that Texas has a higher than average rate of rollover trucking accidents. In the study, Texas was near the top of the list for semi-truck [...]
The latest in a multitude of motor vehicle accidents linked to the increased traffic caused by Eagle Ford Shale oil boom includes the death of five oil field workers that died as a result of a fiery four-vehicle pile up on Thursday. Similarly, the streets of Kenedy Texas are no stranger to similar accidents. In fact, [...]
UPDATE - The family of Brandy Sherman, the woman killed in a crash involving an inmate, has started a petition against the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. They want to end the program that allows offenders to drive state owned vehicles on public roadways. "It is a privilege to drive, and you lose that privilege when [...]
Texas recently saw another addition to a growing number of truck wrecks in the state. One motorist was killed on the afternoon of February 16, when a cement truck crashed into a car in Anna. According to Texas Department of Public Safety spokesperson Lonny Haschel, the crash occurred roughly around 1:30 p.m. on the eastbound lane [...]
An out of control dump truck carrying gravel caused a multi-vehicle accident along an intersection in Austin, Texas. According to authorities, the crash, which involved 4 vehicles, occurred around 9. a.m.. Initial investigation points to the dump truck, owned by Franco’s Trucking Sand and Gravel, veering off the road and falling into the grassy area beneath [...]
Truck accidents aren’t like any other road accident involving ordinary cars. When it comes to truck accidents, what you say, what you do and don’t do, as well as who you talk to will affect the outcome of your injury claim and the compensation you may be entitled to. This is precisely why the assistance of [...]
After a violent crash involving a dump truck carrying gravel in February, a lawyer for one of the victims filed a civil lawsuit seeking $1 million in damages and a jury trial for the treatment, pain, and trauma of Delaney Nelson, a 19-year-old student who was on her way to class when the truck hit her [...]
