Imperial County, Calif. (March 2, 2021) — On Tuesday morning, a Ford Expedition SUV, carrying 27 passengers, collided with a semi-truck hauling trailers of gravel, leaving at least 15 people dead. The cause of the crash is under investigation. Fourteen people were pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. The others have been hospitalized for serious injuries, including the big-rig driver.
The massive size and height of buses and semi-trucks make them easily visible to other vehicles on the road. However, the larger the size, the less visible average cars are to the driver. Semi-trucks contain much larger blind spots than the standard vehicles. Sharing the road with these enormous vehicles, comes at a great challenge. […]
Holding the Right Parties Liable After a Truck Accident Truck accidents often involve serious injuries – especially to the passengers and drivers of the cars involved in the collision. These types of accidents are also typically more complicated than those involving only passenger vehicles. It can be harder to determine whether a truck driver or […]
Accidents involving commercial vehicles and trucks are among the most serious in personal injury law. The reason is that the shear size of a truck or commercial vehicle when it comes into contact with a smaller sedan, motorcycle, bicycle or a pedestrian can result in severe or fatal injuries for the victims. It is important […]
Accidents involving trucks generally involve more serious injuries and fatalities. In 2016, 37,461 Americans were killed in collisions involving large trucks. Although trucks occupy all roads in the U.S., the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) reported that ten states had the highest average of fatal large truck crash for 2014-2016: California, Texas, Illinois, Indiana, […]
A big rig collided with a passenger vehicle on the northbound Interstate 215 Freeway, shutting down all northbound lanes on February 14, 2018. A SigAlert just north of the border between Riverside and San Bernardino counties was at approximately 7 p.m. Although the fiery collision was expected to close lanes for only 1.5 hours, most […]
