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When you drive in highway traffic next to a large truck, you assume that the person behind the wheel is experienced, skilled, and qualified to drive. If that trucker’s bad driving or poor judgment causes a crash, you wonder just how many unqualified truckers there are on the road. As just another driver on the […]

Something is terrifying about seeing a truck rolling over. And yet, with frightening regularity, trucks on Florida roads leave their wheels and end up on their sides and roofs. In the best-case scenario, a rolled truck blocks traffic for a few hours, but its driver and others escape the accident unscathed. At worst, a rollover […]

At the start of the 2019-2020 school year, parents in Orange County noticed new signs and the addition of a second crossing guard at an intersection near an elementary school. It was the site where a 10-year-old boy was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer while leaving school on his bicycle last spring. The boy’s […]

For most Florida residents, driving is an everyday occurrence. Florida is also a popular vacation destination, welcoming nearly 113 million visitors in 2016. That means there are lots of people driving on unfamiliar roads. For several years, Florida has appeared at or near the top of the list for the worst state in the country […]

Most collisions are caused by preventable behavior, with the top six being distracted driving, speeding, driving under the influence, failure to yield, reckless driving, and poor weather or road conditions.  Failure to yield, ranked as one of the top causes, happens especially in intersection accidents.  People analyze all kinds of statistics relating to car accidents. […]

People hear the term sideswipe collision and picture a relatively minor accident. In reality, much of the time, a sideswipe is anything but inconsequential. Sideswipes can cause significant property damage, of course. But worse, they can cause either driver to lose control, leading to secondary collisions, rollovers, and similar catastrophic events. Make no mistake: sideswipe […]

Most people never drive semi-trucks, and for a good reason, due to their sheer size. Semi-trucks can stretch as far as 80 feet and weigh up to 80,000 pounds. Driving this type of vehicle requires preparation and training. Truck drivers must have additional time and space to make turns and come to a complete stop. […]

Rear-end collisions rank among the most common car accidents in the United States. They can happen at any speed, from two cars tapping in heavy traffic to violent collisions between a speeding car and a stopped one. It will be no surprise to hear that high-speed rear-end collisions frequently result in catastrophic injuries and fatalities. […]

Mechanical Failure Truck Accidents Truck failures are common in Florida and across the United States, causing devastating accidents. Trucks in Florida were involved in a total of 996 injury-causing accidents in 2017, according to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV). In roughly 23 percent of these accidents, the injuries were classified […]

When you think of a large truck accident, you might envision a big rig careening out of control on a Florida highway. Dump trucks and garbage trucks cause serious accidents and catastrophic injuries as well. You might not think about that scenario, but people who have been injured should review their legal options with a […]