Archive for December, 2010
Why You Should Consult with a Lawyer after a Wreck Involving a Big Rig/18-Wheeler
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December 28, 2010
Tags: 18 wheeler, big rig, injury, lawyer, truck, wreck Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics 
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Tractor-Trailer Police Chase Leads to Multiple Injuries
By Rick Shapiro, Personal Injury Attorney A tractor-trailer driver is in custody after leading police on a chase up Interstate 81 (I-81) through parts of West Virginia (WV) , Maryland (MD) and Pennsylvania (PA), reports The Times Leader. The truck with Mississippi plates struck several civilian and police vehicles along the 12-mile Maryland stretch near [...]
December 22, 2010
Tags: accident, auto accident, big rig, crash, death, driver negligent, fatality, I-81, injury, injury attorney, Interstate 81, kills, Maryland, MD, PA, Pennsylvania, police chase, semi, Shapiro, side swiped, tractor trailer, west Virginia, wreck, WV Posted in: National Trucking Accident/Injury Topics, Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics No Comments
Underage Driver Causes Head-on Collision
By Rick Shapiro, Personal Injury Attorney A head-on collision that occurred in Rockingham County, Virginia (VA) yesterday resulted in major injuries; investigators believe an underage driver was to blame. The teenage boy is in the hospital after police say he ran his truck head-on into a tractor trailer. Troopers say the 16-year-old driver veered [...]
December 18, 2010
Tags: death caused by wrong way driving, driving wrong way on interstate, injury lawyer for wrong way wreck, rockingham county, Shapiro Injury Lawyer, tractor trailer, underage driver, va injury lawyers, wreck caused by driver going wrong way, wrong way accidents, wrong way drivers Posted in: National Trucking Accident/Injury Topics, Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics No Comments
Faulty Brakes May Have Caused Fatal Truck Accident
By Rick Shapiro, Personal Injury Attorney Over the weekend a tragic accident occurred when a coal-hauling truck overturned at a Massey Energy Co. mine site in West Virginia (WV), killing Charles Qualls. My thoughts go out to his family and I am sorry for their pain. It is always a terrible loss when a [...]
December 9, 2010
Tags: accident, coal truck, death, fatal, faulty brakes, Glasgow volunteer fire department, Massey Energy Co., over-turned truck, personal injury, Shapiro, west Virginia, work injury, wreck, wrongful death, WV Posted in: National Trucking Accident/Injury Topics, Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics No Comments
Firefighter Killed By Big Rig
By Rick Shapiro, Personal Injury Attorney When we hear in the news that a fire fighter has been killed, we expect it to be while in the line of duty, not in a car accident. So I was surprised and saddened to learn of the death of a Clifton Forge Firefighter, Mr. Ashley Weikle. Ashley [...]
December 6, 2010
Tags: 18 wheeler, accident, accidents, attorney, big rig, collision, crash, death, driver fatality, I-64, injured, injuries, injury, injury lawyer, injury lawyers, killed, safety, semi-truck, Shapiro, tractor, tractor trailer, Tractor-trailer crash, trailer, truck, truck crash Virginia, wreck, wrongful death Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics No Comments
Chain Reaction Big-Rig Wreck Shuts Down I-26
By Rick Shapiro, Personal Injury Attorney Eastbound Interstate 26 (I-26) was shut down briefly Saturday afternoon near Johnson City, North Carolina (NC) after a tractor-trailer caused an accident involving three other vehicles, according to the N.C. State Highway Patrol. The big rig driver was charged with failure to reduce speed to avoid a collision [...]
December 6, 2010
Tags: accident, chain reaction, I-26, injury lawyer, Interstate 26, Johnson City, North Carolina, Shapiro, Tractor-trailer crash, truck wreck Posted in: National Trucking Accident/Injury Topics, Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics No Comments
Road Rage Driver Sentenced
By Rick Shapiro, Personal Injury Attorney These days, road rage seems to be an every day occurrence. Tractor-trailer drivers often bear the brunt of it from impatient or angry motorists. This time the road rage was more than angry words. An angry driver rammed a pickup truck with his vehicle on Interstate 70 in January, [...]
December 6, 2010
Tags: accident, attorney, car, Cooper, crash, fatal, I-70, injuries, injury, rage, Road, road rage, tractor trailer, wreck, wrongful death Posted in: National Trucking Accident/Injury Topics, Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics No Comments
Firm Attorneys Secure $3.5 Million Settlement for Truck Accident Victim
In light of this evidence, a settlement offer was made for $3.5 million plus the cost of mediation, along with $100,000 in special damages. The settlement will go to the client’s only beneficiary, his five-year-old daughter.
December 3, 2010
Tags: accident, Appleton, CDL manual, Cooper, crash, I-64, injuries, Norfolk, Portsmouth, settlement, truck, VA, wreck Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics No Comments
DWI/DUI Driver Kills Pedestrian
By Rick Shapiro, Personal Injury Attorney A man driving drunk in a box type truck first ran into a pawn shop and then into a pedestrian. I don’t think it would have mattered if this man was driving a Ford Focus, he would have still hurt people. Find out more. About the Editors: Shapiro, Cooper Lewis [...]
December 2, 2010
Tags: accident, attorney, Doolittle Road, driving drunk, drunk driver, DUI, DWI, fatal, fatal (VA), Hampton, hit-and-run, killed, lawyer, pedestrian, under the influence Posted in: National Trucking Accident/Injury Topics, Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics No Comments
Slow Driver Causes Fiery Crash With Big Rig
By Richard Shapiro, Personal Injury Attorney Have you ever been driving behind a car that just refuses to hit the gas and go? A tractor-trailer driver had just that problem on I-95. Unfortunately the driver was going so slowly that it caused the big-rig to crash. Find out more. About the Editors: Shapiro, Cooper Lewis [...]
December 2, 2010
Tags: accidents, driving slow, driving too slow, Fredericksburg, hit by car, I-95, injured, injuries, Interstate 95, North Carolina, safety, Shapiro, slow statistics, Stafford, tractor trailer, Virginia Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics No Comments
