Archive for the ‘Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics’ Category
Fire Truck Accident Apparently Caused by SUV Kills Two Firefighters in Rocky Mount, VA
Firefighters — and police, EMTs and other emergency responders — put their lives on the line every day at accident scenes, fires and disaster sites. They accept that risk on our behalf. Arriving where their services are most needed should be the least of their worries.
July 28, 2010
Tags: accident, Appleton, car, crash, death, fire truck, Roanoke, Rocky Mount, rollover, SUV, truck crash Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics 
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Truck Wrecks Sometimes Cause Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) Incidents
When hazardous materials are involved in a truck accident, the situation is usually termed a “HAZMAT incident” by law enforcement and other personnel who are the first responders. A HAZMAT incident can often result in road closures and evacuations, as well as the potential for serious personal injury, even to those who were not directly involved in a crash or property damage in surrounding areas.
June 28, 2010
Tags: attorney, crash, HAZMAT, personal injury, property damage, tractor trailer truck Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics No Comments
Many Tractor-Trailer Wrecks Caused by Driver Fatigue
Drivers routinely deny falling asleep at the wheel and their travel logs may not give correct information. When this occurs, police officers sometimes have to rely on physical evidence such as skid marks or they may have to ask those who were involved or who witnessed the truck wreck if they believed driver fatigue may have been the reason for the accident. Sometimes, the tractor-trailer driver will admit that he was feeling drowsy, but this is rare.
June 22, 2010
Tags: accidents, attorney, car accident, crashes, driver, I-64, personal injury, tractor trailer, VA, wrecks Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics One Comment
Insurance Company Accuses Customer of Stealing and Burning Their Own Pickup Truck
A Virginia Beach man had his truck stolen outside of a restaurant. He did what any other person would do who has insurance – file a claim. What he did not expect is a letter from State Farm (his insurance company) accusing him of intentionally stealing and burining his truck. To learn more, check out this [...]
June 11, 2010
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Axle Malfunction Leads to Tractor-Trailer Wreck in Brunswick, 2 People Killed
There are many questions that need to be answered about this terrible truck crash. What exactly caused the axle to malfunction? Could this problem extend to the model of tractor trailer involved in the wreck? We’ll have to wait and see what the accident investigation reveals.
June 2, 2010
Tags: accident, attorney, Brunswick, crash, I-85, injuries, injury, Lewis, truck, VA, wreck Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics No Comments
Truck Tire Smashes into Minivan Killing Driver in Henrico County
By Rick Shapiro, Virginia Truck Wreck Lawyer
If there was any doubt about the level of risk we all face while sharing the highway with big rigs and other large commercial trucks, the recent accident in Henrico County, Virginia (VA) illustrates what can happen when something goes wrong with a large commercial truck.
A big rig traveling [...]
May 24, 2010
Tags: 18 wheeler, accident, attorney, big rig, Henrico County, I-64, Shapiro, tire, truck, trucks, VA, wheel base, wreck, wrongful death Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics One Comment
Bad Brakes Can Lead to Jacknifed Tractor Trailer Accidents
According to the American Association for Justice, 4,000 people are killed in tractor trailer accidents. These accidents also cause more than 80,000 serious injuries every year along major highways including Interstate 95 (I-95) and I-85 in Virginia (VA). My colleague John Cooper wrote an article about the risks associated with tractor trailer wrecks, especially jacknifed tractor trailers. [...]
April 22, 2010
Tags: attorney, Cooper, deaths, injuries, jacknifed, tractor, trailer, trailers Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics No Comments
Dump Truck Hits 12 Cars on I-95, Five People Injured
By Jim Lewis, Truck Wreck Lawyer
A dump truck was traveling down Interstate 95 (I-95) in Woodbridge, Virginia (VA) near Prince William Parkway when the truck driver allegedly suffered a medical emergency. This emergency caused the truck to swerve out of control and hit 12 other vehicles, according to the Washington Post. The dump truck couldn’t [...]
April 21, 2010
Tags: attorney, dump, I-95, injuries, Lewis, loss of life, Prince William Parkway, truck, VA, vehicles Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics One Comment
City Truck Hits and Kills Bike Rider in Charlottesville, VA
This tragic bike/truck accident occurred on West Main and Fourth Street in Charlottesville, Virginia (VA). The bike rider was a graduate student at UVA. This crash puts a spotlight on the risks associated with bicyclists sharing the road with large vehicles like city trucks. To learn more, please check out the blog written by my colleague John [...]
April 20, 2010
Tags: accident, bike, Charlottesville, Fourth Street, Main, truck, VA, West Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics No Comments
One Dead in Virginia I-495 Tractor Trailer Accident
By John Cooper, Truck Accident Lawyer
Elizabeth P. Lyman of Fairhaven, Massachusetts (MA) was driving her Plymouth Voyager on Interstate 495 (I-495) when she decided to pull off the side of the road at the Springfield interchange in Fairfax, Virginia (VA), according to wusa9.com. Tragically, she would never make it to her destination. A tractor trailer [...]
April 13, 2010
Tags: accident, attorney, Cooper, crash, I-495, I-95, injury, MA, Plymouth Voyager, tractor trailer, truck, trucking, VA, wreck, wrongful death Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics No Comments
