Driver Killed When Tractor-Trailer Runs Red Light in Virginia Beach, VA.
By Jim Lewis, Truck Accident Lawyer in Virginia
Friday morning while driving to work, you probably think about the upcoming weekend. Some people are thinking about the activities they are planning with their kids. Others think about a Friday night dinner date with friends.
Now imagine how different your Friday morning would be if a distracted or careless driver blew through a red light and hit you. All your weekend plans, maybe even life-long plans, gone in a blink of an eye.
It was a frightening and fatal Friday morning for a driver in Virginia Beach, Virginia (VA). One person died when a tractor-trailer collided with a mini-van at Northampton Boulevard and Burton Station Road, police said.
The tractor-trailer, was headed south on Northampton at about 1 a.m. when the driver ran a red light, striking the minivan. The driver of the mini-van died at the scene of the crash. Police charged the tractor-trailer’s driver with disregarding a red light.
My sincere condolences go out to the family of the victim. I hope that the family finds a way to recover and move on.
Trucks are significantly heavier than cars. The power, size and weight of a commercial tractor-trailer make the impact of a truck collision much worse and the chance of serious injury and death much higher. The death rate for truck crashes is 50 percent higher than for car accidents, and many injuries may cause life-long disability and permanent or chronic health problems.
Why did the truck run the red light? Was he distracted, tired, on the cell phone? We still don’t have the full details of what happened since the investigation remains active. But our trucking attorneys have experience with truck accidents just like this and we serve not only the Virginia Beach area, but the entire states of Virginia and North Carolina.
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August 16, 2010
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