Trucker Dies in Rear-End Collision on I-81 in Rockbridge County, VA
The man ran into the back of a stalled semi in the right-hand lane of the interstate near Lexington.
February 2, 2012
Tags: accident, Alabama, attorney, collision, crash, death, driver, Duffan, fatal, I-81, injured, move over law, Rockbridge County, semi, tractor trailer, Virginia Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics 
No Comments
Tractor-Trailer Accident in I-95 Work Zone Claims Trucker’s Life
Highway workers’ lives were spared because of a “cushion” vehicle parked on the roadway.
August 8, 2011
Tags: accident, collision, crash, personal injury attorney, tractor trailer, truck, Virginia, wreck Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics No Comments
Condition of Highway Cable Barriers a Concern in North Carolina
Loose and damaged cables were found in several sections of in-median barriers designed to prevent head-on collisions.
July 30, 2011
Tags: accident, Appleton, attorney, barriers, cable, collision, crash, crossover, damaged, death, hurt, injury, lawyer, Lewis, loose, medians, NC, neglected, personal, protect, spaghetti, VA, Virginia, wrongful Posted in: National Trucking Accident/Injury Topics No Comments
Fire Chief and Son Injured when Pickup Truck Hits Motorcycle
Both airlifted to a hospital near Tazewell, Virginia (VA), but they survived their injuries.
July 11, 2011
Tags: accident, airlifted, attorney, Brannon, collision, crash, fire chief, fracture, injury, lawyer, Lewis, motorcycle, personal, pick-up, rural, Tazewell, VA, Virginia Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics No Comments
Two-Truck Rear-End Accident in West Virginia
The collision is yet another example of the dangers presented by negligently or unprofessionally driven large commercial trucks.
July 11, 2011
Tags: accident, attorney, collision, injury, lawyer, semi, tractor trailer, Virginia, West Virginia Turnpike Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics No Comments
Crash Involving Pickup Truck Kills Teen in Union County, NC
The fault does not appear to be that of the pickup truck driver, but of the driver of another car who rear-ended her, pushing her car into the incoming traffic.
July 2, 2011
Tags: Altima, Appleton, attorneys, Carolina, collision, died, ended, fatal, injury, lawyers, NC, North, passenger, personal, pickup, rear, Shapiro, T-boned, teenage, Toyota, turn, Union Posted in: National Trucking Accident/Injury Topics No Comments
Tractor-Trailer Driver Awarded $23M for Brain Injuries Suffered in Rear-End Collision
The attorneys who represented the injured trucker shepherded the case through two trials over several years and also presented strong evidence from medical, psychological and traffic experts that defense attorneys were unable to refute or discredit.
April 18, 2011
Tags: accident, attorney, big rig, brain injury, collision, Cooper, driver, injuries, lost wages, medical treatments, rear-end, richmond, Tractor-trailer crash, VA, verdict, Virginia Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics No Comments
Wrongful Death in Semi Crash Results in $5M Settlement
The truck driver was cited by police for disobeying a signal at a four-way intersection with stop signs at each corner. He may also have been speeding before the wreck.
March 3, 2011
Tags: accident, attorney, big rig, car, collision, crash, death, driver, IL, killed, semi, settlement, Shapiro, stop sign, truck crash, wrongful death Posted in: National Trucking Accident/Injury Topics No Comments
Five Killed, 10 Injured When Tractor-Trailer Slams Into Stopped Cars in NC
Semis and 18-wheelers take much longer to stop than smaller vehicles, so it is important that the people behind the wheel of large commercial trucks remain alert and responsive to changes in road conditions and traffic flow that can lead to accidents in which people get killed or hospitalized.
February 23, 2011
Tags: accident, car, collision, crash, death, driver, I-26, injuries, injury lawyer, killed, NC, semi, Shapiro, Tractor-trailer crash, truck Posted in: National Trucking Accident/Injury Topics No Comments
Woman Killed by Truck After Slowing Down to Avoid Obstacle in Road
By Richard Shapiro, Truck Accident Injury Attorney My colleague Kevin Duffan has posted a new blog about a woman who was killed after she slowed down for an obstruction in the road near Charlotte, North Carolina (NC), and was hit from behind by a truck. This tragic incident highlights the dangers of slowing down for obstacles in the [...]
February 22, 2011
Tags: attorney, bobtail, collision, Duffan, fiery, I-82, inferno, injury, lawyer, NC, obstruction, swerved, truck, wreck Posted in: National Trucking Accident/Injury Topics No Comments
