Tow Truck Driver Causes Fatal Rear-End Collision on I-70 in Maryland
The fatal accident on the shoulder of the interstate in northwestern part of the state serves as a reminder of how important it is for all drivers to heed move-over laws.
August 13, 2011
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Top Ten Safe Summer Driving Tips From Commercial Truck Drivers
Maintaining a constant speed can reduce fuel costs by 30 percent and give you more time to react to changing road conditions and mistakes by other motorists.
July 1, 2011
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Bill to Allow Bigger Trucks on Roads Could Increases Risk of Serious Truck Wrecks
By John Cooper, Truck Wreck Injury Lawyer There is a bill making its way through the Congress that would allow the federal weight limit for truck to increase from 80,000 pounds to 97,000 pounds, according to wect.com. The legislation, H.R. 1799, is part of a larger bill that’s called the Safe and Efficient Transportation Act. [...]
May 29, 2011
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Distracted Driving – Texting, Chatting, Eating — Takes a Deadly Toll
Federal, state and industry efforts to prevent and crack down on distracted driving by proposing and adopting bans on texting by drivers and banning hand held cell phone use behind the wheel have made a dent in the problem. Those measures can only go so far.
January 9, 2011
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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
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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
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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
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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 [...]
May 24, 2010
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Tractor-Trailer Carrying Cars Causes Accident, Falls Apart on Highway Causing Traffic Jam
By Rick Shapiro Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis, & Appleton If the traffic on Interstate 64 (I-64) in Virginia (VA) couldn’t get any worse, a tractor-trailer carrying multiple automobiles hit a car and then fell apart along the congested highway. This accident caused major delays since two lanes had to be closed, according to The Virginian-Pilot. This [...]
November 6, 2009
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