Roadside Tractor-Trailer, Bus Safety Inspections Save Lives
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration data show that the rate of fatal crashes per 100 million miles traveled by large trucks and buses have fallen consistently from 3.82 in 2008 to 1.17 in 2010.
August 31, 2011
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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
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Distracted Driver Crashes into Disabled Vehicle
By Rick Shapiro, Personal Injury Attorney Whose fault is it when a vehicle becomes disabled and the driver of another vehicle crashes into it? Easy, it is the fault of the inattentive driver. These crashes happen more often than not, find out more. About the Editors: Shapiro, Cooper Lewis & Appleton is a law firm [...]
January 21, 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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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
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Interstate Fog Causes Chain Reaction Crash
By Rick Shapiro, Personal Injury Attorney Have you ever noticed that a little rain or a little fog will turn the interstate into a warzone? You’d think that the poor weather conditions would make drivers more cautious. However as we all well know, that is often not the case. Tuesday morning on Interstate 77 [...]
November 18, 2010
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Head On Crash With Dump Truck Traps Two
By Jim Lewis, Personal Injury Attorney A car collided with a dump truck head-on in Patrick County, Virginia (VA) sending two women to the hospital, Virginia State Police said. A dump truck driver, who was heading west, hit the brakes and skid out of control and into the eastbound lanes hitting the victim’s car head [...]
November 15, 2010
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Tractor-Trailer Hits Virginia (VA) State Trooper Conducting a Traffic Stop
The driver of the tractor-trailer has been charged under Virginia’s so-called “move over law,” which requires the driver of any car, truck, bus, motorcycle or other vehicle to both slow down and, when possible, change lanes when they see a police officer or public safety worker stopped or working on the shoulder of a road.
September 24, 2010
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North Carolina (NC) Police Fed up with Careless Truck Drivers, Create Operation Road Watch
By: Randy Appleton, Trucking Injury Attorney Aggressive driving and unsecured loads are just a few of the things that North Carolina State Troopers are trying to protect motorists from. Find out how they plan to do it. Post Footer automatically generated by Add Post Footer Plugin for wordpress.
September 4, 2010
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Tractor Trailer Backs Up, Kills Driver, in Suffolk Virginia
One person was killed in a truck crash on South Quay Road in Suffolk, Virginia. A pick-up truck hit a tractor trailer who was blocking the road. To learn more, check out this article: About the Editors: Shapiro, Cooper Lewis & Appleton is a law firm which focuses on injury and accident law and [...]
August 30, 2010
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