The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrations (FMCSA) results from its 2007 study of large truck accidents showed that collisions between large trucks and vehicles accounted for 101,000 injuries and 4,808 deaths. The occupants of the trucks only accounted for 22 percent of those injured and 17 percent of those killed. Out of the trucks involved in accidents, trucks pulling a semi-trailer accounted for 62 percent of fatal crashes and 46 percent of nonfatal crashes.
Most drivers of large trucks are careful, said Robert A. Brenner a Los Angeles, California truck accident attorney, but sometimes a truck driver may drive too fast, maneuver into another lane, fail to pay attention, or fail to yield to the right of way. These are the typical causes of fatal and nonfatal truck accidents with vehicles.
Brenner, a personal injury attorney, is the founder of the Burn Injury Law Group and the Catastrophic Injury Law Group. Brenner has helped many victims of truck accidents recover monetary compensation for their pain and suffering, rehabilitation costs, past and future medical bills, and lost income. In fatal crashes, Brenner has helped family members recover damages for their loved ones wrongful death.
The FMCSA report also found that speeding was a factor in 25 percent of fatal crashes, adverse weather was rarely significant, and 24 percent of crashes in work zones involved a truck.
Truck drivers are required by law to follow trucking industry rules and safety guidelines, said Brenner. The FMCSA, the U.S. Department of Transportation, and every state have rules governing the trucking industry. To prevent driver fatigue, for instance, a truck driver may only drive a certain number of hours. In addition, trucks must meet equipment and safety standards. A violation of any of these regulations may help prove a truck drivers fault in a collision.
Since 1975, Robert A. Brenner has served as counsel or co-counsel for hundreds of catastrophic injury cases. He has recovered million and multi-million dollar awards for the victims, leading to his official recognition as a Southern California Super Lawyer from 2006 to 2009 by Law & Politics. He is an active member of the American Trial Lawyers Association, the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, as well as the founder of the Catastrophic Injury Resource Center and the Burn Survivor Resource Center for burn survivors and their families.
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