Truck Accidents
Our law firm represents people who are injured in truck accidents. Injuries in trucking collisions can be very serious. The weight difference between a large truck and the average automobile can cause sever injuries in the smaller vehicle. Injures can vary from back and neck pain, broken bones, sever burns, spinal injuries, loss of the use of limbs, and death. Our law firm will work to recover money from the at fault party for your physical injuries, pain and suffering, medical expenses, loss of income, disfigurement, loss of normal life, and any other losses related to the collision.
The U.S. Department of Transportation reports that in the year 2003, 4,986 people were killed and 122,000 were injured in large truck crashes in the United States. The average cost of each large truck crash was over $62,000. Often truck crashes are reladed to fatigue. The U.S. government reports that in 1997-2000 the average number of deaths per year in fatigue related crashes was 375, and the average number of injuries per year was 7,500. In 2002 the total cost of fatigue related crashes was 2.3 billion dollars.
Because trucking accidents can be very serious, federal regulations require large trucks to carry greater amounts of insurance. Most large commerical trucks carry liablilty limits of $1,000,000 or more. One of the first steps we take in representing a client in a truck crash is to formally notify the commericial insurance carrier of the claim.
If you or a loved one have been involved in a truck accident, please contact a lawyer from our office directly at 312-399-8988 - 24 hours.
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