Unfortunately, semi-truck accidents in and around Houston are a regular occurrence. Many of these are injury accidents and many result in fatalities.
Last year semi-truck accident fatalities accounted for two percent of all highway deaths in Texas and can sometimes be traced to something as simple as inattention behind the wheel, or violation of a truck safety regulation.
Such was the case of the tragedy that transpired near Houston last fall as recounted by this Texas semi-truck accident lawyer. When coming upon a construction zone that requires the driver to minimize their speed a semi-truck driver admitted to being distracted and failing to negotiate the orange barrels placed there to guide drivers.
Horrifically, the semi-truck driver did not even see the traffic jam ahead of him caused by the need to merge two lanes of cars and trucks into one. He slammed directly into the car in front of him without ever hitting the brakes or slowing at all.
Needless to say, when there is a match-up between a ten thousand pound vehicle going over forty miles an hour and a three thousand pound vehicle at a dead standstill - loss of life and property ensue.
In the end the out-of-control semi smashed into several cars and as a result three people were killed. This fatal multiple vehicle collision caused solely by a distracted semi-truck driver is another sad example of the need for experienced semi-truck accident lawyers to exist.
Focus on truck safety is mandatory to prevent, as much as possible, truck crashes. Given the size and weight of big rigs, professional drivers are needed and ongoing examination of the effectiveness of enforcement of truck safety rules required.
We support the ongoing efforts of the Department of Transportation in the management of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
As long as fatal truck accidents occur every day in America, attorneys who handle truck wreck litigation day in and day out, will continue to be in demand.
The Baumgartner Law Firm has helped victims of truck wrecks in Houston for over 20 years. If you have been seriously injured or have lost a family member in a 18-wheeler accident coantact an 18-wheeler accident attorney in Houston as soon as possible after the accident.
