With millions of cars on the road each day, vehicle collisions are an all too familiar and expected part of the 'driving experience'. Many are simply minor accidents that result in minimal damage to the body of the car. However, an equal number end in serious (if not life altering) damage to the occupants of the car or truck involved in the accident. Finally, some experiences are so phenomenal as to defy explanation - and leave anyone who learns of it unsettled for some time.
Such is the case earlier this week of the semi truck driver who lost control of his rig as he was traveling into downtown Houston on Highway 59 and crashed through the guardrail (certainly not designed to withstand and curtail the weight of so massive a vehicle). It landed upside down across four lanes of traffic on the roadway below. By some miracle it did not land on any moving traffic. However, 3 cars were unable to avoiding running into it.
My goal is not to repeat the daily news in this blog - but use it to occasionally remind readers that often an accident is out of our hands. We rely on our fellow drivers to adhere to the rules of the road - which maybe if the semi truck driver were able to maintain a safe speed in that case- and when this does not happen we may be at the whim of fate.
Unfortunately, the only recourse for many Houstonians (and others) is to seek redress in a court of law. Not pleasant but a virtual godsend if something like a semi-truck falls on the roadway in front of you during your daily commute.
Greg Baumgartner is a Houston truck accident attorney and the founder of the Baumgartner Law firm which is dedicated to helping Houston personal injury victims seek civil justice.
