A blown tire by a semi-truck driver initiated a chain reaction on a Texas highway that sent one man to the hospital. The driver of the automobile realized too late that the rig's tire had exploded. He swerved and lost control of the vehicle - flipping it before it came to a stop. Two children in the car were surprisingly unharmed.
In a nearby state an elderly couple's SUV was fully stopped behind a truck. A semi-truck was unable to stop and rammed them from behind - literally crushing the smaller vehicle between the rig and the truck in front of it. The passenger was killed instantly and the driver was air-lifted to a nearby hospital in critical condition.
In another Texas semi-truck accident a female driver was exiting a public parking lot when she was struck by a semi-truck. While the cause of the accident is still under investigation - the woman is in critical condition in a Texas hospital.
And...in another horrific semi-truck accident in another state a semi-truck driver struck a compact car while changing lanes on the highway and literally pushed it along the concrete median for one hundred feet. The car then fell onto the lanes of traffic heading in the other direction and was struck again by a semi-truck traveling in the opposite direction. The woman was killed instantly.
Semi-truck accidents are some of the worst on American roadways. They can be the result of driver distraction, improperly maintained 18-wheelers, driver fatigue or even bad tires on the 18 wheeler.
Drive defensively.
Greg Baumgartner is a Texas truck accident attorney and the founder of the Baumgartner law firm, which is dedicated to helping injury victims seek civil justice. For a free-no obligation consultation with a personal injury lawyer that handles truck accidents everyday- call the Baumgartner firm.
