Houston Truck Accident Lawyer Blog

According to police and a bowler of a semi truck was killed when he was attempting to wreck his rig in order to collect insurance money.

The semi truck was being driven on the highway near the North Loop about 2 AM. Please indicate that 26-year-old man jumped out of the semi truck just before it crashed.

According to reports, a witness indicated that the driver jumped out of the cab and sustained a head injury, which proved fatal.

Authorities indicate that the purpose of the truck crash was to intentionally wreck a vehicle for insurance proceeds.

This tragedy should have never happened. One lesson to be learned from this truck accident is that even big rigs can be dangerous in accidents. Certainly accidents are nothing to take for granted and each life is precious.

The biggest mistake I see when folks try to settle their own injury case is that they trust the adjuster and expect the adjuster to be reasonable and fair. Adjusters work for the insurance company- they get paid to pay you as little as they possibly can. Fairness is not part of the equation.

Many people contact us long after the accident in which a loved one was hurt and just after they have their first discussion with the insurance adjuster about what the insurance company wants to pay for their injury claim. Frequently folks attempting to settle the case themselves actually hurt their case by one or more of the following:

• Giving a recorded statement;
• Not getting photographs of the vehicles or scene;
• Not getting proper medical care or waiting a long time to get care; and
• Letting key evidence get away;

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