http://www.truckaccidentlawyerblog.com/ Published by The Jeffcoat Firm en-us 2010-04-20T08:27:14-05:00 http://www.truckaccidentlawyerblog.com/2010/04/fatal_tractor_trailer_crash_in.html Thirty-seven-year-old Jessica Lyn Wright was killed Monday when her 2009 Ford car was involved in a collision with a tractor trailer and a South Carolina Department of Transportation dump truck. The accident happened on the southbound side of Interstate 85,... Accidents in the News truckaccidentlawyerblog-1 2010-04-20T08:27:14-05:00 http://www.truckaccidentlawyerblog.com/2010/04/lexington_county_pickup_truck.html At approximately 3:40 AM on Sunday, April 18, a pick-up truck passenger was ejected from the vehicle and died at the scene, along Interstate 77 in Lexington County, South Carolina. Evidence at the scene indicates that the truck driver was... Accidents in the News truckaccidentlawyerblog-1 2010-04-19T09:09:51-05:00 http://www.truckaccidentlawyerblog.com/2010/04/hit_and_run_trucker_sought_by.html South Carolina Highway Patrol troopers are searching for a truck driver who hit another driver on I-77 near Rock Hill. The tractor trailer hit a 63-year-old woman's car on Friday morning at about 6:30 AM, pushing her through the cable... Accidents in the News truckaccidentlawyerblog-1 2010-04-13T07:48:47-05:00 http://www.truckaccidentlawyerblog.com/2010/04/wear_your_seatbelt_a_reminder.html This morning, I saw a stirring video which highlights the importance of wearing your seatbelt. Watch it here.... VIDEO truckaccidentlawyerblog-1 2010-04-12T09:25:27-05:00 http://www.truckaccidentlawyerblog.com/2010/03/harry_reids_wife_and_daughter.html Senator Harry Reid's wife and daugher were involved in a four-vehicle wreck yesterday, leaving 69-year-old Landra Reid with a broken neck, a broken back, and a broken nose. The couple's 48-year-old daugher, Lana Reid Barringer, suffered a neck injury and... Accidents in the News truckaccidentlawyerblog-1 2010-03-12T08:27:32-05:00 http://www.truckaccidentlawyerblog.com/2010/01/tractortrailer_crash_on_i95_ca.html Be alert and aware when driving. Unfortunately, this warning came too late for two people in Dunn, North Carolina. On January 12, 2010, Bert Baytops of Newark, New Jersey and a female companion were fatally injured on Interstate 95 when... Accidents in the News truckaccidentlawyerblog-1 2010-01-13T13:57:23-05:00 http://www.truckaccidentlawyerblog.com/2009/09/road_rage_and_tractor_trailers.html Imagine, one minute driving along the freeway without a care in the world, and the next minute looking in your rear view mirror and seeing nothing but the grill of a semi truck. That’s exactly what happened to Carlos Perez... Accidents in the News truckaccidentlawyerblog-1 2009-09-03T08:21:09-05:00 http://www.truckaccidentlawyerblog.com/2009/08/warning_this_is_a_very_graphic.html Click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGE8LzRaySk Proceed with caution here, but this video captures the truly awful consequences that arise when drivers do not look out for the other guy and operate their vehicles safely. In the aftermath of major collisions, we help... VIDEO truckaccidentlawyerblog-1 2009-08-29T08:36:41-05:00 http://www.truckaccidentlawyerblog.com/2009/07/michigan_big_rig_wreck_causes.html If anyone needs a reminder about just how dangerous truck accidents can be to the public, read this. On July 15, 2009 in Hazel Park, Michigan, a tractor-trailer exploded under an overpass causing the overpass itself to literally melt and... Accidents in the News truckaccidentlawyerblog-1 2009-07-29T10:30:10-05:00 http://www.truckaccidentlawyerblog.com/2009/06/the_surface_transportation_aut.html On June 24, 2009 the committee that controls the highway and trucking issues in the U.S. House of Representatives (the House Transportation and Infrastructure’s Subcommittee on Highways and Transit) will be reviewing the language contained in the Surface Transportation Act... Legal Developments truckaccidentlawyerblog-1 2009-06-25T11:52:11-05:00