http://www.truckaccidentlawyerblog.com/ Published by The Jeffcoat Firm en-us 2010-01-13T13:57:23-05:00 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 http://www.truckaccidentlawyerblog.com/2009/06/driver_falls_asleep_at_the_whe.html On June 2, 2009, Christine Osterholtz of Lakeland, Florida was heading eastbound on Interstate 4 when she fell asleep. She was traveling in the center lane and her vehicle drifted into the far right lane into the pathway of a... Accidents in the News truckaccidentlawyerblog-1 2009-06-22T08:43:37-05:00 http://www.truckaccidentlawyerblog.com/2009/06/tractor_trailer_versus_ford_pi.html According to reports, on June 3, 2009, four construction workers were on the way to their homes in Greenville, South Carolina, when the Ford pick-up they were in veered into oncoming traffic hitting the cab of tractor trailer head on.... Accidents in the News truckaccidentlawyerblog-1 2009-06-04T10:29:13-05:00 http://www.truckaccidentlawyerblog.com/2009/05/two_tractor_trailers_collide_o.html On May 20, 2009, James Bush of Smyrna, Georgia lost his life when the big rig he was driving side-swiped another 18 wheeler near mile marker 158 in Interstate 20. Mr. Bush worked for the Pepsi Cola Company and was... Accidents in the News truckaccidentlawyerblog-1 2009-05-29T12:38:13-05:00 http://www.truckaccidentlawyerblog.com/2009/04/explosion_at_orangeburg_south.html Two employees were killed and a third injured in an April 22 fueling mishap at Rutland Timber and Trucking, a company near Orangeburg, South Carolina. The employees were using a homemade fuel pump powered by the truck’s battery to move... Accidents in the News truckaccidentlawyerblog-1 2009-04-28T12:27:45-05:00 http://www.truckaccidentlawyerblog.com/2009/04/dump_truck_tips_over_onto_hond.html Two Holly Spring citizens barely escaped death when a dump truck driver lost control and overturned onto their Honda Civic. Edmund Theodore Jackson, a resident of New Haven, Connecticut, was driving his dump trunk down Davis Road near Farm Pond... Accidents in the News truckaccidentlawyerblog-1 2009-04-28T12:17:23-05:00