A head-on collision between two semis on U.S. 460 in Prince George County, Virgini (VA), killed the tractor-trailer drivers and injured six others in three nearby vehicles. Police investigating the accident think it began when a commercial truck tried to avoid a minivan stopped in the left-hand lane to make a turn. The trucker swerved…
As Carolina personal injury and wrongful death attorneys, we often report on serious and fatal accidents caused by tractor-trailer drivers. Simply because commercial trucks are so much larger and heavier than cars, pickups, SUVs and motorcycles, the smallest mistake or briefest moment of distraction by a big rig operator can lead to tragedy. Truckers are…
The sheer size of tractor-trailers make them some of the most dangerous vehicles on the road. When they are involved in an accident with cars, drivers and passengers often suffer severe injuries. Showing this, once again, a May 25, 2012, wreck on I-40 in North Carolina left at least 20 people hurt. At around…
Official accounts vary, but it is clear that a crash involving three tractor-trailers on I-95 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina (NC), sent at least one person to the hospital with serious injuries. The NC Department of Transportation reported that three other vehicles were drawn into the May 9, 2012, accident near Sunset Avenue and the…
A tractor-trailer driver from Texas (TX) is facing vehicular homicide charges after a deadly accident on I-40 in Knox County, Tennesse (TN). The crash occurred when truck driver Darold Eugene Reimer struck another tractor-trailer from behind. Reimer then attempted to pass the truck and sideswiped it in the process. This caused Reimer to lose control…