A study by the Virginia Technical Institute found that truck drivers who struggle with sleep apnea and do not follow any treatment programs significantly increase their risk of being in a serious tractor trailer accident. When a person has sleep apnea, their breathing either pauses or goes very shallow while they sleep. This causes the…
Mechanical failure is a leading cause of truck accidents in this country. According to the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), one of the most common – and deadly – type of mechanical failure that occurs in truck accidents is brake failure. In one study conducted by the DOT,…
Six members of a group from Newport News’ Fox Hill Road Baptist Church wound up hospitalized after being involved in a crash with two commercial trucks near Lynchburg, Virginia (VA), on July 11, 2016. The driver of the church van and five children suffered injuries when their van was rear-ended by a flatbed truck on U.S. 460…
A collision involving a disabled minivan and a passing dump truck in Chesapeake, Virginia (VA), left one woman dead and three other people hospitalized with injuries. The fatal crash occurred near the intersection of South Military Highway and Heidi Drive at around 4:30 am on April 4, 2016. The woman who lost her…
VA truck accident injury lawyers: A semi-truck carrying almost 1,000 live turkeys crashed along Route 220 in Henry County on Wednesday, causing traffic delays in the area.