Trucks can do serious damage to passenger vehicles—and their occupants—in the event of a collision. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, 97 percent of the fatalities that resulted from two-vehicle crashes involving a truck and a car in 2016 were car occupants.
When trucks roll over on the highway, the resulting damage is usually devastating. Not only is the trucker likely to sustain life-threatening injuries, but all the vehicles in the vicinity are also at risk of colliding with the truck itself or any scattered debris.
All motorists owe a certain duty of care to those on the roads and sidewalks around them. This includes abiding by all traffic signals, following the rules of the road, and paying attention to their surroundings.
According to Fox 7, a tragic crash involving a pickup truck resulted in the death of a Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) trooper. The 63-year-old DPS trooper was conducting a traffic stop at approximately 3 p.m. on the southbound shoulder of I-35 when a pickup truck rear-ended his patrol car.
When conditions are perfect, there is nothing in the world like riding a motorcycle. Of course, even in ideal weather, riders still run the risk of sustaining serious injuries in an accident because motorcycles are inherently dangerous.
According to KFOX14, local police are investigating a fatal motorcycle accident that occurred in West El Paso shortly after 9 p.m. on a Wednesday earlier this month. Traffic investigators determined a 34-year-old man was riding his motorcycle on Sunland Park Drive when a passenger vehicle struck him.
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Disclaimer: The following are representative verdicts and settlements obtained by The Cooper Law Firm for its clients. The value of a personal injury claim is highly dependent on the facts of each individual case and the severity of the injuries sustained. As such, the following should not be considered a guarantee of a particular result in any potential case or claim.
INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT
Death
18-WHEELER WRECK
Death
18-WHEELER WRECK
Brain/Neck Injury
18-WHEELER WRECK
Neck Injury
INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT
Scaffold Collapse
Cooper Law Firm handles cases throughout the state of Texas and Oklahoma.
