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Truck accidents can cause catastrophic injuries. Many of these accidents occur because of negligent actions committed by truck drivers and trucking companies. For instance, a crash may occur because a driver was speeding or because a trucking company did not properly secure their cargo.
After truck accidents, victims can sue at-fault parties for the injuries they incurred. The compensation available to plaintiffs in truck accident lawsuits can provide crucial support during periods of immense hardship. However, defendants may employ various strategies to avoid paying the true value of plaintiffs’ claims.
If you were hurt because of a truck accident in West Lafayette, IN, get help obtaining the payment available to you. Reach out to our experienced West Lafayette truck accident attorneys by calling Wruck Paupore at (219) 322-1166. Our lawyers can review your case for free.
A great number of truck accidents happen because of negligent behavior exhibited by truck drivers and trucking companies. Fortunately, at-fault parties can be sued for truck accidents they cause. Determining the cause of your crash is an important step toward recovering compensation.
Many truck accidents occur because of improper cargo securement. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) establishes guidelines for how cargo should be stored on commercial trucks. When these guidelines are violated, harmful accidents can occur. For instance, the FMCSA has strict rules regarding how cargo that is stored side-by-side need to be secured. If cargo not stored properly and begins to move or tilt, a truck may become difficult for its driver to control.
Our attorneys can help investigate whether your accident occurred because of improper cargo securement.
Distracted driving is another common cause of truck accidents. Drivers can become manually, visually, or cognitively distracted. The following are examples of activities that frequently distract truck drivers:
Distracted truck drivers are prone to making careless mistakes behind the wheel.
A great number of truck accidents in West Lafayette are caused by speeding drivers. All vehicles are hard to handle at high speeds. However, because of the vehicles’ size, trucks are especially difficult to control when travelling at excessive speeds. Speeding truck drivers are prone to veering out of their lanes and causing collisions with vehicles travelling alongside them. Also, speeding drivers will have trouble stopping in time to avoid a crash if cars in front of them have to slow down.
Accidents that occur at high speeds are more likely to cause severe injuries.
Furthermore, many truck accidents occur because of truck companies’ improper use of tiedowns. A tiedown must be secured in a manner that prevents it from unfastening, opening, coming loose, or releasing while the vehicle is in motion. Furthermore, truck companies must ensure that they utilize tiedowns with the appropriate weight ratings.
When tiedowns are not used appropriately, cargo can shift during transit and serious accidents can occur.
Tired drivers are also a common cause of truck accidents in West Lafayette. Truck drivers are often asked to remain on the road for lengthy periods of time. Like speeding drivers, tired drivers are likely to commit dangerous mistakes behind the wheel. Tired truck drivers can be held accountable for crashes they cause.
In some cases, truck drivers become tired because of undue pressure applied by their employers seeking to deliver their cargo on time. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) regulates how long truck drivers can remain on the road without taking a break. If a trucking company forces their driver to remain on the road for too long, then the company may be held liable for accidents that driver causes.
If you were injured because of a truck accident, seek support from our experienced West Lafayette truck accident attorneys by calling Wruck Paupore at (219) 322-1166 to review your case for free.
Don is a founding partner and one of the nation’s top-ranked personal injury litigators. He is a member of the Multi-million Dollar Advocates Forum, which includes less than 1% of the nation’s trial lawyers, and awarded the highest ranking given by Martindale Hubbel and AVVO.
More importantly, Don understands representing personal injury victims is about more than recovering the best settlement: it’s about helping clients get back on their feet and supporting them in every aspect of their recovery.
In nearly all cases, our clients seek compensation from the wrongdoer’s insurance company. Before forming Wruck Paupore, Jason worked for a prominent law firm representing some of the world’s largest insurers. This experience gives Jason a deep understanding of the insurance industry and the strategies it uses to pay injury victims as little as possible.
Jason -- and our entire team -- put this inside knowledge to work to force insurance companies to pay what is actually owed. Often, we use the insurance company’s own tactics against them as we fight for the full compensation our client deserves.
For more than four decades, Keith has been fighting for injury victims. During that time, he’s watched the insurance industry change, with insurers now more interested in protecting their stock price than treating injury victims fairly.
Since the beginning, Keith has put people first. From his childhood in Gary, Indiana during the 1960’s and working his way through law school, Keith has risen to become one of the Midwest’s most respected trial lawyers. He has never forgotten that being a lawyer is about helping people -- and seeing injury victims through struggles in a way that could change their lives forever.
Over the decades, Keith, Don and Jason have fought relentlessly for clients, even when other lawyers have said the case was impossible to win.
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