Dillon Truck Accident Attorney
Trucks are the massive machines we share our roads with, and truck accidents are some of the deadliest out there. Truckers put in long hours behind the wheel, and when they fail to take their enhanced responsibility for the safety of others seriously, they make our roadways far more dangerous. If you or someone you love has been injured by a truck driver’s negligence, you need an experienced Dillon truck accident attorney on your side.
There Are Many Different Kinds of Trucks on Our Roads
When you think about truck accidents, semis may come to mind, but truck accidents come in many varieties and involve many different kinds of trucks, including all the following:
- Moving and delivery trucks and vans
- Logging and flatbed trucks
- Rental trucks
- Construction trucks
- Light duty commercial trucks
- Haulers, heavy equipment, and carrier trucks
Truck Accidents Are Far Too Common
The National Safety Council (NSC) reports that there were 5,837 fatal accidents across the nation in 2022, which is a 1.8 percent increase over 2021 – and a 49 percent increase over the past decade. Further, the involvement rate per 100 million miles traveled for trucks in 2022 is up 3 percent over 2021 and is up 24 percent over the past decade. Overall truck accidents accounted for 6 percent of all fatal traffic crashes in 2022.
Truck Drivers Are Professional Drivers
Truck drivers are professional drivers and are, therefore, held to higher safety standards. Nonetheless, negligence on the part of truck drivers is often at the heart of dangerous truck accidents. Such negligence can come in all the following common forms:
- Distraction
- Exhaustion, which is regulated by hours of service requirements that too many truckers evade
- Impairment, which the law has zero tolerance for in relation to professional drivers
- Excess speed, which not only makes truck accidents more likely but also makes them more deadly
- Aggression
- Failure to follow the traffic laws
- Failure to check the massive blind spots that surround their rigs when changing lanes or leaving the road
- Failure to account for the longer stopping distances they experience, which can lead to life-threatening rear-end accidents
The Damages You Experience
The damages you suffer in a truck accident can be immense, including in each of the following categories:
- Property damage to your vehicle
- Your medical bills – both current and ongoing
- Your lost income, which may reflect lost earning potential
- Your physical and emotional pain and suffering, which can make your other categories of loss pale in comparison
It’s Time to Consult with an Experienced Dillon Truck Accident Attorney
Leary McKenzie at McKenzie Law Firm in Dillon, South Carolina, is a seasoned truck accident attorney who recognizes just how serious your losses are likely to be and has an impressive track record of guiding challenging cases like yours toward optimal outcomes that support our valued clients’ brightest futures. We look forward to also serving you and invite you to reach out and contact us online or call 843-627-4235 for more information about what we can do to help you today.