It is well-documented that vehicle accidents involving tractor-trailers are often much more catastrophic than vehicle accidents involving passenger vehicles. The massive size and weight of tractor-trailers make them extremely dangerous vehicles...
Truck Accident Causes
Car accidents range from minor to major, with many levels of severity in between. Truck accidents, however, often result in catastrophic injuries for the victims due to the massive size and weight of these vehicles.
The Federal Motor Carrier...
Jackknife Accidents in Virginia
One of the most frequent – and dangerous – types of truck accident that occurs is referred to as a jackknife accident. This is when a tractor-trailer skids and the wheels lock, but the trailer of the vehicle keeps moving and swings out before...
Truck Drivers’ Large Blind Spots to Blame for Many Crashes
During 2017, the leading identifiable causes of crashes caused by commercial truck drivers in Virginia were
- Following too close
- Improper lane change
- Improper turn
- Failure to...
South Carolina Tractor Trailer Crash Kills 2
The South Carolina State Police announced April 11 that a second person had died from injuries received in a tractor trailer crash in Conway, South Carolina.
The state police reported that the accident happened in the early morning on Dongola...
Several in Baltimore Injured in Wreck with Tractor Trailer Car Carrier
Maryland State Police reported that a serious truck accident in Bel Air, Maryland on Jan. 25 left several people injured. They reported that a car carrier tractor trailer hit 14 cars at 5 PM on Bel Air Road near Plaza Ford in Bel Air.
The...
Tractor Trailer Driver At Fault in Georgia Accident
A tractor trailer driver was cited in a serious crash on I-20 in Augusta, Georgia that sent four people to a local hospital with non life-threatening injuries.
The Georgia State Patrol stated that the tractor trailer driver was entering the...
Tractor Trailer Driver Killed in Round Hill, Virginia
A tractor trailer driver was killed on Dec. 11 in a two vehicle crash on Route 7 in Round Hill, Virginia.
The truck driver died at the scene of the crash, and the driver of the other vehicle suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
The...
One Dies in Big Rig Crash in South Carolina
The South Carolina Highway Patrol stated Nov. 6 that one person died in a three-vehicle accident in Florence County, South Carolina.
The tractor trailer crash with one fatality occurred at 6:30 PM on US Highway 76 and Cartersville...
North Carolina Trucker Facing Homicide Charges in Wreck
A tractor trailer driver in North Carolina is facing homicide by vehicle charges in a Lebanon, North Carolina truck crash in 2015 that killed two people from Middletown in the same state.
The truck driver, 40, on Oct. 27 waived his preliminary...