Fort Myers / Naples / Bonita Springs / Port Charlotte Trucking Accident Lawyers
More often than not, trucking accidents are the cause of many serious and catastrophic injuries on our public roads. As professional drivers, truck operators have to properly inspect, mantain and maneuver their vehicles in a reasonable manner. Unfortunately, truck drivers can be prone to inattention, and may fail to take adequate precautions to prevent and avoid serious collisions and at times jackknifing of their vehicles. Sometimes, truck drivers can even be aggressive, using their rigs to tailgate, weave in and out of traffic.
Given the sheer size and weight of trucks on our roads, when driver error occurs resulting in collision, the results are at very least serious to life threatening. Too often, such failures are the cause of death. In fact, every 16 minutes, a person is said to be either injuried or killed in a trucking accident, and 98% of the fatalities occur to the individuals in the passenger vehicles (cars, motorcycles, vans, etc.). Many of these accidents occur in Florida, including the Fort Myers area, and cause Ft. Myers truck accident victims and their families great physical and emotional distress.
Unfortunately, with the statistics of trucking injuries and fatalities on the rise, trucking industry lobbyists continue to strive for weaker truck safety rules and regulations to reap a higher profit increasing the risk of injuries and fatalities to the general public. While trucking revenues reached $610 billion in 2004 and are said to double by 2015, fatal crashes rose by 10% from 1992 to 2002. The majority of trucking accidents are due to driver fatigue, unsafe vehicle operation, and unstable or defective equipment.
Often, when a truck collision occurs, trucking companies will send a representative to the scene of the accident to attempt to resolve the situation immediately and lessen the company's liability. Most companies realize that the most opportune time to confront an accident victim is immediately following the accident. In the moments after a traumatizing trucking accident, the victim will need to make important decisions that will affect their future. Usually emotional and unsettled from the event, injuried persons involved in an accident are easily pressured into making particular choices that are not in their best interest but are in the best interest of the trucking company.
If you have been involved in a trucking accident, you do not have to go through it alone. Please call our firm immediately to obtain the help of an experienced Fort Myers trucking accident lawyer. We will be happy to review your situation immediately and help you make the right choices. As an accomplished Naples personal injury law practice, we have represented many victims and families of victims of such driver neglect. Please fill out a case evaluation or call: 1-800-64-VILES (1-800-648-4537).