Category: Truck Accidents

Truck accidents can have devastating consequences, resulting in injuries, property damage, and even loss of life. Understanding the factors that contribute to these accidents is crucial in order to prevent them and improve road safety for everyone. In this post, we’ll take a closer look at some of the key…

There are thousands of truck accidents every year, but many of them are fairly small and result in zero fatalities. However, there are some occasions when a truck accident is catastrophic enough to make the national news. These types of collisions often involve multiple vehicles, with multiple people injured or…

Truck accidents ruin the lives of thousands of people nationwide every year, including in Mississippi. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) says there were close to 4,500 fatal truck accidents across the country in one recent year, along with 114,000 crashes where someone suffered an injury. Collisions between trucks…

If you drive a big rig, you face dangers on the road every day. Studies show that over 10 percent of highway accidents involve the behemoths, and 6 percent of fatalities are connected to them. If you or a loved one drives a truck and experiences serious injuries or death…

Every accident has the potential to be perilous, but none more so than accidents involving big rigs. The sheer size and weight of these vehicles put drivers of these rigs, not to mention drivers of other vehicles, at a serious disadvantage in the event of a collision. For motorists who…

When a court in Mississippi determines that an 18-wheeler is legally at fault for causing a car accident who can be held legally liable? The truck driver? The company that owns and operates the truck? According to Mississippi’s vicarious liability laws, both the truck driver and the company that he…

Unfortunately, accidents involving 18-wheelers are very common in Mississippi. In fact, just a couple weeks ago a fatal 18-wheeler crash occurred in Chickasaw County. According to djournal.com, the accident happened on Highway 32 between Van Vleet and Okolona and involved an 18-wheeler and an ambulance colliding head-on. Sadly, the ambulance driver was killed…

While all car accidents are inherently dangerous, those involving 18-wheelers (also known as semi-trucks) tend to be particularly terrible as these massive trucks can easily flatten smaller vehicles on the road. Additionally, accidents on American roads involving 18-wheelers are disproportionately high due to the fact that big trucks have larger blind spots,…

Earlier this year, two students who attended Central Hinds Academy in Raymond were tragically killed in an interstate crash on I-20 when an 18-wheeler rear-ended them. They had been forced to stop in the roadway due to another tractor-trailer being stopped ahead of them. Sadly, both teens were pronounced dead…