Truck Collision
How Truck Driver Mistakes Cause Semi-Truck Rollovers in Oklahoma City
A semi-truck rollover is one of the most dangerous types of crashes. These accidents cause catastrophic injuries, multi-vehicle collisions, and fatalities. If you were harmed in a rollover caused by preventable driver errors, you have the right to pursue compensation to cover the cost of your medical bills, lost wages, and other damages.
Ray Maples, Rilee Harrison, and Christian Zeaman are experienced truck accident lawyers in OKC. The attorneys at Maples Harrison Zeaman PLLC have been helping accident victims get justice since 2002.
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How Negligent Hiring and Retention Lead to Truck Accidents in Oklahoma City
Truck accidents cause devastating injuries in Oklahoma City and across the state. With major highways like I-40, I-35, and I-44 serving as critical freight corridors, large commercial trucks are a constant presence on local roads. Driver error is a major cause of Oklahoma truck accidents, and trucking companies may share liability for your injuries if they failed to carefully hire, train, and supervise their drivers.
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OKC Injury Lawyer Explains How Trucker Fatigue Causes Serious Accidents
A fully-loaded semi-truck weighs up to 80,000 pounds. Trucks take twice as long to stop as cars and they cause severe injuries and fatalities when they crash into regular passenger vehicles. When the person behind the wheel of a big rig truck is exhausted, the consequences can be devastating.
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Proving Liability in OKC Semi-Truck Accident Lawsuits
When a semi-truck crashes into a passenger vehicle, it can cause catastrophic injuries. Victims may suffer severe injuries or fatalities. Ray Maples is a semi-truck accident lawyer in OKC at Maples Injury Law, and we understand how to build a compelling case for proving fault in truck accidents in Oklahoma.
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The Problem with Oklahoma Truck Driver Negligence
Tractor trailer trucks, or semi trucks, can legally weigh up to 80,000 pounds. That’s 20 to 30 times more than the weight of an average automobile. The average tractor trailer combo is 70 to 80 feet long, while the average length of a car is 13 feet long. Because of their size and weight, tractor trailers require 20 to 40 percent more time and distance to stop than cars do. This amount is greater on wet and slippery roads. When you consider these numbers, it’s no surprise that in most fatal truck accidents involving a semi truck and a car, the fatalities happen in the passenger vehicle.
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Manslaughter Charges for Oklahoma Truck Driver
Another deadly tractor trailer accident has resulted in charges against the semi truck driver. According to Oklahoma City’s NBC affiliate KFOR, the tractor trailer operator who plowed into a bus and killed four college students has been charged with manslaughter.
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Oklahoma Jackknife Truck Accident
Like it or not, automobiles and other smaller vehicles have to share the roadways with tractor trailers. Sharing the road with these larger vehicles is dangerous for automobile drivers can be dangerous because of the vast size and weight difference between cars and semis. Let’s look at a few statistics:
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Oklahoma Semi Truck Accidents
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), accidents with tractor trailers are responsible for one in nine highway deaths. While tractor trailer traffic is important to the economy of Oklahoma and the nation as a whole, the sheer size and weight of these trucks can make them especially dangerous to the drivers of passenger vehicles.
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Two Injured in Oklahoma Crash Involving Sanitation Truck
Two people were hospitalized following an Oklahoma accident involving a collision between an SUV and a sanitation truck. According to a News 9 report, the crash occurred near the intersection of Berry Road and Nebraska Street in Norman. Officials say the sanitation truck veered toward the left before colliding with a Chevrolet Tahoe. The 41-year-old driver of the truck and the 49-year-old driver of the SUV both suffered injuries that are not considered life threatening. Investigators are still looking into the cause of the truck-car collision, but it appears possible that the truck driver suffered a medical event before veering into oncoming traffic.
All commercial drivers must be properly trained and in adequate health to prevent tractor trailer accidents from occurring. When a driver is ill or experiencing a medical condition, he or she should not be behind the wheel of a large vehicle or any type of vehicle. Trucks are larger and heavier than other vehicles on the roadway and can cause devastating injuries if the driver loses focus, falls asleep, or suffers suddenly from a medical emergency.
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Bristow Man Killed in Collision with Semi Truck
A 51-year-old Bristow man was killed in an Oklahoma car accident after a semi truck struck his 2000 Chevy truck. According to a News On 6 report, the fatal truck accident occurred on Highway 66 where it intersects with South 501st West Avenue in Creek County. Officials are still trying to determine the cause of the crash, but it appears that the fatally injured victim was traveling west and the semi truck driver was heading east. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports that neither man was wearing a seatbelt.
The Bristow man was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash after rescue crews struggled for nearly two hours to free him from his crushed vehicle. The 40-year-old truck driver from Bartlesville was thrown from his cab during the collision. He was transported to a Tulsa hospital in stable condition.
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