Marshall – Longview – Tyler - East Texas Trucking Accident Lawyer

Every 16 minutes, a person is killed or sustains injuries in accidents involving 18-wheelers, tractor-trailers or semi-trucks. Accidents involving trucks are among the most dangerous and most deadly in the nation. It is important that you contact an East Texas Personal Injury Attorney to work to preserve the evidence and advocate for your rights and help you get the compensation you deserve. The Highways through East Texas are becoming more and more crowded. Whether there is construction on I-20, Highway 259, 271, 79 or 69 there will be always be significant risks posed by these conditions.

Truck accident victims and their families have a right to seek personal injury and wrongful death damages against errant truck drivers and their companies. Truck accident cases are unique. First, the sheer size, weight, and operating speed of a tractor trailer mean that trucking accidents tend to be major wrecks. They often cause serious, life-changing injuries or death. Second, trucks are tightly regulated at the state and federal levels. Handling these cases requires a working knowledge of the framework of trucking regulations, and this goes above and beyond the legal knowledge required for a more typical personal injury case. In fact, commercial truck crashes killed over 5,300 people in 2001 and injured over 125,000 more, many of them seriously.

Reasons for Crashes

Truck drivers repeatedly break federal laws by driving:

• While fatigued
• With oversized trucks
• With overloaded trucks
• With an inability to see at night
• In excess of the amount of hours they are allowed to drive
• With improper maintenance

What We Can Do For You

At O'Hanlon, McCollom & Demerath we handle truck accidents cases. If you have been injured or a loved one has been killed in an accident involving an 18-wheeler or other large truck, come to us to discuss your legal options. Visit our Texas commercial trucking accident information page to learn more about this area of the law. Many trucking companies push drivers to the limit in order to have their goods delivered on time. Their greed has cost hundreds of lives.

The complexity of these cases means that you should consult an experienced attorney and should NOT rely on the trucking company’s insurance adjuster to look out for your interests. We would be happy to answer any questions you might have about one of these very serious accidents. If we can help, please contact us online or call Toll Free: 877-494-9949 and an experienced lawyer from O’Hanlon, McCollom & Demerath will promptly contact you and give you the help you need to get you the compensation that you deserve.