Truck Accident Lawyer
in Houston, Texas and Surrounding Areas
In the United States there are approximately 5,000 people killed on our nation’s roadways due to truck accidents every year. A little over 150,000 people are injured in truck accidents each year: 1 in 4 passenger vehicle deaths in multiple-vehicle crashes involves a large truck. Large trucks are involved in multiple vehicle fatal accidents twice as often as passenger vehicles. Obviously, due to their massive size and weight, truck accidents are usually catastrophic, resulting in death and serious personal injuries.
Common Causes of Truck Accidents
- Jackknifing
- Stopping distance
- Blind spots
- Turning accidents due to wide turns
- Equipment failures
- Driver error
- Driver fatigue
- Substance use
- Defective equipment
- Over-weight trucks
- Over-loaded trucks
- Failure to have proper maintenance
- Failure to have proper inspection
- Unsafe operation of truck
If you are involved in a truck accident, you should seek medical help immediately. After doing that, you should:
- Get as much information about the truck driver and the trucking company as possible, including names, license plate numbers, truck id numbers, driver’s license numbers, etc.
- Record information about road conditions, lighting and anything else you deem important
- Take pictures (if possible)
- Never admit fault
- Never sign anything
- Never agree to pay anything or accept payment from anyone
- Call an experienced truck accident lawyer as soon as possible
Many people do not realize that they can sue the truck driver and/or his company after they are injured in a truck accident in Texas. All trucks driving the roadways of Texas are required to have insurance for this purpose. It is unlikely that any victim involved in a truck accident will walk away unhurt.
Many trucking companies even have their own team of investigators who arrive at the accident scene within minutes so they can begin to plan their defense.
Free Truck Accident Consultations in Houston
Providing Comprehensive Legal Representation to Clients in
Houston and Throughout the Texas Gulf Coast
Marc Whitehead & Associates – Attorneys at Law, L.L.P.
5300 Memorial, Suite 725 | Houston, Texas 77007
Houston: (713) 228-8888
Fax: (713) 225-0940
Toll Free: (800) 562-9830
