The 76-year-old driver in Miami, Oklahoma never saw the stopped cars lined up behind a minor highway accident. He overran several vehicles, continuing 270 feet after the initial impact. He never applied his brakes. Investigators of this 2009 accident say the truck driver was asleep at the wheel. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found that his acute sleep loss, disrupted …
Risks That Truck Drivers Take
Truck drivers have dangerous jobs under the best of circumstances, and accidents involving large trucks may prove fatal for one or more involved parties. Whether you or a loved one was involved, it is important to have a basic knowledge of how personal injury claims are handled when truck accidents occur. The following are several causes of truck accidents and …