Connecticut motorists in passenger vehicles hardly need to be reminded of the outsized challenges posed by large trucks.
That term “outsized” plays into truck-tied risks in a most literal sense. Tractor-trailers, variously configured semi-trucks and other assorted big risks are virtual roadway monsters. Some of them are as long as 80 feet and weigh scores of thousands of pounds. It is no overstatement to note that they are virtual battering rams when fully loaded.
And they’re comparatively dangerous for a host of other reasons as well, including these:
- Inability to quickly deaccelerate (commentators on truck crashes sometimes note that a big rig can easily take up space the size of a football field to stop completely)
- Pronounced blind spots for drivers
- Instability cornering and moving between lanes
- Driver-tied crash factors linked with tight schedules and lengthy behind-the-wheel periods (e.g., excessive fatigue, alcohol and/or drug impairment and engagement with on-board distractions)
Truck crash accountability can be diffuse and complicated
A proven and long-established legal source on Connecticut truck accidents duly notes that accidents involving big rigs can be comparatively complicated. They often feature “complex investigations and strong opposition from big business, including trucking companies.”
There is a reason for that. Negligent parties contributing to a truck crash resulting in catastrophic – sometimes deadly – injuries for drivers and passengers in smaller vehicles are often multiple. Moreover, they will frequently do everything they can to skirt liability.
That flat post-crash reality often makes it an imperative for a crash victim to secure timely help from an experienced law firm with a demonstrated record of advocacy in personal injury cases.
Getting knowledgeable legal help following a truck crash
A dedicated legal team will quickly move to chronicle an accident scene, ensuring that all material facts come to the fore and that all evidence is preserved. Special attention will focus on all factors that may have played a role in a crash. A driver’s professional lapse might of course have been a central crash catalyst, but so too may have been other contributors like these:
- An employer’s disregarding of truck safety rules and standards
- Improper vehicle maintenance and servicing (this could lead to problems with tires and brakes, for example)
- Improper loading leading to rig instability
An employer and/or insurance company will invariably do everything it can to minimize crash accountability and just compensation for injury-incurring negligence.
A crash victim can ensure through close alliance with a proven personal injury law team that fairness and a meaningful remedy marked by maximum damages are pursued in the wake of an accident.
