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If you or someone in your family has suffered the loss of life or health as a result of accident caused by a large truck in Rhode Island. Contact our truck accident attorneys at Law Offices of Ronald J. Resmini, LTD., they help you to get compensationu00a0for your injuries and damages. To learn more about it see this presentation and contact our truck accident lawyer today at (401) 751-8855.
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PROVIDENCE TRUCK ACCIDENT LAWYER L A W O F F I C E S O F R O N A L D J . R E S M I N I , L T D .
Moderncommercerequirestheuse oftrucks, andtheydominateour nation’shighways. Fromdeliveryvans toconstructiontrucks, tohuge double-riggedsemitrucks, these monstersoftheroaddwarfpassenger cars. Sowhenanaccidentoccurs involvingalargetruckandacar, the caranditspassengershardlyhavea chance. Thedisparityinsizeand weightissogreatthatfatalitiesand catastrophicinjuriesareacommon result. Largetruckswereinvolvedin 333,000trafficcrashesin2012onU.S. highways, causing3921fatalitiesand another104,000non-fatalinjuries.
DRIVER ERROR: THE LEADING CAUSE OF TRUCK ACCIDENTS Inthetruckingbusiness, timeismoney. Truckdriversarealltoooftenpressured todelivertheirloadintheveryleastamountoftimepossible. Althoughfederal regulationsmandateregularrestperiods, driverssometimesmanageto circumventtherulesandspendlonghoursontheroadwithouttherequired amountofrest, resultinginstressandexhaustion, whichcaninterferewiththeir focusandalertness, makingaccidentsmorelikelytooccur. Theymayrelyon drugstohelpthemstayawakeandabletoworklongerhours, pushingthrough theirfatigue. Becauseofthedesiretokeeptheirtrucksontheroad, trucking companiessometimesoverloadatruck, delayrequiredmaintenance, orskip inspections, creatingunnecessaryhazardsintheinterestofincreasedprofits.
MOST COMMON CAUSES OF TRUCK ACCIDENTS These are some of the most common reasons for truck accidents to occur: Driverfatigue Driverdistraction Insufficientdrivertraining Alcoholordruguse Speeding Improperequipmentmaintenance Overloading Under-filledtankers Failuretosecurecargoproperly Impropersecuringoftrailertotractor Hazardsontheroad Missingunderrideguard
KINDS OF TRUCK ACCIDENTS Trucksarehardtomaneuver, slowtostopin anemergencysituation, andhavelarger blindspots, makinglanechangesandturns tricky. Unevenloadingandsloshingliquidsin tankerscanmaketrucksunstableand difficulttocontrol. Accidentscomeinmany types, includingamongothers: Collisionscausedbyunsafe lanechangesandturns Jackknifes Tireblowouts Rollovers Under-rideaccidents Toxicchemicalreleases
TYPES OF INJURIES FROM TRUCK ACCIDENTS Afullyloadedsemitruckcanweighas muchas80,000pounds, soanytypeof collisionisseriousandmayresultinlife- threateninginjuries. Someofthetypesof injuriesthatoccurinclude: Traumaticbraininjuries (TBI) Spinalcorddamage Internalinjuriesandbleeding Severefractures Catastrophicburns Death Scarringanddisfigurement Debilitatingchronicpain
HIRING THE RIGHT LAWYER FOR YOUR TRUCK ACCIDENT INJURY CASE Whenchoosingalawyertorepresentyou, itisimportantthatyouchoose someonewithspecificexperienceintruckaccidentcase. Therearetwo reasonswhythisisespeciallyimportant: Yourlawyermustbethoroughlyfamiliarwithfederalandstatetrucking regulations. Yourlawyermustunderstandthelong-termramificationsof catastrophicinjuriesandthecostsanddamagesinvolved. Fortheexpertisethatcomeswithfourdecadesoffocusedexperiencein truckaccidentsandseriouspersonalinjurycasesinRhodeIsland, choosethe Resminilawfirm.
CONTACT US Law Offices of Ronald J. Resmini, LTD. 155 S Main St #400, Providence, RI 02903, USA 401-751-8855 jason@resminilawoffices.com www.resminilawoffices.com
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