10 dead after semi-truck hits a bus filled with students

 

FedEx semi-truck crashed head on into bus leaving 10 dead and dozens injured

A fatal collision on interstate 5 in Northern California yesterday left at least 10 people dead and dozens more injured. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), there were a total of 3,921 fatal truck accidents and 104,000 people injured in crashes involving large trucks in the U.S. in 2012, the last year for which statistics are available. A total of 317,000 large trucks were involved in traffic crashes during 2012.

An increase in truck-related highway fatalities recorded by the NHTSA in 2012 versus 2011 is firing renewed debate regarding the industry’s safety profile. This latest deadly crash raises even more concerns.

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating what caused the FedEx semi-truck to cross the median into on-coming traffic and crash head-on into a charter bus filled with high school students traveling to visit a local university. […]

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Truck driver falls asleep while driving, causes fatal crash on I-78 in Allentown

A report referenced by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration indicated that being awake for 18 hours is comparable to having a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent, which is legally intoxicated and leaves you at equal risk for a crash.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that 100,000 police-reported crashes are the direct result of driver fatigue each year. This results in an estimated 1,550 deaths, 71,000 injuries, and $12.5 billion in monetary losses.

The truck driver in the fatal accident on I-78, who said he fell asleep at the wheel, was charged with involuntary manslaughter, reckless endangerment, careless driving and various traffic summaries. According to state police, he admitted nodding off 25 to 30 minutes before the crash. He tried to stay awake by rolling down the window and playing the radio, police said in court records. […]

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Pennsylvania Personal Injury Lawyer, Marion Munley, Talks About the Devastation of Yesterday’s Deadly Truck Accident in Indiana

Many families were left devastated yesterday when three people were killed and more than 20 injured in a chain reaction crash that involved approximately 45 vehicles on interstate 94 in Indiana. The afternoon truck and car accident  happened during a period of poor weather conditions and involved 18 tractor-trailers, two trucks and more than 20 cars, vans and SUVs. Witnesses of the horrific crash described it as sounding like a train coming off the rails.

According to statistics from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), fatal accidents involving large trucks have been steadily increasing. We see reports of truck accidents daily on roadways across the country. The FMCSA reported that there were 3,757 people killed in accidents involving large trucks in 2011 and 60,000 accidents that resulted in injury that involved large trucks that same year. […]

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Defending Yourself After a Trucking Accident – Advice from Dan Munley, Personal Injury Attorney at Munley Law Personal Injury Attorneys

While I’ve seen them often, it always pains me to see trucking and car accidents. The one that took place today on I-94  in Michigan City, Indiana is one of the worst semi-trailer accidents this lawyer has seen. According to NBC Chicago’s report of the accident, three deaths have already been confirmed.  The crash involved over 15 semi-trailers (semi-trucks) and dozens of passenger vehicles, which were pinned underneath these large semi trucks.  Many of the injured were taken to University of Indiana Health-LaPorte Hospital for treatment of injuries.

Sadly, many of these victim’s families are probably at the hospital right now, focused on their loved one’s safety, meanwhile, the law firms representing the insurance companies are likely already beginning to do everything they can to minimize compensation or reimbursement for pain and suffering. That includes making evidence disappear quickly.  I know this because I’ve seen it done before in cases I’ve represented just like this.    […]

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Car Crash Saves a Trucker’s Life. Fluke Accident in Pennsylvania – Bizarre Case for Personal Injury Lawyers

Truck Driver Was Choking on an Apple at the Wheel – You Won’t Believe What Saved His Life. Personal Injury Lawyers Tell Story:

• What should you do if you or a loved one has gotten into an accident with a large truck?
• If you get into an accident with a large truck, can you afford to hire Pennsylvania Personal Injury Lawyers to help you with your case? Do Pennsylvania Personal Injury Lawyers charge you by the hour? How does that work? 

 

WATCH VIDEO ABOUT PENNSYLVANIA TRUCK ACCIDENT PERSONAL INJURY LAWYERS:

Weird Truck Accident Case in Pennsylvania. Personal Injury Lawyers Have Their Hands Full This One:

Personal Injury Lawyers in Pennsylvania are occasionally confronted with cases that can only be described as bizarre.  […]

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