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Truck Accident Lawyers : Truck Accident Article Index : 2004-12-02 : Article

18 Wheeler Injury? Monheit law handles 18 wheeler truck accident cases.

by: Michael Monheit, Esquire of Monheit Law, P.C..

Toll Free: 866-761-1385

18 Wheelers are dangerous and cause many injuries

18 Wheelers (18 wheel, big-rig trucks) are at the heart of highway traffic deaths. The NTSA reported that nearly 500,000 large trucks had accidents in one year. Over 10% of the deaths were from these 18-wheeler trucks.

18-wheeler accidents often result when 18-wheeler truck drivers speed or drive too fast for the conditions. Other accidents occur when the trailer of the 18-wheeler does not have proper saftey relective strips to make it visible as it turns at night. 18-wheeler injury cases also occur when the 18-wheeler driver fails to stop at red lights or stop signs, drive on the wrong side of the street, drinks and drives, or travel into the rear-end of another vehicle.

Many personal injury cases are the result of 18-wheeler accidents and collisions. 18 wheeler accidents are the most devastating since the weight of the truck is usually 10 to 20 times the weight of the car it strikes.

18-wheeler Tractor-trailers or semi-trucks also cause injury when accidents involving brake failures.