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CAR-TRUCK COLLISIONSA Guide to Accidents Involving Cars and
Trucks
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Car-truck Collisions Are Different In Many Ways
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Car-truck collisions differ from standard car accidents
involving two passenger-vehicles
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These collisions are different because:
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There may be more potential defendants
to blame
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Special rules apply to truck drivers that don’t apply to most drivers
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Truck accidents often cause more serious injuries
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These collisions are different because:
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Multiple Defendants in Truck Accidents
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In a traditional car accident, a driver who breaks the rules of
the road or who drives negligently is held legally
liable for the accident
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In car-truck collisions, the truck driver can be liable but
the trucking company can also be
held legally responsible and made to pay damages
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The trucking company can be held liable because the driver of the truck is its employees and acts as the company’s
agent
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The driver’s actions are the company’s actions,
so a negligent driver means the company was negligent
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The trucking company can also be
held legally liable for its own negligence if it failed to have proper safety policies in place
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Special Rules in Truck Accident Cases
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When a driver breaks a safety rule, this creates a presumption of negligence,
making it easier for a plaintiff to prove liability in an accident case (proving
negligence is necessary for victims to be compensated for a crash)
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There are many more safety rules that apply to truckers
that don’t apply to drivers of passenger cars
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If a truck driver violated any rules set by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) including rules related to maximum hours-of-
service or rules related to truck maintenance, then
this can be used to show that the trucker and trucking company were to blame
for the resulting crash
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Truck Accidents Can Cause More Serious
Injury
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Truck accidents can cause more serious injury because trucks are much bigger than
passenger cars
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Their larger size means there is more kinetic energy produced in
a crash
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Trucks can have a maximum weight
of as much as 80,000 pounds
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Car usually weigh between 3,000 and 5,000 pounds
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A car-truck collision can also result in a car sliding
underneath the truck (an underride collision), which can
cause brain trauma and other serious injuries to those in the passenger car
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Having an Attorney Is Important
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Having an attorney is important in car-truck collisions because it can be complicated to
know who should be named as a defendant in a personal injury or wrongful death lawsuit
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The more serious the injuries, the more potential compensation
you should receive and the higher
the stakes of your case
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Your attorney can help you to prove negligence by showing a violation of trucking laws, or by showing that the
driver was unreasonably careless
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