When we think about negligent truck drivers, we often think about distracted driving, drunk driving, and driving when fatigued. However, one of the most dangerous things that a commercial truck driver can do on the road is to tailgate other drivers. With big rigs, the stakes of tailgating are higher Although tailgating is a dangerous…
The driver of a tractor-trailer is facing charges after a chain-reaction wreck that occurred on the James River Bridge on I-95 through Richmond, Virginia (VA). The semi driver was apparently following traffic too closely and, as a result, rear-ended a 2003 Ford Crown Victoria. The car then crashed into theback of a passenger van, which…
In his latest post to our firm’s Virginia Trucking Accident/Injury Blog, my colleague Randy Appleton reports on a chain-reaction accident on I-64 in York County, VA, that left several people injured. Randy notes that the trouble began when a tractor-trailer crashed and that ice and snow on the interstate may have played roles in causing…
In his latest post to our firm’s Virginia Trucking Accident/Injury Blog, Kevin Duffan reports on a fatal accident near Lexington, VA, in which one semi ran into the back of another big rig that had stalled and stopped in a traffic lane. . To read more, click over to “Trucker Dies in Rear-End Collision on…
Nation Transport Insurance has released its Major Accident Investigation Report, which shows the number of one-vehicle truck accidents doubled in 2011.