No matter whether you’re on I-64, I-95 or I-77, driving on interstates seems to be getting more harrowing. Politician and layman alike are forced to contend with a rash of tractor-trailer drivers eager to pass other vehicles at any cost. Recently, a candidate for West Virginia (WV) governor, Bob Henry Baber, and his two young…
Tractor trailers haul things from coast to coast, including grain, furniture and carnival rides. These types of large loads can prove dangerous to other drivers, and even the tractor-trailer drivers themselves. As a West Virginia (WV) truck accident attorney, I know a fully loaded truck can weigh 80,000 pounds (40 tons), while the average car…
My colleague Rick Shapiro has posted a new blog to our law firm’s Virginia Trucking Accident/Injury Blog about a serious accident in West Virginia (WV) that was precipitated by unsecured junk falling off an truck. A driver who tried to pick up the junk from the roadway was critically injured when he was hit. DM
Anyone who has ever driven alone cross-country knows how monotonous spending hour after hour behind the wheel can be. So it’s no wonder that commercial truck drivers want to talk on their cell phones to friends and family. Unfortunately, some drivers become so distracted by the conversation or the actual act of dialing that accidents…
When a tractor-trailer roars by your car on I-64 in Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Hampton or Newport News, Virginia (VA), you may only afford it a passing glance. If you were a Virginia personal injury attorney, though, you would realize just how dangerous big trucks are and keep a closer eye on them while sharing the…