When most people purchase auto insurance, they usually do so with the mindset that the insurance coverage will protect them in the event they are in a car accident and the accident is their fault. Often we don’t consider that our auto insurance policy should cover us if an accident we are in was caused…
A study by the Virginia Technical Institute found that truck drivers who struggle with sleep apnea and do not follow any treatment programs significantly increase their risk of being in a serious tractor trailer accident. When a person has sleep apnea, their breathing either pauses or goes very shallow while they sleep. This causes the…
A Caroline County deputy suffered serious injuries when the cruiser he was driving hit head-on by another vehicle on Ladysmith Road. According to reports from law enforcement, at approximately 5:30 a.m. Saturday morning, a pickup truck crossed over the yellow line and slammed head-on into the deputy’s vehicle. The 25-year-old deputy suffered a suffered a…
Mechanical failure is a leading cause of truck accidents in this country. According to the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), one of the most common – and deadly – type of mechanical failure that occurs in truck accidents is brake failure. In one study conducted by the DOT,…
A collision between a pickup truck and motorcycle in Summerville, South Carolina (SC), on the afternoon of Christmas Eve 2016 left the bike rider dead. The fatal crash happened at the intersection of Bacons Bridge Road and Crestwood Drive as the driver of the truck attempted to turn left onto Bacons Bridge. Multiple…