According to a DOT study done in 2007, the leading cause of serious injury or wrongful death truck accidents is poor decision making by the truck driver.
One of the hardest things to do in the study was to actually define the "cause" of the truck accident.
Experienced Texas personal injury lawyers know that most semi truck wrecks usually involve several different factors that worked in combination to have caused the crash.
Over 120,000 people have been injure truck accidents and decision-making by a truck driver was a large factor in many of those accidents. Improper decisions included, driving too fast for conditions, misjudging speed or following too closely. The next most frequent issue was poor recognition, which included distracted or inattentive driving or failing to keep a close eye out.
The next most common reason was non- performance by the driver, which included things like falling asleep, a medical condition or physically impaired.
Finally, poor driving performance or driver error was listed as a factor in about 10 percent of the accidents studied. Other listed reasons are:
• Fatigue
• Inadequate lookout
• Driving too fast for conditions
• Over-the-counter drug use
• Under pressure from motor carrier
• Illegal maneuver and inattention.
Greg Baumgartner is a Texas 18 Wheeler Accident Lawyer and the founder of the Baumgartner law firm, which is dedicated to helping injury victims seek civil justice. For a free no obligation consultation with a personal injury lawyer in Texas call the Baumgartner firm.
