I believe i have a responsibility to remind my reading public of the persistant and regular occurrence of truck accidents on our roadways - as a way of cautioning all drivers to drive defensively.
While most often we focus on the poor behavior of the rig driver as the culprit of an accident - in this blog we'll consider the errant behavior of other drivers on the road instead. What follows are accounts from two news stories about semi truck accidents on Texas highways - that were the fault of other people.
One particularly frightening semi truck accident occurred outside of Dallas last Friday afternoon. According to police reports a semi truck filled with petroleum hit a concrete median after the driver lost control in a sort of 'chain reaction' incident caused by another driver.
Although there were - surprisingly - no serious injuries reported, both sides of the highway were closed as the petroleum fire burned for several hours. The semi truck was a total loss and eyewitnesses claim that the spilled material seeped into a nearby creek causing it to catch fire as well.
Around midnight last night two men traveling at speeds of up to 100 m.p.h. lost control of their vehicle when attempting to pass a semi truck - running into the back of it instead. There was no report of the semi truck driving being injured - but the two gentlemen in the speeding car had to be extracted with the use of the 'jaws of life' almost certainly serious injured.
I believe I'll sign off this time with - drive intelligently - drive safely!
Greg Baumgartner is a Texas truck accident lawyer and the founder of the Baumgartner law firm, which is dedicated to helping personal injury victims seek civil justice. If you would like to speak with a Texas semi truck accident lawyer call the Baumgartner firm.
