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| LUTHENS LAW OFFICES |
| Des Moines Office |
| West Towers Building , Suite 206-24 |
| 1200 Valley West Drive |
| West Des Moines, Iowa 50266 |
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| Luthens Law Building |
| Eight West Howard Street |
| Colfax, Iowa 50054 |
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| Telephone: (866) 579-3816 |
| Email: info@luthenslaw.com |
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| The workers compensation & personal injury claims and settlement attorneys at the Luthens Law Offices, P.C. are dedicated to serve their clients in central Iowa, including the cities of West Des Moines, Colfax, Sioux City, Council Bluffs, Des Moines, Fort Dodge, Ames, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Davenport, Dubuque, Waterloo and Burlington , and the communities that make up Woodbury, Pottawattamie, Polk, Webster, Story, Linn, Johnson, Scott, Dubuque, Black Hawk, and Des Moines counties. |
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TRUCK ACCIDENTS | BACK TO PRACTICE AREAS
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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I. General Information about Accidents Involving Tractor Trailers
II. Common Causes
III. Truck Safety
IV. Driver Training and Requirements
V. Driver Obligation
A. Maintenance and Inspection of Vehicle
B. Safe Loading
C. Driver Fatigue
D. Drugs and Alcohol
VI. Carrier Responsibility
VII. Unsafe Acts by Passenger Vehicle Drivers
VIII. Steps to Take if You Are Involved in an Accident
IX. Conclusion |
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Conclusion
In 2004, over 5,190 people died and more than 116,000 people were injured in trucking accidents. Our highways are deadly. When tractor-trailers and cars collide in fatal trucking accidents, 91 percent of the deaths occurred in the cars. An average of about 5,000 trucks is involved in a fatal traffic accident each year. Almost 78% of these occurred during the hours of 6:00 am and 6:00 pm. Large trucks are more likely to be involved in a fatal multi-vehicle crash than are passenger vehicles.
Following is a list of data compiled by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for 2005 pertaining to motor vehicle traffic crashes, crash victims and fatality and injury rates:
CRASH TYPE
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LARGE TRUCKS
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ALL VEHICLES
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| FATAL |
4,862 |
43,443 |
| INJURY |
87,000 |
2,699,000 |
| PROPERTY DAMAGE ONLY |
324,000 |
4,304,000 |
| TOTAL |
415,862 |
7,046,443 |
Traffic Crash Victims
CRASH TYPE
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LARGE TRUCKS
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ALL VEHICLES
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| KILLED |
4,862 |
43,443 |
| INJURED |
60,734 |
2,699,000 |
On the road, there’s almost nothing more deadly than an out-of-control truck. As trucking companies are only required to maintain many of their records for six months, it is imperative to take action immediately if you have been a victim.
When victims die in fatal truck accidents, the survivors are often unsure how to handle the aftermath of the tragedy. When fatal truck accidents are caused by negligence on behalf of the truck driver, company, employer, contractor or the manufacturer, the decedent’s family may have the legal right to seek compensation for the losses suffered in fatal truck accidents.
If you have been injured in an accident involving a truck, or a loved one has died in a truck crash or wreck, one of our experienced attorneys can assist you in obtaining a settlement to compensate you for your injuries or your loss.
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