Fatal Semi Accidents in Seguin, Texas

Commercial trucks in Texas log thousands of miles between industrial and commercial destinations each year. In Texas, you’ll see thousands of these things on the roads and highways, carrying loads in all compass directions. Unfortunately, our firm also has seen many instances where the stage is set for a fatal truck accident in and around Seguin.

The vehicle drivers may be inexperienced, poorly trained, and compelled to meet unreasonable delivery schedules simply in the name of profits for the trucking firms. They are made to work with faulty equipment. They are given unreasonable deadlines and have to drive while tired. They weren’t properly vetted, or they take substances that impair their driving. The commercial trucks were overloaded or improperly loaded.

Many times, these and other factors result in a commercial truck crashing with a passenger car. And sadly, few accidents involving commercial trucks and tractor-trailers result in minor injuries. Negligent operation of big rigs results in thousands of injuries and deaths each year, including neurological damage, disfigurement, decapitation, and fires – ultimately, this leads to hurt bodies, hurt families, and hurt lives. This is because truck accidents are uniquely different from other types of vehicle accidents for the following reason. Accidents with commercial trucks usually cause serious injury or death – because of the impact involving heavy tonnage. In the United States our firm witnesses more than 500,000 truck accidents each year. Of these total truck accidents, a high number end in fatalities, with statistics putting the number of deaths due to truck accidents at about 5,000 each year. Fully 12 percent of all traffic fatalities in the United States are caused because of truck accidents, according to the NHTSA in Washington, D.C. Commercial truck accidents are especially dangerous. See our GMB Google website

While driving under the influence of alcohol plays a role in some fatal truck accidents like the ones our firm sees so many times in Texas, alcohol only plays a role in about 1% of all fatal truck accidents. Vehicle driver fatigue, though does play an important role in fatal truck accidents. Commercial vehicle drivers driving without taking enough rest and getting the required amount of sleep, NHTSA reports, caused fully more than one in three of all fatal truck accidents. Almost invariably commercial truck accidents result in death for those in cars as opposed to the vehicle driver. In such truck accidents, an alarming 98% of the time, the passengers or driver in the other vehicle is killed as opposed to anyone in the truck. Nationwide, there were 58,512 fatal auto crashes in one year alone, of which 4669 were that of fatal truck accidents. This is more dangerous in smaller towns than in big cities like Houston or Dallas.

Our firm’s telling you this because this should show you that your loss was probably preventable, and that action has to be taken to make sure that drivers and trucking firms are held accountable when they act negligently or flout federal regulations designed for safety on the highway. You see, our firm knows you’re here because a family member has been the victim of a fatal truck accident, and you’re seeking answers. You’re hurt, angry, depressed and you’ve been assaulted emotionally and financially. See our google screened profile link

 Our fatal truck accident attorneys know your pain and anguish, and our team has twenty years of experience stepping in to take the load off you. Our knowledgeable fatal truck accident attorneys are ready to step in to help you seek justice for having your loved one taken from you, and to seek some just relief from the monetary burden of your loss. Telephone our Law Offices for a free consultation, and our firm will listen to your story. Our firm may answer your questions, and explain your rights as you try to cope with this hardest of times.