Nashville Tractor-Trailer Accident Lawyer Noticing An Increasing Number Of Fatal Accidents On Tennessee Highways
Rash Of Interstate Tractor-Trailer Accidents
As an experienced Tennessee personal injury lawyer, I monitor highway traffic accidents across the state, and I am seeing a serious number of tractor-trailer accidents on and off the interstate highways. One thing I noticed about the recent articles in local media sources is that the age of the truck drivers in a number of these wrecks exceeds 68 years of age. Now don’t get me wrong, I think that a person ought to be able to work as long as they want but when it comes to piloting an 80,00 lb. rocket down a busy interstate highway, it’s an issue we ought to scrutinize.
I’m wondering out loud whether the sour economy is forcing drivers to continue to work when they are past the age of safety. As we age we lose some of our physical and mental skills that might have served us well in our younger years. Another problem is medication, that may affect the drivers ability to go for long hours without becoming drowsy.
Reference a recent accident in Dooley County Georgia, just south of the Tennessee in which a Tennessee man driving a converted school bus along I-75 around 4 AM was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer causing to to depart the highway where it crashed head-on into a tree killing the driver.
The truck driver was 71-years-old and he told the highway patrol that he just came up on the school bus quicker than he predicted. An experienced Tennessee tractor-trailer lawyer would investigate the 12 hours leading up to this tragic collision. How long had the truck driver been on the road, was he taking medication, what was his medical history, and driving record.
As I’ve said many times, when you are involved in an accident with a trucking company vehicle time is of the essence and you ought to get an experienced tractor trailer lawyer on the case as soon as possible. The trucking company will have it’s investigators on the scene within an hour or so of the collision.
If you or a loved one is injured or killed in a Tennessee tractor-trailer accident you owe it to your self to contact the experienced Board Certified civil trial lawyers like you will find at Phillip Miller & Associates and put them to work for you.
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