Truck Accidents Kill over 5,000 Americans a year and injure almost 150,000 more.

Many of these accidents are caused by the negligence and greed of truck drivers and the companies that hire them.

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Truck driving injuries often are caused by factors in addition to the carelessness of recklessness of drivers. For instance, truck accident injuries may be caused by:
  • A defect in the truck. In these cases, the automobile manufacturer or supplier may be responsible for the injuries caused under the law of product liability.
  • A repair person. The person who improperly repaired the automobile, resulting in an injury, may also be liable.
  • An intoxicated driver. In such instances, a bar or social host may be liable for server and obviously intoxicated guest who then drives and causes injury.

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    The family of a Virginia woman killed in an automobile accident recently settled its claim with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) for $1.76 million. Carla Bridget Cox-McCoy, 33, was driving her pickup truck eastbound on Interstate 64 in Henrico County on August 3, 2001 when a USPS tractor-trailer heading westbound crossed the median and slammed into her vehicle. McCoy died about two hours later from injuries she sustained in the accident. Plaintiff attorneys alleged the driver of the USPS truck fell asleep at the wheel. The settlement was reached before attorneys filed suit in federal court.

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