So you've been in an accident and don't know whether you should call your insurance company, call your mother, or last on your mind... call a lawyer. Why do you need a lawyer if the insurance company is going to pay you? The answer- because they're in the business of not paying claims, it's their business to keep money, to make money, it's a risk business. A lawyer will have knowledge of law a…Read More
A Longmont Colorado man was killed in crash with trash disposal truck January 11, 2019. A 39-year-old Longmont Colorado resident died after a fatal crash with a Western Disposal truck that happened around 11:45 a.m. Friday. The Longmont resident was driving a pickup truck southbound while the disposal truck was traveling westbound . The driver of the pickup truck, whose name is not being released …Read More
A city garbage vehicle with a plow apparently struck and killed a woman in the Bronx, New York. Authorities said the victim was struck at Willis Avenue and East 138th Street. She was walking eastbound by herself when she was struck. Investigators say the driver was traveling eastbound on East 138th street and making a left in an attempt to go north on Willis Avenue. The sanitation vehicle continue…Read More
Man in Cement Truck Crash A man was driving a cement truck for Ernst Concrete when he crashed. The crash occurred Jan. 8 2019 and involved a cement truck, three motorcycles, and three other vehicles. The cement truck overturned, entrapping the man beneath it. Investigators are trying to piece together what caused the collisions. There are no indications any drivers were impaired at this early…Read More
A train versus truck accident sent an Amory man to the hospital after a train collided with his Lincoln Mark LT truck. Authorities said the truck, driven by 80-year-old Elder Willis Dobbs, jumped a mound of dirt spread across Old Highway 45, which is now a dead-end road. He drove onto the tracks and apparently blacked out. An oncoming BNSF train saw the truck early enough to slow down, but it coul…Read More
An Illinois man died after his tractor was hit by a semi. Around 1:37 p.m. Sunday, Illinois State Police were called to a crash on US 45 at Muddy Road. Troopers say 60-year-old Raymond Bowles of Harrisburg was driving a tractor at a slow rate of speed in the right lane of US 45 at Muddy Road. 56-year-old Kevin Voelker of Omaha, Illinois was driving a semi truck on the same section of road at a hig…Read More
Emotions are High in a Car Wreck When you think of a car accident you immediately think of words like "whiplash", personal injury, property damage and the immediate effects of a car crash but what about the mental effects of the car wreck? Those things that you also recognize as "pain and suffering" and intentional infliction of emotional distress are also relevant factors in assessing the damages…Read More
A UPS truck driver is accused of having an open container of alcohol as well as marijuana Friday night when his truck hit three vehicles and causing a multivehicle car crash. Passengers in the vehicles hit by the UPS truck were transported to various hospitals, police said. Charges against the UPS driver, whose identity was not revealed, are pending the results of laboratory tests, police said. …Read More
When someone is in an auto accident that involves a truck, they might wrongly believe that there is no difference between accidents involving cars and those involving trucks. When a truck is involved in a collision, it is typically more serious and the consequences are worse for both drivers. When you are hit by a truck, your risks for injury are much greater than they would be in the average car …Read More
