Semitrucks provide the valuable service of getting goods across this country, but they’re also very dangerous vehicles because of their size and weight of them. It’s imperative that truckers drive safely, but there are also some steps all drivers can take to enhance...
Truck Accidents
Should truck drivers be able to avoid jackknifing?
When you’re sharing the highway with large trucks, it can be scary. Your hope is that they are able to maintain control of their vehicles and not end up causing a crash by swinging their trailer into another lane. Unfortunately, there are some truck drivers who make...
Here’s why you need to maintain your distance from large trucks
Anyone who has ever traveled on a freeway or highway has probably come into range of a large truck or semi. These vehicles are massive in comparison to smaller passenger vehicles, so it makes sense that drivers may feel wary when they approach larger trucks. The...
1 hurt on I-95 in New Haven crash involving box truck
When many people are trying to get home or to work, the highways are naturally going to be congested. Impatient drivers, weary drivers, distracted drivers and traffic jams sometimes lead to crashes as drivers get frustrated and try risky maneuvers or stop paying close...
Wind can increase the danger of truck crashes
Your spouse didn’t make it home today. She is lying in a Connecticut hospital bed because a semitruck rolled over and crushed her car. The police said a strong gust of wind caught the truck and that your wife was unlucky. As you head to the hospital to visit her, you...
Navigating Connecticut’s comparative negligence law after a crash
There is no doubt among victims that truck accidents result in serious or catastrophic injuries in many cases. Those who have walked away from a collision with a semitruck are lucky indeed. Most truck accident victims are left with severe injuries such as brain...