Texas Truck Accidents

If you have been involved in an accident with an 18-wheeler on a Texas road or highway then attorneys at The Lapeze Firm are standing by to help. Use the form on this page or call 888-739-5210 now to receive an attorney consultation at no charge and with no obligation. Our law firm provides legal representation for residents of Houston, Dallas, and all cities within the state of Texas.

When the driver of a passenger car drives irresponsibly or operates an unsafe vehicle, the results can be tragic. When the driver of a large truck does the same, it can be even worse. Tractor trailers and dump trucks have the potential to cause serious injuries and deaths.

In major cities like Houston and Dallas we are accustomed to sharing the road with many trucks. When safe trucks are driven in a safe manner, few accidents occur. But when poorly maintained trucks are on the roads, or when truck drivers speed or change lanes without signaling, other drivers are put at considerable risk.

Fatal Large Truck Crashes

Texas has more than its fair share of fatal crashes involving trucks among states. In a report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration titled An Analysis of Fatal Large Truck Crashes, it is noted that Texas leads the country in combination truck crash deaths. Click the image on the right to view the full report.

"Eleven states account for 51 percent of the combination trucks involved in fatal crashes, and ten states account for 52 percent of the single-unit trucks involved in fatal crashes. Texas had more combination trucks involved in fatal crashes than any other state. However, Texas also has more miles of public roads than any other state, 300,507 miles..."

When trucks are involved in crashes with other vehicles, passengers of other vehicles are killed four times as often.

"The maximum injury level of all people in the vehicle varies greatly between large trucks and other vehicles. The "no injury" category is more than three times as likely to be seen among large trucks (52%) as opposed to other vehicles (17%)... The percent of vehicles where someone was killed is more than four times as high in other vehicles (7.4%) as compared to large trucks (1.6%)."

If you have been involved in a truck crash then contact our law firm now. If your injuries were caused by the negligence of others then we can help to hold the guilty parties responsible and recover compensation. Complete the form on this page or call us at 888-739-5210.

Statistics provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Traffic Safety Analysis of Fatal Large Truck Crashes and Large Truck Crash Causation Study.

Source: http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/810646.PDF

Source: http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/809-569.pdf