Truck Accident Attorney Near Me

It likely isn’t surprising to learn that truck accidents are among the most dangerous accidents on our roads. The immense size discrepancy between the cars we drive and the massive semis we share the roads with means that truck accidents are exceptionally risky – especially for the occupants of the smaller vehicles involved. If a truck driver’s negligence leaves you injured in a traffic accident, don’t wait to reach out to an experienced truck accident attorney near you.

Dangerous Contributing Factors

There is a number of factors that make truck accidents both more likely and more dangerous. Consider the following:

Trucks are much, much heavier than other vehicles on the road, and this means that they require far longer stopping distances. When a truck driver fails to leave adequate distance between his or her rig and forward traffic, it can lead to life-threatening rear-end accidents.
Truck drivers experience vast blind spots all the way around their rigs, and when a trucker fails to carefully take these blind spots into consideration when leaving his or her lane, other motorists can pay the ultimate price.
Semis carry massive loads, and when these loads aren’t distributed evenly and/or tethered down correctly, it can lead to dangerous accidents that include tipping over on tight turns and exits (due to shifting weight and the relatively tall and thin build of 18-wheelers).
Big rigs take a beating on the road, and they require careful and ongoing maintenance to help ensure they are road-worthy on every leg of every trip. When trucking companies fail to implement careful maintenance schedules and/or when truck drivers fail to adequately follow them, danger can ensue.

Truck Drivers

Truck drivers are professional drivers, which means they owe an even more considerable duty of care to those with whom they share the road. In this context, truck driver negligence is that much more problematic. Such negligence can include:

Distraction – Distraction behind the wheel is exceedingly dangerous, and truck drivers owe their full attention to maneuvering their massive rigs over the road safely.

Exhaustion – There is little doubt that trucking is exhausting work. Spending night after night on the road is not an easy task, and this is why truckers are held to careful hours-of-service laws. When truck drivers choose to bypass these regulations, dangerous truck accidents become far more likely.

Impairment – Impairment behind the wheel is dangerous on every level, and the law has adopted a zero-tolerance stance when it comes to truckers.

Excess Speed – Big rigs are so large and so heavy that adding excess speed to the mix amounts to overkill. Truckers are responsible for driving at a safe speed in relation to whatever is happening on the road (not just following the speed limit).

An Experienced Truck Accident Attorney Near You Is Standing by to Help

The trusted Illinois truck accident attorneys at The Horwitz Law Group care about your case and are well prepared to help. To learn more, please don’t wait to contact us today.

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MARK J. HORWITZ

Managing Partner

JARED J. DUGGAN

Managing Attorney

ANGIE GALAVIZ

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LAURINE SARGENT

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Case Results

$6,900,000.00

for a motor vehicle wrongful death case.

$5,300,000.00

for a 75-year-old woman who suffered an above the knee amputation due to being run over by a private school bus.

$4,500,000.00

for a young lady who was run over by a private waste hauling company while crossing the street.

$3,600,000.00

for a trucking accident resulting in the death of the driver.

$3,000,000.00

for a 70 year old man who died, without any living relatives, seven months after being hit by a car while crossing the street.

$2,300,000.00

for a client whose family was killed by a street sweeper that ran a red light.

$2,100,000.00

for a client injured in a 2005 Metra train derailment case.

$1,600,000.00

for a minor rear-ended on an expressway in Kankakee.

$1,400,000.00

for a premises liability accident resulting in below the knee amputation.

$1,200,000.00

for a woman who was hit by a car while crossing the street.

$1,197,000.00

for a client who was injured on the CTA red line train.

$900,000.00

for a bicyclist hit by a car.

$800,000.00

for a passenger injured in a rideshare rollover accident.

$750,000.00

for a rideshare accident injury.

$600,000.00

for a low-speed rear-end accident.

$500,000.00

for injuries in a van accident pulling a trailer.

$500,000.00

for a minor injured in a ride-share accident.

$495,000.00

for a pedestrian injured due to a sidewalk defect.

$350,000.00

for a passenger injured in a rideshare rollover accident.

$289,000.00

for a driver injured in an auto accident.

$270,000.00

for injuries from a right-turning truck.

$260,000.00

for a family injured in an auto accident.

$255,000.00

for a law enforcement officer rear-ended by a truck.

$250,000.00

for a motorcyclist rear-ended.

$233,000.00

for an individual injured by a dog.

$225,000.00

for a bicyclist hit by a car while crossing the street.

$201,000.00

for a driver rear-ended on the expressway.

$175,000.00

for a client who had lawyers at another law firm trying to settle the accident case for only $60,000.

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Truck Accident Attorney Near Me