Truck Accident

Almost 5,000 people are killed each year in truck-related crashes. Because of their size and often dangerous payloads, crashes involving commercial trucks are devastating to pedestrians and occupants of other vehicles.

Contact our New York Truck Accident Lawyers If your involved in a truck collision!

According The UMTRI Center for National Truck and Bus Statistics, an average of about 5,000 trucks are involved in a fatal traffic accident each year. The following are more facts about truck accidents in the United States:

• Tractors pulling one semitrailer are the most common truck configuration, accounting for
  about 60% of all trucks involved in a fatal accident.
• Texas, California, and Florida had the greatest number of truck involvements over the period
  1996 to 2000.
• The number of persons killed in accidents involving a truck decreased to 5,567 in 2000,
  compared with an average of 5,647 from 1997-1999.
• The number of truck drivers killed in traffic accidents increased from 658 in 1998 to 713 in
  2000.
• About 360 pedestrians and 70 bicyclists are killed each year in traffic accidents involving
  trucks.

Due to the large size of trucks, a trucking accident can greatly endanger the lives of other smaller vehicles unnecessarily when truck operators fail to consider proper trucking accident prevention.

There are safety regulations that are intended to help prevent trucking accidents from occurring, however violations of safety recommendations greatly increase the risk of trucking accidents.

Weinstein, Chase, Messinger and Peters, P.C. represent Plaintiff's who have been injured in a truck accident. Our truck accident lawyer specialists offer aggressive representation to ensure that our clients are fairly compensated for their injuries and any other losses which can include:

• Pain and Suffering
• Compensation for psychological damage
• Loss of past and future income
• Medical expenses for the past and for the future
• Assistance for the future
• Loss of amenities of life
• Damage to your car or personal property