Category Archives: Truck Accidents
Florida Appeals Court Considers Duty of Care in Truck Accident Case
Automobile accident cases, whether they involve cars, trucks, or other vehicles, generally fall into the large class of civil cases known as personal injury cases. In personal injury cases, the plaintiffs’ claims are often based on principles of negligence. In order to prove negligence, the law generally requires the plaintiff to establish four elements…. Read More »
What Fort Pierce Should Know about JackKnife Truck Accidents
Approximately 2 million motorists travel on Florida’s Turnpike each day. Although some of the motorists use the turnpike to reach various destinations around Florida, commercial vehicles such as trucks use this same 500 mile stretch of tolls to transport goods. Many of the trucks travel through the Fort Pierce community. Because the Sunshine State… Read More »
What Not to Do After a Trucking Accident in Fort Pierce
Despite reports of the slowing trucking industry, more and more trucking accidents are taking place in Florida. The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) reports that there were more than 3,000 commercial vehicle crashes just in January 2019. With the rising number of trucking accidents in Florida, the drivers in the… Read More »
