The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles estimates that over 10,000 truck accidents were recorded in NYC in 2012, resulting in nearly 5,000 injured people and close to 100 fatalities. Truck accidents often involve collisions due to negligent or reckless driving, improper lane changing, mechanical defects in the vehicle, and other such reasons.
Over-speeding on highways, and drowsy driving are some of the most commonly encountered reasons in road collisions. When such reckless acts result in an accident, the consequences may involve loss of several lives, damaged goods, and property.
Truck accidents due to negligence or other mechanical errors can be addressed legally with the help of a personal injury lawsuit, and the victims involved in the accident may be entitled to compensation and financial coverage for their losses incurred.
Types and Causes of Truck Accidents
Truck accidents happen in different situations in forms such as:
- Truck crash due to defective roadways
- Collisions due to driver negligence
- Garbage truck accidents
- Construction vehicle accident
- Overloaded trucks resulting in falling debris
- Tractor-trailer accidents
- Transit vehicle accidents
- Semis and 18-wheeler accidents
- Sea-land container truck accidents
The most commonly noted causes of truck accidents in New York City are:
- Negligent or reckless driving
- Distracted driving (using mobile phones or other gadgets while driving)
- Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs
- Insufficient sleep and fatigued driving at night
- Mechanical defects in the vehicle
- Lack of road lights
- Failure to use headlights while driving in the dark
- Inexperienced truck drivers
- Failure to maintain the vehicle properly
- Lack of safety equipment on the truck
- Poor brakes or other parts of the truck
- Overloading of the truck
- Driving on inappropriate lanes that are not meant for heavy vehicles
- Unsafe lane changing practices
The consequences of such collisions & accidents can be catastrophic and can cause:
- Traumatic brain injury
- Traumatic spine injury
- Brain damage
- Paralysis
- Wrongful death
- Spinal damage
- Bone fractures or head trauma
- Eye injuries
- Coma
Understand Your Entitlements
Truck accidents also result in massive damage to goods and property, besides harming lives of animals or people involved. Those injured in truck collisions may need to undergo life-long medication and treatment, permanent hospitalization or constant care. Depending upon the severity of the case, the New York City truck accident attorney can help you file a personal injury lawsuit to cover the following:
- Medical bills
- Hospitalization costs
- Funeral costs
- Loss of earnings
- Costs of prolonged medication and/or treatment
- Cost of rehabilitation care
- Pain and suffering
- Loss of ability to live a normal and healthy life
Call Us for Legal Support
If you have been injured in a truck accident due to negligence, speak to our New York City truck accident attorneys at Rosenberg, Minc, Falkoff, & Wolff (RMFW) to discuss your case and to learn about the best legal options that can be taken. RMFW knows this arena has won millions of dollars for past clients.
You can be on that outstanding list! If your case is viable most likely RMFW will let you know right then and there. This first consultation is free. Our number is 212-344-1000.
Life is unfair and you may have just been reminded about this again but with the right legal help you can send the frustration and anxiety you are feeling right back to the person(s) who did this to you.