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Truck Accidents

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Tennessee Trucking Accident Lawyers

Tennessee has numerous interstate highways running through it. With those major highways comes enormous truck traffic. The National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration (NHTSA) reports on trucking accidents every year. Despite authorities attempting to keep the highways safe, accidents involving trucks continue to occur in Tennessee and throughout the country. The massive weight of these big rigs, particularly at highway speeds, can lead to collisions that result in death or catastrophic personal injury. The NHTSA reports that one out of every eight traffic fatalities in the country in 2005 resulted from a collision involving a large truck. That means that some 442,000 large trucks were involved in traffic accidents in the United States; 4,932 of them resulted in deaths. Tragically, 5,212 people died and another 114,000 were injured in those crashes. The attorneys at Johnson, Scruggs and Barfield have been representing victims of serious truck and vehicular accidents for 30 years. The attorneys’ combined experience at the firm adds up to years of personal injury and wrongful death work. An attorney examines the cause of the crash which may be caused by:

  • truck maintenance
  • driver fatigue
  • driver negligence
  • speed
  • alcohol use
  • failure to inspect
  • improper loading
  • tire blowouts
  • sudden braking
  • brake failure
  • unsafe safety systems or warning devices
  • failure to yield the right of way
  • tailgating
  • extensive work shifts, jack knifing or unsafe road conditions.

We will represent you and seek the recovery damages that you are entitled to that include:

  • medical expenses
  • lost wages
  • future earnings
  • future medical care
  • pain and suffering
  • grief and sorrow
  • mental suffering
  • loss of quality of life and
  • other possible damage claims.

Federal law requires commercial vehicles traveling in interstate commerce to carry insurance for bodily injury and property damage. In addition, most states also impose minimum insurance requirements on trucks. The drivers and the truck companies must be held accountable for their negligent actions.

Act Promptly
There are time limits for you to act, called statutes of limitations, which require you to
bring a lawsuit within a limited period or risk losing the right to seek a recovery.
If you have any question, you should contact us by either clicking here for e-mail or call us at 615-352-8326 and ask for Patrick Johnson.