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Truck Accidents Due to Speeding

Speed limits are one of the traffic signs that are most commonly ignored by drivers. While speeding may be tempting in certain situations, it is unlawful and hazardous. Speed limits are set by each state’s Traffic Commission and are concluded to be the quickest a vehicle may drive on a particular road or highway without putting those on the road at risk. Although it is one of the more common types of automobile violations, it still does not mean it is safe.  Driving faster than the posted speed limit can be hazardous for any driver, and it may put others in danger as well. Although some individuals may be used to dealing with heavy traffic and other cars driving at fast speeds, a speeding commercial truck poses a particularly severe hazard by possibly causing a serious collision, rollover, explosion, or other type of accident.

Were you or a loved one involved in a truck accident due to a speeding truck driver? Our personal injury lawyers can help! Contact our truck accident attorneys for more information.

Commercial truck speeding can result in a number of unsafe consequences, including but not limited to:

• Reduced reaction time
• Losing control of the truck
• Need for increased braking distance
• Inability to see obstacles on the highway
• Difficulty maneuvering around objects, debris, or other vehicles
• Inability to make a tight turn while maintaining control
• Inability to change lanes while maintaining control

Certain commercial trucks are equipped with technology similar to the black box technology found on aircrafts. This technology may reveal useful facts, such as the truck’s speed at the time of the accident. In other circumstances, other experts in the field may be able to produce forensic evidence of speeding or other acts of truck driver negligence that resulted in your accident.

Our lawyers have steady, longstanding connections to these key resources that are vital in bringing forth the truth of your claim and proving responsibility on the trucker's part, or identifying other factors in the accident, including corporate liability or negligence in putting a speeding individual or hazardous truck on the road.

Was your loved one fatally injured in a truck accident due to a speeding truck driver? Contact our wrongful death attorneys today for more information about a potential settlement.