Truck Accidents Can Leave Life-Changing Effects

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Truck Accidents Can Leave Life-Changing Effects
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You cant surprise anyone with truck accidents
nowadays. Theyre everywhere.

Getting distracted behind the wheel of an
18-wheeler, carrying heavy cargos, drunk or
sleep-deprived driving, driving improperly
maintained trucks There are so many causes of
truck accidents, and each of them can wreck the
lives of multiple people that are sharing the
road with you.

But despite the life-changing consequences of
truck accidents, truck drivers and trucking
companies keep making the same illegal mistakes
over and over again.
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Heres why you should stay away from trucks

• Due to the mammoth size of the vehicle, crashing
  into a truck is far more life-threatening than
  smashing into a sedan.
• Among all truck accidents involving fatalities,
  the trucks driver survives a car crash almost
  99 of the time. And the accident is the truck
  drivers fault in almost the same number of cases.

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• Trucking companies tend to disregard trucking
  laws that impose strict regulations on trucks.
  Under federal and state laws in Los Angeles,
  truck drivers can drive no more than 11 hours
  each day only after 10 consecutive hours off
  duty.
• Moreover, a truck driver is not permitted to
  drive more than 60 hours in seven days in a row.
• Many drivers also disregard the regulation that
  single-axle trucks are allowed to carry no more
  than 20,000 pounds, while two-axle trucks can
  carry up to 34,000 pounds.

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In order to carry more cargo in fewer trips,
drivers and trucking companies tend to exceed the
limits, which can lead to life-changing effects
and fatal consequences in truck accidents. When
a vehicle of this size carrying this kind of
enormous cargo smashes into your sedan, you cant
possibly expect anything good.
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What are the Consequences of Truck Accidents?

• Due to the complexities of trucking laws and
  investigative requirements, it can be quite a
  headache to prove the truck company or truck
  drivers liability in Los Angeles.
• Truck accidents can cause catastrophic injuries,
  while in many cases its almost impossible to
  fully recover from the life-changing injuries
  when involved in a serious truck accident.

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Besides suffering minor or severe injuries as a
result of a direct collision with a truck, truck
accidents can also cause the following
consequences

• Environmental contamination that can cause
  life-threatening effects in the entire area or
  even city, depending on how fast the
  contamination was eliminated.

• Fires and/or explosions that can put pedestrians
  and people living in nearby buildings in harms
  way

• Human exposure to chemicals if the truck is
  transporting hazardous cargo

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• In any outcome of a truck accident, there are
  quite a few legal and bureaucratic hoop-jumping
  stunts that must be performed in order to get
  compensated for your damages.
• Trucking companies oftentimes order their own,
  independent investigation in order to minimize
  the compensation, which is why its important to
  hire a Los Angeles truck accident attorney who
  has experience handling such cases.

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Contact An Attorney
Timing is everything in truck accidents, which
means the longer you wait, the bigger the chance
that you will not be fully compensated for your
pain, suffering, and damages. JML Law has helped
hundreds of clients recover from truck accidents
and obtain the maximum compensation for their
damages. Call an experienced truck accident
attorney at 818-610-8800 today to schedule a
meeting.
Joseph M. Lovretovich
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5855 CA-27, 300 Woodland Hills, CA 91367
818-610-8800
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