As a Seattle truck accident attorney, Kirk Bernard is familiar with how a majority of Washington tractor-trailer accidents are caused by truck driver negligence. The negligence usually involves speeding, distraction, inattention, impairment or fatigue. In this particular case, the accident may have involved a distraction, inattention or fatigue. As truck accident and personal injury lawyers, we also notice that these accidents occur because of mechanical failures in the trucks brought about by poor vehicle maintenance. Sometimes, illegal or improper overloading of the trucks can also cause mechanical failure.

In such instances of negligence, not only could the negligent truck driver be held liable for the accident and injuries caused, but the truck driver’s employer could also be held accountable. In this case, the other vehicle involved was also a tractor-trailer. However, most truck accidents involve a large truck and a passenger vehicle. And very often, we see that the occupants of the passenger vehicles are seriously injured or killed because of the size and weight of the large truck.

If you or a loved one has been injured in a Washington tractor-trailer accident, please contact the experienced Seattle personal injury lawyers of The Bernard Law Group at 1-800-418-8282 or info@bernardlawgroup.com for a FREE, comprehensive and confidential consultation and case evaluation. We can also send you our FREE brochure, which has useful educational information to help you understand your legal rights and options. Get in touch with Kirk Bernard and his skilled legal team today.

Source:http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20100205/NEWS01/302059999/0/rss02

Obviously, this is a disaster waiting to happen. According to a news report, a recent truck accident in Sumner, Washington, was caused by a truck driver who suffered a medical condition while he was driving. Washington State troopers say the driver lost control of the tanker truck, went up an embankment off State Route 167 and into the bottom of the overpass. The driver was seriously injured. It was indeed fortunate that innocent motorists were not killed in this truck accident.

According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, 5,300 people died in accidents involving large commercial trucks or buses in 2006 and about 126,000 were injured. It is extremely important for trucking companies to monitor whom they hire. Unfit or sick truckers have caused devastating accidents across the country resulting in catastrophic injuries and deaths. In such cases, it is the trucking companies that should be held liable for the injuries, damages and losses suffered by innocent victims.

If you are the victim of a Washington truck accident, please contact the skilled Washington truck accident attorneys at The Bernard Law Group at 1-800-418-8282 or info@bernardlawgroup.com for a FREE comprehensive and confidential consultation and case evaluation. We can also send you our FREE informational brochure about Washington truck accident cases with useful educational information that will help you understand your legal rights and options. Please contact Kirk Bernard and his knowledgeable legal team today.

Source:http://www.nwcn.com/news/Tanker-truck-torn-open-on-SR-167-79367767.html