Blog

State troopers have arrested a tractor-trailer driver after a fiery crash on I-95 in Wilson County that took the lives of five people Wednesday afternoon.  News reports indicate that speeding was a factor in the collision. “Sadly, this is one of the worst highway tragedies in North Carolina history,” expressed […]

You may have seen signs warning of a “soft shoulder” and not given it much thought. A soft shoulder is when the side of the road is a different material than the roadway itself, such as compacted dirt, gravel, or other materials. By contrast, interstates and other major highways tend […]

When truck accidents occur in Raleigh or elsewhere throughout North Carolina, determining liability can be a complex task. However, determining legal responsibility is essential to understanding the individuals or parties who are responsible for injuries or fatalities resulting from such accidents, and it requires a careful examination of the circumstances […]

Truck accidents in Raleigh and elsewhere around North Carolina have the potential to result in high-impact injuries or catastrophic damages. When such accidents occur, victims often feel shaken and unsure about what to do next. However, taking the wrong steps could negatively impact your ability to receive full compensation for […]

Truck accidents are some of the most serious accidents that occur on our roadways. Because of their size and weight, a truck accident typically involves extreme forces that can cause severe injuries to other drivers and even result in death. Many of these accidents are the result of negligence either […]

When you mention truck accidents, most people immediately think of the 18-wheeled semi-trucks that are ubiquitous on your roads and highways. While those trucks do pose considerable hazards in the event of an accident, they tend to overshadow the reality that there are many other trucks on the road that […]

Because of their size and weight, trucks present unique hazards to other vehicles on the road. One of those hazards is the risk of a “jackknife” accident that can result in multi-vehicle accidents and severe injuries for anyone involved. If you have been injured in a jackknife accident, a Raleigh […]

According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, tractor-trailer and large truck crashes resulted in nearly 4,000 deaths, and more than 104,000 injuries in the most recent year for which statistics are available, 2012. This shocking number of deaths and injuries, according to some, is due in part to businesses […]

Truck accidents present unique challenges. When a truck is involved in an accident with a car, the injuries are often severe.  In addition, severe accidents resulting from the truck’s speed, size and weight, sometimes make it difficult to identify who is at fault. This can be because it is difficult […]

Every year, hundreds of people from North Carolina are injured or killed in tractor trailer accidents. Another tragedy just occurred. On Monday May 18, 2015, a tractor trailer driver was charged after a mother and her daughter were killed in a morning crash near Oxford, North Carolina. The tractor-trailer was […]