N.C. Personal Injury Attorney
Trucking Accidents in Western North Carolina
The mountains of Western North Carolina dominate Asheville and the entire region. They also make the highways and curvy roads particularly dangerous for large truck accidents. An 18-wheeler may lose its brakes on a steep grade and turn into a runaway truck hurtling down a highway. The narrow mountain roads offer little room to maneuver to avoid a speeding truck or out-of-control 18-wheeler. Truck crashes can cause serious injuries and wrongful deaths.
If you have been injured or lost a loved one in a trucking accident, turn to a trusted Asheville, North Carolina, law firm for help. You should not have to pay medical bills for serious injuries suffered in a crash caused by a careless truck driver or negligent trucking company. The Elmore Law Firm can advise you about your legal rights to seek compensation from the at-fault truck driver, trucking company and their insurance company.
Contact us at 1-828-253-1492 or 1-888-775-7876 or online at info@theelmorelawfirm.com.
Tractor Trailer Accidents
Across North Carolina, about 150 people die and more than 3,200 people are injured each year in truck accidents and commercial carrier accidents, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Each year, the region of Western North Carolina that includes Asheville has approximately 11 fatalities in truck accidents and 440 injuries in truck accidents.
Factors such as speeding, inattention, truck driver fatigue, brake failures, adverse weather, driving too fast for conditions and lack of equipment maintenance contribute to many avoidable truck accidents in Western North Carolina. And no matter who is at fault, when a big rig crashes, the occupants of other vehicles involved typically sustain the brunt of the injuries, including common accident injuries such as head injuries, neck injuries, broken bones and punctured organs.
The experienced Asheville truck accident lawyer at the Elmore Law Firm is knowledgeable about the causes of tractor trailer and trucking accidents and the safety rules that trucking companies frequently violate. A truck accident may have multiple contributing causes. A truck driver who was fatigued from too many hours behind the wheel may share responsibility for a tractor-trailer accident with a trucking company that failed to service the truck brakes regularly. Sometimes, a freight shipper also may have liability in an accident.
You want to seek legal guidance from an understanding trucking accident lawyer who is skilled at identifying all the contributing causes of a truck accident and all the potentially responsible parties. We believe in holding negligent trucking companies and truckers accountable for the harm they cause in trucking accidents.
Contact Experienced Western NC Truck Accident Lawyer
If you have been injured or lost a loved one in a trucking accident, turn to a trusted Asheville, North Carolina, law firm for help. You should not have to pay medical bills for serious injuries suffered in a trucking accident caused by a careless truck driver or negligent commercial carrier. The Elmore Law Firm can advise you about your legal rights to seek compensation from the at-fault truck driver, trucking company and their insurance company.
Contact us at 1-828-253-1492 or 1-888-775-7876 or online at info@theelmorelawfirm.com.
