Injured in an Illinois Truck Accident?

 Posted on December 00, 0000 in Truck Accidents

Semi-trucks are a danger on the road. Their large size means that they can cause significant damage to much smaller cars and trucks. Accidents involving semi-trucks are likely to be serious. If you are not at fault in a truck accident, you should not be responsible for costly medical bills and damage to property.

Tractor-Trailer Accidents by the Numbers

Unfortunately, semi-truck accidents are all too common in Illinois. According to the Illinois Department of Transportation, there were 19,945 accidents involving tractor-trailers in 2014, the most recent year data is available.

Of those nearly 20,000 accidents, 111 involved fatalities and 3,198 caused injuries. Also in 2014, there were 44,495 people involved in an accident with a semi-truck. Of that total, 120 died and 4,450 sustained non-fatal injuries, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation.

It is telling that only 19,945 (6.7%) of all 296,060 crashes that occurred in Illinois in 2014 involved semi-trucks, yet these accidents accounted for 120 (13.0%) of all 924 traffic deaths.

The Threat to Motorists and Passengers by Semi-Trucks

In an accident between a semi-truck and a car, it is the people riding in the smaller car are at the most risk. For example, 71.7% of fatalities involved someone in the smaller car. Additionally, 74.3% of the injuries involved someone in the smaller car. In most accidents, the truck driver is not injured.

Truck Accident Lawsuit and Settlements Are Complex

If you have been injured in an accident involving a truck, you may wonder if your situation differs from a car-on-car accident case. Car-on-car accident cases can be simple, although many are not.

Being hit by a semi-truck, however, almost always leads to a complex situation involving many parties and highly specialized laws. Trucks must follow regulations specific to the industry, which often come up in these cases. You need an attorney who is familiar with these regulations.

Contact an Orland Park, IL Personal Injury Attorney

The law firm of Issa Law, LLC has the experience needed to get you the compensation you deserve from all parties liable in your trucking accident. These cases should not be settled or tried by someone without the appropriate legal training and experience.

We do not treat clients like numbers or statistics. Our lawyers pride themselves on the individualized attention we are able to give. To schedule your free first meeting with one of our Cook County truck accident lawyers, call 708-966-2408.

Source:

http://www.idot.illinois.gov/Assets/uploads/files/Transportation-System/Resources/Safety/Crash-Reports/quick/2014/14_large_trucks.pdf