Mansfield Accident & Personal Injury Lawyer: 18 Wheeler, Semi and Other Commercial Truck Wrecks
A lot of large trucks travel through Mansfield every day. 18 wheelers, tankers and flatbeds use 287 to travel from Midlothian and Corsicana up to the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex on onwards up towards Oklahoma. With all the shops, restaurants and other businesses in town, commercial trucks routinely make deliveries throughout Mansfield too. If you're in a wreck with a semi, it's going to mean huge damage to your car, not to mention severe injuries. If it wasn't your fault, you really need to hire a Texas trucking lawyer as soon as possible to make sure your legal right to compensation is protected.
The vast majority of big rig drivers are professionals who take safety seriously. However, accidents can still happen. Trucking companies put a lot of pressure on their drivers to cover as many miles as possible in as short a time as possible. Even with federal restrictions in place designed to restrict the amount of hours a trucker spends behind the wheel, the hours of service guidelines are routinely ignored by trucking companies. This creates a hazard to every driver, motorcyclist and passenger that shares the road with these large trucks. An 18 wheeler travelling at 60 miles per hour with a dozy driver behind the wheel can cause a lot of damage.
Why Is It So Important To Hire A Lawyer After A Commercial Truck Wreck?
There are some auto accidents that you can handle perfectly fine without the aid of an attorney; provided that your injuries aren't too serious and that the damages you're seeking reimbursement of are not too high. Semi accidents rarely fall into this category. Victims of 19 wheeler collisions typically suffer severe injuries such as broken or fractured bones, blunt force trauma, spinal injuries, and amputation. Attempting to recover the full compensation which would cover all your medical expenses and doctor bills - not to mention any lost income - can be extremely difficult.
Most trucking businesses have their own crash scene investigators either on staff or on retainer in the areas where their trucks routinely travel. It is not uncommon for these investigators to get to the wreck while the police are still gathering their evidence and completing the crash report. This gives the trucking company a huge advantage. Their investigators are able to point out evidence which supports their version of events and the police will then use this evidence in their official report.
While it's extremely unlikely for you to hire a personal injury lawyer in time to visit the crash scene while the police are still there, the sooner you do hire an attorney, the sooner an investigator with your best interests in mind can look around the scene and collect the evidence which supports the truth - that it was the trucker who was at fault, not you.
For a free consultation on your Texas truck accident, call locally in Mansfield at 817-924-1900 or call from anywhere toll free at 800-354-6275.
Mark Anderson has been practicing personal injury law since 1991 and is recognised as one of the best attorneys in his field.
Mark is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization – a distinction held by fewer than 2% of Texas lawyers. He was selected as a life member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum as recognition for his success in recovering compensation for his clients. He has been honored with the prestigious AV Rating by the Martindale Hubbard System and has been rated 10/10 (the highest level possible) by the AVVO Rating System which ranks attorneys based on experience, conduct and industry recognition. Mark was selected as a Top Personal Injury Attorney by Fort Worth Magazine in 2009 and 2010.
For more information about Mark, see his biography.
