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The Unexpected Dangers of Jackknife Accidents in Louisiana

The Unexpected Dangers of Jackknife Accidents in Louisiana

May 25, 2023 | Truck Accident Injuries

Big rig jackknife accidents can be hazardous for drivers in Louisiana due to the state’s humid climate and highways often congested with slow-moving traffic. When a truck jackknifes, it may cause other vehicles around the accident site to collide, resulting in...
Common Causes of Truck Accidents in New Orleans

Common Causes of Truck Accidents in New Orleans

Jul 30, 2018 | Accident Attorneys, Car Accident Injuries, Injury Lawyer, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident Injuries, Wrongful Death Cases

Large truck or commercial trucks can be seen on our roads each day. These extremely large, heavy vehicles are necessary to transport goods across the United States, but they can cause horrific injuries in a crash with a passenger vehicle. During 2016, the NHTSA...
Ways You Can Avoid a Commercial Truck Accident in New Orleans

Ways You Can Avoid a Commercial Truck Accident in New Orleans

Oct 2, 2017 | Accident Attorneys, Car Accident Injuries, Injury Lawyer, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident Injuries, Wrongful Death Cases

Did you know that the majority of people who are injured and killed in large truck accidents are not in the cab of the truck? According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), over seventy percent of the 116,000 people injured in large truck...
Tragic Hit and Run Accident Claims One Life in New Orleans

Tragic Hit and Run Accident Claims One Life in New Orleans

Jun 24, 2016 | Accident Attorneys, Car Accident Injuries, Injury Lawyer, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident Injuries, Wrongful Death Cases

Last week, a tragic hit and run accident in New Orleans took the life of a teenage girl.  NOPD was searching for the driver of a Nissan Maxima who fled the scene of the accident after rear-ending a Pontiac Grand Am and then slamming into a Dodge Ram Truck on...
Untreated Sleep Apnea in Truck Drivers Increases Preventable Accidents

Untreated Sleep Apnea in Truck Drivers Increases Preventable Accidents

Apr 1, 2016 | Accident Attorneys, Personal Injury, Truck Accident Injuries

According to a recent study by the Harvard School of Public Health, truck drivers with untreated sleep apnea are five times more likely to cause a preventable truck accident compared to drivers without sleep apnea. An estimated 9,000 deaths and 220,000 serious...

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