Truck Accidents

For a variety of reasons schools throughout the country, including Florida, rely on buses to transport children to and from their place of learning. Few parents likely spend much time thinking about the possibility of not seeing their child alive again as they watch him or her get on the bus in the morning. Nonetheless, from time-to-time this is the case. Earlier this week a young boy lost his life when the school bus in

A tragic accident occurred earlier this week which took the life of a college student from Miami-Dade. The 20-year-old man was involved in an early morning car accident in which his Nissan Altima hit a 2003 Freig Roll-off garbage truck. A spokesman for Florida Highway Patrol indicated that just prior to the fatal accident the Nissan was headed west down Southwest 48th Street. At the same time, the Waste Management garbage truck, which was on

This past Friday a motor vehicle accident occurred at the intersection of Coral Way and Southwest 84th Avenue in Miami-Dade. A tractor-trailer and Honda Accord collided. According to witnesses to the accident, the Honda was speeding prior to the crash as it was racing another vehicle.

Earlier this week an accident involving a FedEx truck and a Miami-Dade Metrobus occurred. The incident unfolded at the intersection of 17th Street and NW 7th Avenue in central Miami. Reportedly, the FedEx truck ran a red light and hit the bus. At the time, the bus was transporting passengers along Route M. Though only two vehicles were involved in the collision, because one of them was a bus, a large number of people were

Most accidents are due to the combination of a variety of factors. The list of possible reasons seems to grow when 18 wheelers are involved. Equipment failure is one factor that is often looked into when a truck is involved in an accident. Last month a fatal accident occurred on Interstate 95 causing several lanes to be closed during rush hour. According to the Florida Highway Patrol the accident occurred when rear wheels fell off

Because of the size and weight of trucks, virtually any accident involving one has the potential to be devastating. Serious injuries such as traumatic brain injuries and spinal injuries are not uncommon. The outcome of one such accident last week in Florida was tragic as one person lost their life. The fatal truck accident occurred on Don Shula Expressway not far from the Snapper Creek Expressway. In the early evening a truck travelling northbound on

Fire trucks usually appear within minutes of being called to the scene of an accident. After a crash occurs it is not uncommon to hear the sirens and see the flashing lights of a fire truck rushing to the scene to assist. This was not the case last week in Miami Beach when a fire truck was on the scene immediately after an accident occurred as it was actually a part of a crash with

A fun vacation and reunion with relatives over the Fourth of July holiday in Miami suddenly turned tragic after a 28-year-old woman was hit and injured by an all-terrain vehicle. Family members of the woman were especially shocked and disturbed by the news after learning that the ATV was being driven by a Miami Beach police officer at the time of the accident. “The cops are supposed to be protecting us, taking care of us,”

Accidents involving large commercial trucks and smaller vehicles typically don’t have the best outcomes. Trucking companies are held to a higher standard regarding safety, and trucking accidents must be investigated immediately in order to pinpoint the cause or contributing factor in an accident. Trucking companies could be held liable for an accident if the driver fell asleep behind the wheel, was speeding to meet corporate expectations or if the truck had defective parts or if

Many of us take for granted that we make it to our destinations safely on a daily basis. We drive to and from work every day, assuming that life will continue as usual. We trust that other drivers on our Florida roads are paying attention and abiding by traffic laws. Unfortunately, there are drivers who make careless decisions that can put the lives of others at risk. Last week, a truck accident happened near Lake