Collision with a semi-truck or an 18-wheeler is devastating. It can cause severe injuries due to the sheer size and weight of these vehicles. Your immediate focus at this point should be on securing emergency services and getting the necessary care to recover.
However, the complexity of determining how you will get compensated for hospital bills, lost income, and other damages can be overwhelming. This is where the expertise of an experienced New Jersey truck accident lawyer becomes crucial.
At Lee Law Firm, we understand the challenges you face and are committed to helping you receive fair compensation for sustained injuries and losses incurred.
Causes of NJ Truck Accidents
Numerous truck accidents occur because of negligent truck drivers. Prolonged hours on the road, tight deadlines, busy highways, and stringent schedules all collectively contribute to instances where the driver prioritizes other factors over safety. And this further results in reckless driving, tailgating, speeding, and non-compliance with traffic laws. All this increases the risk of truck accidents. Besides this, other causes of truck accidents include insecure load handling and inadequately maintained trucks or trailers or driving under the influence of drugs.
Who Is Liable?
While truck driver negligence is frequently a primary factor in accidents, accountability may extend to the truck or trailer owner, the truck driver's employer, or the trucking company, leading to severe accidents. Additionally, product manufacturers and cargo-loading companies could share liability for a truck crash.
Trucking companies carry the responsibility of hiring conscientious drivers and equipping them with the necessary training and skills to ensure road safety. Liability for an accident may be assigned to trucking companies and other entities if you or your legal representative can establish that they:
Negligently hired, trained, or supervised their employees
Failed to conduct adequate background checks
Employed drivers with a history of traffic violations
Neglected to inspect, maintain, or repair the truck or trailer
Overloaded the trailer
Neglected to replace faulty parts or equipment
Proving Liability: Holding the Negligent Party Responsible
Uncovering the truth in a truck accident investigation is a challenge but crucial to protect the victim's rights. Unfortunately, when faced with the prospect of substantial damage claims, trucking companies and their insurers go aggressive, seeking to destroy evidence and lower their liability. These tactics never work when you have our lawyer for case representation.
Our team of experienced truck accident lawyers works relentlessly to collect evidence. We investigate, gather, and preserve all evidence related to truck driver and trucking company negligence, including:
Some of the common causes of e-bike/scooter accidents in New Jersey are:
Operating an overloaded or inadequately maintained truck
Employing drivers with a history violating traffic rules
Truck driver fatigue resulting from prolonged driving without mandated rest breaks
Speeding by the truck
Use of Substances to Combat Fatigue
Furthermore, many trucks are equipped with black boxes and GPS systems that document the actions and incidents leading up to the accident. They also maintain logbooks demonstrating compliance with legally required rest breaks. However, obtaining this evidence is often challenging, as trucking companies are typically unwilling to provide it. Our attorneys, however, take all the necessary legal steps to ensure that we get them for the preservation of this critical evidence.
We possess the necessary resources to:
Examine police and accident reports thoroughly.
Gather and assess medical records comprehensively.
Conduct a comprehensive investigation into the truck driver's background and driving history, examining prior arrests, violations of state or federal laws, and involvement in other accidents.
Seek guidance from experts in relevant fields.
Reconstruct the scene of the accident
Conduct interviews with witnesses.
Call 973-315-9080 for free and no-obligation case consultation with our seasoned New Jersey truck accident lawyer
