Mississippi Semi-Truck Accidents
Involvement in a semi truck accident in Mississippi is often tragic. While there were 70 crashes involving Mississippi truck accidents in 2008, there were 4,229 people killed across the country that same year. Notes the US Department of Transportation, (DOT) [t]here are still too many people dying and injured on our highways from large truck crashes.
Driving on Mississippi roads means sharing the roads. Influenced by weather, road conditions, and construction, driving is impacted by the number and type of vehicles on the road—and whether the truck driver next to you is well rested. The personal injury attorneys at the Gardner Law Firm, PC offer clients experienced, aggressive representation in personal injury and wrongful death claims caused by Mississippi semi-truck accidents.
Steering clear of danger
Paying attention to your driving environment is important. Understanding information derived from that environment is important, too. Having a better idea of dangers ahead may give you a chance to steer clear when necessary.
The Analysis Division of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) compiles federal statistics for large trucks, filtering data for patterns that indicate trends over time. Scrutiny of data to the year 2008 tells us:
- More trucks on the road: If you think there are more trucks on the road than there used to be, you are right. There has been a 47 percent increase in large trucks registered in the past 20 years for use on our highways, with a corresponding 65 percent increase in the number of miles traveled by those trucks.
- Good news for avoiding a Mississippi semi truck accident: Both the number of large trucks involved in a fatal accidents and truck accidents causing injury has declined.
- Bad news for your car: The rate of large trucks involved in crashes that caused only property damage has increased by four percent.
- Sunday driving not so bad: Pick a weekend day to start your driving holiday. The overwhelming majority of both fatal and nonfatal collisions involving large trucks occur during the week from Monday through Friday.
- City-bound: 64 percent of all fatal accidents involving a large truck occurred on rural roads.
Knowing what you face while driving can help, but accidents happen. If you, or a loved one, are involved in a truck accident, contact our semi truck accident attorneys in Mississippi. We drive the same roads you do.
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Help with semi truck accidents in Mississippi
With offices in Pascagoula, Biloxi, and Hattiesburg, the Gardner Law Firm, PC has decades of successful experience achieving fair compensation for victims of Mississippi trucking accidents. Our skilled semi truck accident lawyers in Mississippi can assist you today. Contact the Gardner Law Firm, PC online or call 228-471-4204 for a free, initial consultation.
