Last Weeks California Truck Accident Claims 1 Life And Damages 2 Others

There was a recent truck and small vehicle accident in Hollister, California that took the life of a young man and severely injured 2 others.  The accident originated while the smaller vehicle was driving along the 152 freeway, the driver of the small vehicle was cut off by the semi driver who was making an illegal U-turn and blocked the small vehicle that was traveling at a high rate of speed. Unfortunately there wasn’t time to stop the smaller vehicle from hitting the oncoming semi and the smaller vehicle collided in to the side. This resulted in the smaller vehicle’s upper body being shaved as it went under the larger vehicle.

There was a 19-year old female that lived in Ceres who was injured in the accident and flown by helicopter to a San Jose hospital along with another passenger from the Hughson area. According to a police report, both of these teens remain in critical condition but they are still alive. Another party in the smaller vehicle as an 18 year old man from Turlock who was a fellow passenger, and he lost his life in this devastating crash.  Up until this point, the semi driver was in the wrong by making an illegal U-Turn and he caused this tragic accident, however has not be arrested or cited by the police.

Throughout southern California and other states that are home to many traveling freeways, Semi accidents are all too common than most people realize. Although these accidents do not account for the majority of accidents, they still occur on a regular basis. The problem with accidents involving a small vehicle and a semi is that the small vehicle often times obtains massive damage and/or destruction after the accident which makes them much more deadly. The size of the truck involved the accident has much to do with how severe the injuries of the victims will be, but it is almost guaranteed that a an accident involving a large truck will cause much more damage than a typical accident between economy-sized cars or even SUV’s.

Most of the semi & trucking accidents in Los Angeles and surrounding areas occur every year because of negligence on the part of the truck driver or the other party. It has been discovered in past years that a number of the Los Angeles auto & car accidents caused by large trucks were a result of sleepy drivers that were working more hours than they were legally allowed to drive. Some of these accidents were also made worse because of the heavy loads carried by the trucks. Many of these loads were too heavy for the trucks to safely carry, but were transported anyway in order to save time and make extra money.

Despite the large number of accidents from negligent truck drivers, we see there are also many truck accidents that are caused by the drivers of smaller vehicles. It is extremely dangerous to tailgate any vehicle, especially a large truck, and yet there are many drivers who do so recklessly each and every day. There are also many drivers who pass trucks without heeding the fact that these larger vehicles also have a larger blind spot than their economy-sized cars. Whatever the reason and circumstances, you should contact a Los Angeles CA personal injury lawyer if you’ve been involved in a truck accident or any other type of automobile accident.