Louisville Automobile Accident Lawyers
Louisville automobile accidents caused by trucks
The automobile accident attorneys in Louisville at Ewing, McMillin & Willis have more than 50 years of combined experience representing people who are hurt in car accidents due to the negligence of truck drivers.
Our attorneys investigate the circumstances of your Louisville automobile accident and advise you of your options for a personal injury claim against the truck driver, the trucking firm, or, in the event of a collision involving public vehicles, such as snow plows and utility trucks, appropriate government entities.
Trucks—a source of big trouble in motor vehicle accidents
According to the 2008 Kentucky Traffic Collision Facts report from the University of Kentucky, trucks were involved in four percent of the year's motor vehicle accidents but nine percent of the state's fatal collisions.
Why the higher fatality rate? Largely, it is because of the relatively massive size and weight of a truck. For this report, a truck was defined as a vehicle with a registered weight of 10,000 pounds or more. This means that the smallest trucks are often five times the weight of the cars around it.
That extra weight makes braking or accident avoidance maneuvers much more difficult for trucks. They take longer to stop. They are harder to steer. And the force behind all that weight easily crushes other vehicles, often causing traumatic injury or death to the occupants of the other vehicles.
In 2008, Kentucky roads were littered with 8,782 collisions involving trucks. A National Highway Traffic Safety Administration study reported 385,000 large truck accidents in 2006 resulting in 4,995 deaths and 106,000 injuries.
The fact is, if you are in a car accident with a truck, you are in a world of hurt.
Our Louisville automobile accident attorneys can help
It is critical to your financial future to have a qualified Louisville car accident attorney experienced in trucking accidents on your side when you or a family member has been seriously injured or killed in a truck collision.
The Louisville auto accident lawyers at Ewing, McMillin & Willis have the legal expertise to represent clients who have been injured in a collision involving—
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Serious injuries in car-truck crashes
Our law firm recognizes that you need personal legal attention when you have the kind of major injuries often experienced in a truck collision, such as—
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The car crash lawyers in Louisville at Ewing, McMillin & Willis are committed to supporting you during your recovery. When you need an automobile accident attorney in Louisville, Kentucky, contact us.
