Winter driving presents its own particular danger to the driving public. Slippery conditions can lead to single-car or multi-vehicle accidents, while poor visibility can result in serious injury accidents as well. As a Baltimore personal injury attorney and Maryland motorist myself, I know the potential for property damage and physical…
Trucking accidents, especially on the interstate, can be horrendous events. Occupants of passenger cars, SUVs and light pickup trucks can be severely injured if their vehicle is hit by a semi truck, such as a Peterbuilt, Kenworth or International long-haul commercial truck. As a Maryland injury law firm, my staff…
Seatbelts (or safety belts) do serve a valuable function and those who choose not to avail themselves of their protection run the risk of serious injury or even death in the event of a traffic accident. It’s not surprising that the larger the vehicle the more protected an occupant feels,…
Trucking accidents, due to their scale, can result in tragic and many time fatal outcomes. Such was the case in an October United Parcel Service truck crash that killed the driver of a second vehicle and injured a young passenger. As a personal injury lawyer practicing in the Baltimore area,…
If there is one truth about traffic accidents, it is that anybody can become a victim within moments. Trucking-related crashes involving big rigs, delivery vehicles and other commercial vehicles are common occurrences all across the state of Maryland, Washington, D.C., and elsewhere. Recently, musical artist, hip-hop performer and rapper, Beanie…
Police recently reported a tragic pedestrian death along I-695 recently when a Parkville, MD, man was attempting to cross the busy interstate on foot. The incident occurred on December 5, when an Exxon tanker truck driving along the Beltway’s Inner Loop near Harford Road came up on a man attempting…
Tragedy struck earlier this month when the business editor of the Baltimore Sun newspaper was killed in a trucking accident involving a United Parcel Service delivery truck. The wreck also injured the man’s nine-year-old daughter. Although the accident investigation was not yet completed, it appears that the truck driver may…
To the average motorist, there may be nothing quite as frightening as a highway accident involving a tractor-trailer rig. Passenger cars and light trucks are no match for these huge vehicles when things go wrong and a crash is imminent. These days it is not uncommon to be surrounded on…
Maryland truck accident litigators recently read about a truck accident on Davis Drive in Apex, North Carolina that could be repeated on some of Maryland’s smaller roads. Earlier this week, a dump truck driving down a narrow two lane road that lacked a shoulder, overturned and landed on top of…
The current economic downturn has caused some Americans to change careers in order to keep their financial heads above water. Recently, MSNBC reported that some laid off blue and white collar workers have began new careers as long haul truckers. Tom Davis, a manager of a company that hauls consumer…