Did you know that large trucks weigh between 10,000 and 80,000 pounds? If a large truck, weighing 50,000 pounds and traveling at 55 miles per hour strikes a car, it exerts a force of 4710 pounds per square inch into the car and its passengers. Large trucks, whether empty or…
Seven people were injured in a truck accident involving a tractor trailer and a commuter bus. Howard County Police responded to U.S. Route 1 at Dorsey Road in Elkridge, Maryland. According to police, the driver of the tractor trailer made a wide right turn from the left lane and collided…
As the temperature drops and the nights grow longer, Maryland drivers prepare to travel to holiday celebrations around the state and around the country. Remembering holiday seasons past, drivers on Maryland highways should be prepared to confront a sea of tail lights and slow moving bumpers this year as well.…
I recently read about a case involving an accident involving an eighteen wheeler that occurred on Chelsea Road in Aberdeen, Maryland. A tractor trailer operated by Kaplan Trucking Company, Inc struck the rear of Kathleen Festerman’s minivan. At trial the truck driver described that he struck the victim’s minivan while…
According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 20% of Marylanders killed in truck accidents in 2006 were between the ages of 16 and 25, and speed or failure of the young driver to stay in their proper lane caused nearly 53% of these fatalities. According to the NTSB, young…
Plaintiffs in Maryland may recover money damages from a negligent truck driver’s employer based on the legal theory of negligent entrustment. Negligent entrustment allows Maryland accident attorneys to accomplish two objects important to a plaintiff’s personal injury suit. First, this method of recovery allows a plaintiff to avoid the situation…
Although the number of large truck involved in deadly accidents decreased from 4,766 trucks in 2006 to 4,584 in 2007, the number of large-truck related deaths—4,808 fatalities—and injuries—100,000 victims—is still too high. Truck accidents can occur both from trucker negligence and the negligence of other motorists and pedestrians. Regardless of…
An injured party may present a negligent truck driver’s traffic citation as evidence of negligence when the truck driver violates traffic law and causes an injury as a result. Anyone who has received a speeding ticket knows that state traffic laws govern all Maryland drivers; however, truck drivers are also…
In Jefferson, Maryland, 17-year-old Kaitlyn Wilson died early this morning from injuries she sustained in a two-vehicle crash with a Maryland State Highway Administration dump truck. The driver of the Honda Civic that Wilson was riding in is alive, but listed in serious condition. The deadly truck accident occurred at…
Out of the 849 vehicles that were involved in deadly traffic collisions in Maryland last year, 63 of those motor vehicles were large trucks. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released these latest figures as part of its 2007 Traffic Safety Facts on large trucks. A large truck, according to…