All auto accidents are stressful and traumatic, but the damage of a big rig crash can be overwhelmingly devastating. The size of these vehicles makes them extremely dangerous when not maintained or operated in an adequate manner. The following are some facts and data on big rigs and the dangers they pose in a vehicle [...]
Truck accidents are some of the most treacherous crashes on Nashville roadways. These wrecks devastate everyone involved, causing extensive property damage, injuries, and even death. We want you to be safe, and for you to have the best chance you can at obtaining compensation after you have been hurt. You can work to protect your [...]
When deciding whether to seek compensation for truck accident injuries, victims understandably want to know how much their case is worth. Each situation involves unique circumstances, which makes it difficult to provide a specific monetary value without the assessment of a skilled attorney. However, the following list includes general categories of damages that may be [...]
Courtesy Clarksville Police Department Rescue crews responded to an unusual accident in Clarksville in late January; a tanker truck and a sedan collided in such a way that the truck rolled on top of the car. The driver, Kaylynn Ramlow, was pinned inside the car and under the truck; a crane was required [...]
We don’t often give the flashing lights and clanging bells at a train crossing a second thought, but the devices are literal lifesavers. Thankfully, train collisions are far less common than commercial truck accidents, but they are often far more violent. A fully loaded 18-wheeler can weigh up to 40 tons, whereas the engine of [...]
In June 2015, Benjamin Brewer drove his 18-wheeler into a construction zone at about 80mph. Traffic in the construction zone had slowed to crawl, but Brewer made no attempt to evade a collision or brake his rig. He caused a chain-reaction collision that involved 7 cars and 18 people; when the dust settled, six people [...]
In September, a tractor-trailer traveling west on I-24 in Marion County ran off the road and overturned. The driver, 32-year-old Matthew Ross Burke, was not wearing his seatbelt and died in the crash. His wife was sleeping in the cab during the accident; she was transported to a nearby hospital and treated for minor injuries. [...]
The most recent of a bizarre spate of accidents on I-24 in Nashville saw tons of supplies for mushroom growers spilled across the highway interchange with the Silliman Evans Bridge and on to Hermitage Avenue below. The accident happened around 4:00am on October 1st; the driver suffered non-fatal injuries and no other vehicles were involved, [...]
Last year, we wrote about the June 2015 pileup on I-75 near Ooltewah. Details were scarce at the time, but we knew that a commercial truck and at least 7 other vehicles were involved in a chain reaction crash that left 6 dead and four injured. ABC News reported that the pileup was the deadliest [...]
A Tennessee Department of Transportation road crew was en route to a job when one of the three road-maintenance vehicles punctured a tire. The crew pulled the trucks to the side of the road and turned on emergency lights before beginning to unload repair equipment. It was business as usual until a semi truck veered [...]
