Semi Truck Accidents in GA
If you are involved in a semi truck or trucking accident in GA, your life may be affected in myriad ways. You can have substantial medical bills to pay, lost wages for which to compensate, and pain and suffering that calls for appropriate monetary damages.
But how do you go about trying to get these things after your semi truck accident in GA? Unfortunately, simply bringing your concerns to the attention of the driver, the truck company, and their respective insurance carriers is unlikely to produce the desired result of having benefits paid to you. You need to prove that representatives of the trucking industry were negligent, careless, or reckless in their responsibility to uphold safe driving and transport practices. You need a qualified semi truck accident lawyer.
Semi Truck Accident Lawyer in GA
One of the ways in which a semi truck accident attorney in GA can furnish evidence for your case is by focusing on semi truck violations. When a member of the trucking industry breaks rules, or makes careless errors that result in harm to you, Kam, Ebersbach & Lewis, P.C. builds a case explaining exactly how your injuries occurred, and why the responsible parties owe you compensation.
Common violations resulting in semi truck accidents in GA include:
- Driver fatigue. Semi truck drivers are required to have rest breaks at certain intervals, in order to remain alert enough to drive safely. If rest breaks are not taken due to pressure placed on the driver to complete a route, the consequences can be deadly for other motor vehicles in the path of the truck—whose driver may fall asleep at the wheel.
- Speeding. One of the most common infractions cited in semi truck accidents in GA—speeding—is often committed so that a truck driver can complete his or her route more quickly. Unfortunately, when another motor vehicle is struck by a speeding semi truck, that vehicle suffers the greater part of the damage.
- Tailgating. Semi truck drivers often tailgate the drivers of other vehicles that they feel are moving too slowly. They hope to force the drivers of the smaller vehicles to either speed up or move into another lane, so that the they can pass, continuing along their given routes as swiftly as possible. Tailgating does not leave enough room between vehicles for the rear driver to brake in time, however. Thus, this practice often results in the driver of the smaller vehicle being hit from behind by the semi truck.
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For expert legal representation with trucking accidents in GA, consult Kam, Ebersbach & Lewis, P.C., the go-to firm of Coweta County, Georgia. We represent clients from the Atlanta metro area, Fayette, Carroll, and Troup Counties, and throughout Georgia. Our initial consultation is free.
