Macon Truck Accident Attorney
Georgia Semi Truck Accident Lawyer
Whether they are called semis, tractor-trailers, or 18-wheelers, large commercial trucks are responsible for a disproportionate number of the injuries and deaths on highways in Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky, and across the southeastern United States.
When these accidents are caused by truck driver or trucking company negligence, the law office of Westmoreland Patterson Moseley & Hinson L.L.P., has the experience and resources needed to thoroughly investigate the accident and establish liability.
If you have been seriously injured in a Georgia trucking accident, call 1-888-469-4173 or contact us online today. We have been successfully representing car accident victims in personal injury claims for more than 50 years.
A Track Record of Success
Our personal injury lawyers have an exceptional track record for obtaining compensation for victims, including:
- $3,250,000 for the wrongful death of a young woman killed after being struck by a driver of a delivery truck
- $2,100,000 for the death of an infant caused by a negligent truck driver
- $550,000 for a man whose vehicle was struck in the rear by a tractor-trailer truck causing the need for surgery to repair a herniated disk at two levels in his lower back
- $540,000 for a woman who suffered a permanent knee injury after being hit by a negligent asphalt truck driver
Act Quickly After a Truck Accident
A trucking company finds out about an accident immediately after it happens because of the truck's GPS system. The trucking company's insurance company will usually send an investigator to the scene within 24 hours.
As a victim, it's best for you to have a representative at the scene as soon as possible so evidence of liability does not disappear. Our truck accident lawyers retain the best possible experts in the trucking industry to provide us with advice regarding the liability of the truck driver, truck owner, and trucking company.
Causes of Truck Accidents
Defective brakes and other defective truck parts cause many truck accidents. We have seen innocent victims who were decapitated or who sustained traumatic brain damage in override and underride accidents, because the truck driver couldn't stop in time.
Studies have shown that driver fatigue is the most common factor in serious trucking accident injury cases. Our lawyers will immediately notify the trucking company and insurance company that there will be an injury claim and that they must save information such as the driver's log book, CDL information, the truck's maintenance records, and the electronic control module (if the truck was so equipped). The electronic control module (ECM) records such information as the truck's speed and whether there was hard braking before the accident. This written notice is called a spoliation letter, and it is designed to best preserve any evidence that could help prove your case.
Fatal Truck Accidents
We also represent surviving family members in wrongful death claims when a loved one died prematurely because of truck driver carelessness.
Contact Us
If you or someone you love has been hurt, contact a knowledgeable semi truck accident lawyer immediately. The sooner you call, the sooner we can begin working on your behalf.
Free consultations* and contingent-based fees* mean there is no reason you can't have a respected, reputable law firm with more than 200 years of combined experience representing your best interests.
Find out what to do if you are injured in a motor vehicle accident.
*Free consultations and contingency fee apply to all injury cases.
