Accidents involving dangerous drop-offs kill about 160 people and injure 11,000 each year. The steeper the drop-off, the greater the potential danger. Our experienced legal team of Texas Trucking Accident Lawyers, Houston Motorcycle Accident Specialists, and Greater Houston Area Auto Accident Attorneys is available to provide a free evluation of your case. Please contact the lawyers of SMSH at info@smslegal.com or toll-free at (800) 282-2122.
Read More about Efforts Lag to Improve Safety in Texas Work ZonesIt's hard to imagine what motorists on the Sam Rayburn Tollway in Dallas must have thought when they saw a tanker truck headed towards them in the opposite direction. Luckily, the truck driver did not hit any vehicles as he drove the wrong way. According to news reports, the tanker had struck a pickup truck. The driver then decided that he needed to inform a police officer about the accident. It's beyond odd that the driver could simply make a U-turn on a busy highway, and proceed to drive his massive rig in the opposite direction from dozens of vehicles on a busy Thursday afternoon. He has now been arrested on suspicion of DWI.
Read More about No Accident as Dallas Tanker Truck Driver Drives Wrong WayOn Interstate 35E in southern Dallas Friday, a fuel tanker lost one of its front tires, striking a minivan and a child inside went to the hospital for treatment of injuries. Texas Trucking Accidents are unfortunately extremely common. Our experienced legal team has worked on cases involving big rigs, semi trucks, gravel trucks, 18-wheelers, and other large commercial vehicles. We are here to assist you 24/7 with a free evluation of your case. Please contact us at info@smslegal.com or toll-free at (800) 282-2122.
Read More about Big rig loses tire on I-35, strikes minivan injuring childTanker truck driver, who was killed in a fiery tanker accident on the Dallas North Tollway Ramp in the early hours last Friday. The Texas truck accident lawyers at Schechter McElwee Shaffer & Harris represent injured victims of tanker, 18 wheeler, tractor trailer and semi truck accidents around the state of Texas.
Read More about Deadly Tanker Accident in Dallas, Texas Kills Truck DriverAs Texas truck accident attorneys, we see accidents cause injuries even in the absence of direct impact between a truck and another vehicle. In 2007, a 57-year-old Dallas man was killed when a truck crashed in to a median, leading to a large piece of concrete smashing though the victim’s car windshield. The family of the victim William Bond, has now filed a lawsuit against the trucker in that accident.
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