On behalf of Law Offices of Wade E. Byrd P.A. | May 29, 2020 | Truck Accidents
As we continue to monitor the number of truck accidents, injuries and fatalities in 2020, it is worth looking back at past years to see what the trends look like. Doing that is concerning, though, because the fatalities were only on the rise and actually hit a 30-year...
On behalf of Law Offices of Wade E. Byrd P.A. | May 18, 2020 | Truck Accidents
Truckers spend a lot of time on the road, and they often develop ways to communicate with each other. Radios can help, but they also use their lights to signal, as it’s quick and easy. One of the most common signals is when a truck needs to merge over into another...
On behalf of Law Offices of Wade E. Byrd P.A. | May 8, 2020 | Truck Accidents
You may have heard that driver fatigue can cause accidents, and it’s a serious concern for truck drivers since they have such massive vehicles and spend so much time on the road. While this makes sense for overnight drivers — maybe you can’t even imagine driving...
On behalf of Law Offices of Wade E. Byrd P.A. | May 8, 2020 | Truck Accidents
Commercial truck accidents are devastating that commonly end in catastrophic injuries or wrongful deaths. The survivors of a commercial truck crash have a long road ahead in recovering. Victims of accidents have to ask themselves whether or not they need an attorney....
On behalf of Law Offices of Wade E. Byrd P.A. | May 1, 2020 | Truck Accidents
Near the end of March, a semi-trailer loaded with a herd of 86 fattened pigs overturned on an interstate off-ramp in the Winston-Salem area, about 120 miles from Fayetteville. Thankfully, no people were hurt in the crash, and emergency crews worked to get the pigs to...
On behalf of Law Offices of Wade E. Byrd P.A. | Mar 26, 2020 | Truck Accidents
Any truck accident carries a high level of risk due to the massive size of the truck itself. It sits higher than a passenger car, and it can weigh up to 80,000 pounds — as compared to a 4,000-pound car. The crash between those two vehicles is much more dangerous...
On behalf of Law Offices of Wade E. Byrd P.A. | Mar 12, 2020 | Truck Accidents
If you drive about 100 miles northwest of Fayetteville, you will arrive in High Point – the only North Carolina city that extends into four different counties. The city of more than 100,000 residents was recently the site of a violent commercial truck accident that...
On behalf of Law Offices of Wade E. Byrd P.A. | Mar 5, 2020 | Truck Accidents
One thing that is shocking about traffic accidents is that they can involve multiple vehicles very easily. The force of a large truck colliding with another vehicle can push it into a different lane or cause it to hit others. As a result, it’s possible that a single...
On behalf of Law Offices of Wade E. Byrd P.A. | Nov 26, 2019 | Truck Accidents
Generally speaking, those in passenger vehicles are going to experience more harm than those in large trucks when the two types of vehicles collide. This is because a commercial truck can weigh up to 80,000 pounds while a passenger vehicle weighs up to 4,000 pounds....
On behalf of Law Offices of Wade E. Byrd P.A. | Oct 13, 2019 | Truck Accidents
If you are like most people who live in North Carolina, when you hear or see a report giving an account of a motor vehicle accident involving a tractor-trailer or other very large commercial vehicle, you may want to better understand the cause of the incident....
