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Palumbo & Kosofsky
Your New York Truck and Tractor Trailer Accident Injury Attorneys

truck_accidentEvery 16 minutes a person is injured or killed in a truck accident. One eighth (on out of 8) traffic deaths and many auto accident injuries involve commercial trucks such as semis, 18 wheelers, tractor trailers, and big rigs. Because trucks are larger and heavier than cars 77% of those injured and 86% of those killed in truck collisions are the occupants of smaller vehicles, such as automobiles, motorcycles, and Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV). 

At Palumbo & Kosofsky, our New York City and Bronx, New York truck injury and accident lawyers fight to hold truckers and trucking companies responsible for the serious injuries you suffer for their negligent or reckless driving. This includes traumatic amputation, internal injuries, head injuries, broken bones and limbs, coma cases, back and neck injuries, knee and joint injuries, and injuries requiring surgery / surgical repair.

If you have been seriously hurt or seriously injured on a New York State or New York City interstate such as I-95, I-295, I-87, I-287, I-390, I-490, I-495, I-790, I-590, I-90, I-278, I-78, the Major Deegan Expressway, Cross Bronx Expressway, the Brooklyn Queens Expressway, The Long Island Expressway, the George Washington Bridge, Tappan Zee Bridge, The New York State Throughway, The Northway, the East Side Highway, the Franklyn D. Roosevelt East River Drive (FDR), the Gowanus Expressway, the Holland Tunnel Approach, the Clearview Expressway, the JFK Expressway, the Bruckner Expressway, or any other highway, expressway, or roadway in New York City or New York State by the carelessness or negligence of a truck driver, contact truck injury attorney Mark Kosofsky today toll free at 1-800-323-3266.

Attorneys Michael J. Palumbo and Mark Kosofsky have a history of obtaining successful recoveries for our clients. We handle truck wreck and accident cases from across New York State, including Bronx, New York, Queens, New York, Brooklyn, New York, Manhattan, New York, Staten Island, and New York City. If you have been injured in an actual truck on vehicle collision, or have been hurt by unsecured loads or defective equipment such as tire blow outs and other parts of a truck vehicle falling or coming off the truck, we can represent you to obtain the best recovery possible. 

Causes of Truck Accidents

Semi tractor trailer accidents are caused by a multitude of the big rig’s driver error. One is when the 18 wheeler driver trucker must make a right turn. The truck driver must swing wide left to turn right. Often, they fail to see the passenger vehicle behind or beside their commercial truck.  This often causes a serious accident resulting in serious injuries to the driver and passenger occupants of the automobile.

Because of their size and weight, large semi trucks need a much greater stopping desistance than a passenger car. Indeed transport trucks require up to 40 percent more space to stop. Often, the semi driver fails to maintain enough distance between the car in front of them and in an emergency cannot stop in time. A big rig truck causing a rear end collision with a regular vehicle can have devastating consequences to the occupants of the vehicle that was hit in the rear. When a truck turns at high speed they have a tendency to swing into an adjacent lane unexpectedly. This is called being “off track.” Unlike passenger vehicles, transport trucks require up to 40 percent more space to stop. The devastating can be catastrophic when a car, van or SUV is hit from the side or behind with over 10,000 lbs. of metal.

When a fatality occurs in a truck vs. car accident, nearly 80% of the time the innocent drivers and passengers of the vehicle are killed. Likewise, the vast majority of the time those in the passenger vehicle suffer serious and devastating injuries.

In addition to the above, the most common causes of Semi Truck accidents are:

  • Fatigue, sleepy or tired driver.
  • Driver failing to adhere to rule regulations and driving too long and too many hours without rest.
  • Inadequate driver training.
  • Overloaded trucks.
  • Poorly maintained truck brakes, tires, steering, and other equipment.
  • Speeding and other moving violations such as failure to yield the right of way.
  • Aggressive driving by the truck driver.
  • DUI / DWI of drugs or alcohol.
  • Reckless driving and dangerous driving.
  • Unsafe or malfunctioning safety systems, reflectors, lights and warning devices.

If you have been injured or lost a loved one in a truck accident truck accident attorney Michael Palumbo of Palumbo & Kosofsky are ready to be your advocate. Palumbo & Kosofsky provides free consultations. Call today 24 hours toll free: at 1-800-323-3266. We collect no legal fees unless we recover financial compensation on your behalf.

 

 

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