11 Questions for Car and Truck Wreck Vicitims

11 Questions for Car and Truck Wreck Victims

Determining the liability of a trucking company, truck driver or another automobile driver is often a complicated undertaking.  Issues requiring investigation routinely include the following:

1. Was the driver fatigued? For truck drivers, do the driver’s logs demonstrate driving in excess of the hours allowed by federal regulations?
2. Were the brakes on the vehicle out of adjustment?
3. Did any other equipment failures contribute to cause the collision?
4. Was the driver properly licensed? Did the trucking company provide proper training to the driver of the truck?
5. Was the driver under the influence of alcohol or drugs at the time of the collision?
6. Was the driver operating his or her vehicle in excess of the posted speed limit?
7. Was the driver distracted by use of the cell phone or texting?
8. Was the driver otherwise inattentive prior to the wreck?
9. Did the driver have sufficient time and distance to have avoided the collision had he or she been paying attention?
10. Did the driver adjust his or her speed and following distance to accommodate any adverse weather conditions that were present at the time of the collision?
11. Did the driver maintain a safe following distance behind the traffic ahead of him or her?

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