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Commercial trucking is a major industry with major consequences when it comes to industry accidents. With a potential weight upwards of 80,000 pounds, an accident between a tractor-trailer and a passenger vehicle often results in catastrophic injury, if not death.
Highways such as Interstate 40 running through Little Rock to Memphis are highly populated and experience numerous accidents every year. When involved in a semi-truck accident, it's critical to seek legal action immediately to protect your right of seeking maximum recovery. Trailer-tractor accident claims involve a great deal of evidence to be gathered and come with highly complex regulations and laws that may have an effect on the validity of the claim.
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With over 25 years of experience, the attorneys at Polewski & Associates represents victims of semi-truck accident injury. Tractor-trailer accident cases are more complex than the common car accident, requiring expertise in state and Federal regulations.
Having witnessed the devastation that can occur from a semi-truck accident first-hand, our trractor-trailer injury lawyers have the experience needed to help victims of tractor-trailer accidents. If you have been involved in a semi-truck accident on I-40, whether you live in Arkansas or in another state, contact Polewski & Associates at 972.230.6200 for a free legal evaluation.
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While there are a multitude of different reasons which can contribute to an accident involving a semi-truck, the leading causes and the percentage of accidents that they are attributed to are as follows:
Common Tractor-Trailer Accident Causes
Alcohol related - 3.1% Drug use - 1.2%
Driver fatigue - 1.6% Failure to yield - 4.0% Inattentive - 6.1%
Failure to stay in lane - 10.9% Driving too fast - 4.8% Cell phone use - 0.3%
The Dangers of Tractor-Trailer Accidents
Ranked as one of the top 100 dangerous highways in the nation, Interstate 40 is considered to be a major trucking highway. Unfortunately the stretch between Little Rock and Memphis is also considered to be quite a dangerous one, with numerous tractor-trailer accidents and injuries occurring every year.
- In-state miles: 284.6
- Fatal accidents: 148
- Fatal accidents per mile: 0.52
- Total fatalities: 176
Semi-Truck Accident Cases
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Between the years of 2004-2008, I-40 through Arkansas had:
Out of these accidents, approximately 75% of the fatalities were occupants in other vehicles.
5,061 trucks are involved in a fatal accident each year.
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- Failure to stay in lane - 10/9%
- Inattentive - 6.1%
- Driving too fast - 4.8%
- Failure to yield - 4.0%
- Alcohol related - 3.1%
- Driver fatigue - 1.6%
- Drug use - 1.2%
- Cell phone use - 0.3%