Fatigued driving is dangerous driving, especially when the fatigued motorist is operating a large commercial truck. If you or someone you love sustained injuries in a fatigued truck driver accident in Coral Gables, Werner, Hoffman, Greig & Garcia could help you hold the at-fault parties financially responsible.
Our firm’s truck accident attorneys could investigate the collision, build your case, and prove that you deserve maximum compensation for your damages. Our legal team is compassionate, client-focused, and here to guide you forward in a difficult time.
One of the challenges of being a commercial truck driver is staying awake and alert on long hauls. It is all too easy for a driver to become “hypnotized” by the road and experience fatigue while trekking down the Florida Coast on I-95 or along the South Dixie Highway.
In fact, truck driver fatigue is such a common problem that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has established Hours of Service (HOS) to try to prevent it. HOS rules state that:
Violating HOS regulations is negligent. If the driver who caused your accident did so, our lawyers in Coral Gables could use their driver logs as evidence to prove truck driver fatigue.
Fatigued truck drivers can cause severe accidents resulting in serious and catastrophic injuries. When drivers are sleepy, it means they are not alert, and their reaction time is slower. They can make driving errors that lead to collisions, such as drifting into the wrong lane or failing to stop at a stop sign or red light. Drivers may even fall asleep behind the wheel.
Because commercial trucks are heavier and larger than passenger vehicles, crashes involving fatigued drivers can result in serious and deadly injuries, particularly if the truck driver was sleeping and did nothing to lessen the impact. Victims may sustain head injuries, brain injuries, back and spinal cord injuries, loss of a limb, or internal injuries.
Our Coral Gables lawyers could prove truck driver fatigue using evidence, such as dashcam or surveillance footage and eyewitness accounts. We could also obtain essential evidence from the truck driver and the trucking company, including the driver logs and the truck’s “black box” data recorder.
In addition to the truck driver, the trucking company may also be liable for your accident. First, they bear some legal responsibility for their driver’s negligence. They may also be at fault for setting unreasonable delivery schedules or pressuring drivers to break HOS rules.
If you were hurt by a negligent truck driver, Werner, Hoffman, Greig & Garcia could help you fight for full and fair compensation. Our personal injury law firm has over 125 years of combined legal experience. We are committed to helping the injured, and we have a record of success.
Contact us today to learn more about how we could assist you after a fatigued truck driver accident in Coral Gables. We offer free consultations and take cases on a contingency fee basis.
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