Las Vegas Personal Injury Attorneys

Commercial Vehicle Accidents

Because of their size and weight, commercial vehicles present special dangers on the roads. Even seemingly minor collisions can result in serious personal injuries.  Commercial vehicles include:

• 18-wheel trucks
• smaller trucks used by businesses (such as bread trucks, and UPS and other delivery trucks)
• other freight vehicles

The types of accidents that can occur from collisions with commercial vehicles include:

• crashes
• rollovers

Causes of Common Commercial Vehicle Accidents

The most common situations cause or contribute to commercial truck accidents include:

• unsafe driving by the commercial vehicle driver
• unsafe driving by the passenger vehicle driver
• impairment of either driver (for example, impairment due to intoxication)
• poor road design
• negligent design or maintenance of either vehicle

Unsafe driving by the commercial vehicle drive includes negligence, or failing to exercise due care on the road.  The driver could be distracted, sleep deprived, or otherwise less than sufficiently alert.

Unsafe driving by the passenger vehicle can include such specific acts as:

• Driving in “blind spot” of a commercial vehicle driver.
• Changing lanes abruptly in front of a commercial vehicle.
• Trying to pass a commercial vehicle on the right.
• Misjudging the speed and distance of an approaching commercial vehicle.
• Merging improperly into traffic, causing a truck to maneuver or brake quickly.
• Failing to slow down or speed up as appropriate when a truck begins to change lanes or merge into an adjacent lane.
• Passing a truck, and then being blown out of position by air turbulence or cross-wind.
• Pulling into traffic from the roadside in front of a truck without accelerating enough.
• Driving the passenger vehicle in between large trucks.
• Abandoning the passenger vehicle in a travel lane.
• Failing to take a disabled vehicle completely off the highway and onto the shoulder.

It is often difficult to apportion fault in cases involving a collision with a commercial vehicle. Your commercial vehicle accident attorney can help you understand how Nevada law views legal responsibility in commercial vehicle accident cases.

Injuries from Commercial Vehicle Accidents

Collisions with commercial vehicles can cause significant injuries to persons and property.  Personal injuries from such motor vehicle accidents can include:

• Dismemberment
• Severe maiming
• Coma
• Death

Enforcing Your Legal Rights in a Commercial Vehicle Accident

If you or a loved one has suffered from an accident involving a commercial vehicle, you should hire an experienced lawyer to understand, protect, and enforce your legal rights, and to inform you what to expect in a lawsuit involving the commercial accident. Only an attorney experienced in handling commercial accident cases can help victims best understand the legal liability involved and the best legal strategy for winning a personal injury lawsuit.

At Oronoz Law Offices, our experienced commercial vehicle attorneys litigate cases across Nevada.  We represent many victims of automobile collisions seeking to enforce their legal rights in personal injury cases against drivers and manufacturers of commercial vehicles.  

For a free consultation and assessment of your case call the Commercial Vehicle Accident Attorneys at Oronoz Law Offices at 702-878-2889.