St. Clair County Fatal Truck Crash in Lowry City Leaves Unanswered Questions
Our St. Clair Missouri truck accident lawyers are following a puzzling story of a fatal truck accident which took place early Saturday afternoon. Reports indicate that 37 year-old Chad Long of Ash Grove Missouri was driving a 2007 tractor-trailer when his truck pulled directly into the path of a small Oldsmobile Alero. 22 year-old Grace Stanton, the driver of the Alero, was fatally injured as a result of the violent collision. Ms. Stanton, a resident of Springfield, Missouri, was wearing her safety belt at the time of the crash. Her passenger, Joshua Thompson, was seriously injured and rushed to a nearby hospital. As a Springfield wrongful death lawyer, I can tell you that this was a preventable incident that, on its face, appears to be the sole result of careless conduct on behalf of the truck driver. Our lawyers will continue to follow this truck crash to see of criminal charges are filed against the commercial truck driver.
Federal safety regulations require that truck drivers be tested for drugs and alcohol in their system when they cause a fatal semi-truck accident in Missouri, or any other state for that matter. The safety regulations in place are designed to minimize serious or fatal accidents involving commercial motor vehicles, but with the increase in collisions in Missouri in the past 12 months, our lawyers aren't sure that these regulations are being enforced properly. This particular fatal truck crash in Lowry City will result in an accident reconstruction report being created by the Missouri Highway Patrol. Officers will use forensic evidence from the scene to determine all of the contributing circumstances to the collision.
One of the first pieces of evidence that our Missouri truck accident lawyers look are driver log books. Truck drivers are only allowed to operating their big rigs for a certain number of hours in each 24 hour period. Referred to by safety regulations at "hours of service." The hours of service rules are designed to prevent fatigued truck drivers from endangering the lives of themselves and other motorists on state roadways. Truck driver fatigue is not all about being tired, it can also be caused by other factors such as prescription medication, sleep apnea, or muscle fatigue. Our lawyers often retain experts in human factors to offer opinions as to whether or not truck driver fatigue could have created a hazard that contributed to a fatal truck accident. A fatigued truck driver is a serious safety hazard for others on the road.
Another contributing factor to most fatal tractor-trailer accidents in Missouri is inadequate truck driver training. The training of a truck driver does not stop when the trucker gets his or her commercial drivers' license (CDL). Driver training is an ongoing process that is the responsibility of both the driver and the trucking company that pays him/her to haul freight on their behalf. We subpoena all training materials provided to the truck driver to verify whether or not poor training was a factor in the crash. Unfortunately, we find that inadequate training is a common factor in all of our current truck accident injury cases.
If you have questions about a Missouri tractor-trailer accident, contact an experienced lawyer who will aggressively pursue any reckless truck driver or trucking company that caused a serious or fatal truck accident. Our lawyers can be reached immediately, toll-free, at (866) 840-3636.
Federal safety regulations require that truck drivers be tested for drugs and alcohol in their system when they cause a fatal semi-truck accident in Missouri, or any other state for that matter. The safety regulations in place are designed to minimize serious or fatal accidents involving commercial motor vehicles, but with the increase in collisions in Missouri in the past 12 months, our lawyers aren't sure that these regulations are being enforced properly. This particular fatal truck crash in Lowry City will result in an accident reconstruction report being created by the Missouri Highway Patrol. Officers will use forensic evidence from the scene to determine all of the contributing circumstances to the collision.
One of the first pieces of evidence that our Missouri truck accident lawyers look are driver log books. Truck drivers are only allowed to operating their big rigs for a certain number of hours in each 24 hour period. Referred to by safety regulations at "hours of service." The hours of service rules are designed to prevent fatigued truck drivers from endangering the lives of themselves and other motorists on state roadways. Truck driver fatigue is not all about being tired, it can also be caused by other factors such as prescription medication, sleep apnea, or muscle fatigue. Our lawyers often retain experts in human factors to offer opinions as to whether or not truck driver fatigue could have created a hazard that contributed to a fatal truck accident. A fatigued truck driver is a serious safety hazard for others on the road.
Another contributing factor to most fatal tractor-trailer accidents in Missouri is inadequate truck driver training. The training of a truck driver does not stop when the trucker gets his or her commercial drivers' license (CDL). Driver training is an ongoing process that is the responsibility of both the driver and the trucking company that pays him/her to haul freight on their behalf. We subpoena all training materials provided to the truck driver to verify whether or not poor training was a factor in the crash. Unfortunately, we find that inadequate training is a common factor in all of our current truck accident injury cases.
If you have questions about a Missouri tractor-trailer accident, contact an experienced lawyer who will aggressively pursue any reckless truck driver or trucking company that caused a serious or fatal truck accident. Our lawyers can be reached immediately, toll-free, at (866) 840-3636.
