An 18-wheeler collision, a semi with failed brakes or a truck driver suffering from fatigue can cause devastating injuries and wrongful death to other highway drivers. In many truck accident cases, the trucking company and driver are at fault for failing to follow federal and state regulations.

If a truck wreck injury has changed your life or a loved one’s, let the personal injury attorneys at Jacobs & Dow, LLC, in New Haven, Connecticut, protect your rights and obtain the compensation you need.

Investigating The Cause Of The Truck Accident

Understanding the cause of a truck accident is an important component of your injury claim. By uncovering the cause of a truck accident, our lawyers will hold negligent individuals and companies responsible for their harmful actions. We examine maintenance and driver logs, obtain the data from black box data recorders, review police reports, examine the accident scene and interview witnesses.

Truck accidents can be caused by many different factors, including:

• Speeding or driving too fast
• Weather conditions
• Faulty maintenance or equipment failure
• Improper securing of cargo
• Truck driver fatigue
• Alcohol and drug use
• Driver negligence
• Noncompliance
• Trucking regulations

At Jacobs & Dow, LLC, our attorneys can help with your short-term medical and financial issues and your long-term needs. If you have sustained a serious injury — such as a head injury or spinal cord injury — you may require life long medical care and special accommodations. We will investigate the facts and develop evidence concerning your financial, emotional and physical losses to ensure that you obtain fair, just and reasonable compensation for your injuries.

Truck drivers are under tremendous pressure to deliver a load on time. These situations can lead to poor decisions and irresponsible behavior on the part of drivers, trucking companies and others. With a deadline looming, drivers may set safety aside in order to reach the loading dock as fast as possible.

This deadline-driven mentality frequently results in dangerous driving by truck drivers in Connecticut that puts everyone at risk. Semi-truck drivers are among the most skilled vehicle operators on our roads, but there is no guarantee of safety when they refuse to drive responsibly.

Seeking Positive Results In Complex Semi-Truck Accident Cases

Semi-truck and trailer truck accidents can be complex due to the different parties who may share in the liability for your injuries. In addition to the driver, the driver’s employer, the truck owner, the maintenance company, the manufacturer and others may all be held partially liable. Our firm has experience handling claims against major corporations, and we have won substantial verdicts and settlements in a number of cases.

We investigate your accident to identify all negligent parties and explore the viability of pursuing multiple claims. We have experience handling all types of negligence and product defect cases, and we utilize proven strategies in pursuit of positive results for our clients. We work with accident reconstructionists and other experts to help us show that the driver’s dangerous driving caused your accident. We seek full compensation for your medical care, pain and suffering and financial losses.

Ask For A Free Consultation With A New Haven Truck Accident Lawyer

To schedule an appointment and discuss your truck accident and your legal options, contact our firm today online or by calling (866) 221-1375. In addition to weekday office hours, we are open for client meetings on Saturday mornings and by appointment on Sundays, holidays and evenings.