For several decades, BOSCO, WARD & CICCONI has represented those who have been seriously injured. Through
experience and
education, our firm is able to expertly evaluate medical injuries and pursue personal injury claims on behalf of the injured plaintiff. BOSCO, WARD & CICCONI provides sophisticated
legal services for almost any type of injury.
Each year thousands of
motorists and big rig
drivers are killed and catastrophically injured by the negligent operation of
trucks and tractor trailers by their
drivers and by trucking companies. Typical accident scenarios are where a driver of
tractor-trailer descends a steep grade without adequately checking his slack-adjusters on his air brakes. The result is that he becomes a
runaway, and eventually ends his trip in tragedy at the bottom of the grade. Another example is where the
driver of a large truck is unaware of the steep grade because the highway authority (CalTrans, etc.) has not adequately posted the roadway. The attorneys at BOSCO, WARD & NOPAR are experts in dealing with the
mechanical aspects of
large trucks and their braking systems. Another example of negligence occurs where the driver of a large truck ignores the road signage restricting axle number and/or weight of large trucks using a particular roadway.
Semi-
truck drivers and the companies they work for have a duty to operate their vehicles in a safe and responsible manner. Unsafe driving, oversized loads and various other treacherous practices put the public and the truck operators in danger. Likewise,
highway authorities have a duty to make the roadway safe to the users thereof. A typical roadway problem was presented by Kanan-Dume Road in Malibu, wherein it took 10 deaths before an arrestor bed was installed.
Large trucks -
trucks weighing over 10,000 pounds - represent only 3% of all registered vehicles on the road in the U.S., yet they account for over 25% of the deaths in multiple vehicle traffic accidents and 98% of those killed or injured in trucking accidents will not be truck drivers.
Here are some alarming statistics:
- EVERY 16 MINUTES OF EVERY DAY, another person in the United States will be injured or killed in a truck related accident.
- Over four hundred and fifty thousand large trucks were involved in crashes last year.
- Over one million people were involved in the crashes.
- Over five thousand people were killed.
- Over one hundred and forty thousand people were injured.
- One third of the injured suffered catastrophic damage.
While mechanical failures, reckless driving and improper driver training account for some crashes, the overwhelming cause is driver fatigue. The National
Highway Transportation Safety Association (NHTSA) reports that driver fatigue is responsible for 30% to 40% of all large truck crashes and is the probable cause in over 30% of crashes that resulted in the truck driver's death. In a recent survey, almost 20% of
truckers admitted to falling asleep at the wheel at least once in the previous three month period.
All motorists should be aware of the dangers associated with sharing our roads with big rigs. Recent studies have concluded that automobile drivers must also accept responsibility for many of the tragedies resulting from car-truck accidents.
BOSCO, WARD & CICCONI believes that in order to represent our injured clients in the best possible manner, our firm must have an understanding of the human anatomy and how it responds to an injury. Therefore, through experience and education, our firm is able to expertly evaluate injuries and successfully pursue claims on behalf of the injured plaintiff.
While proving a physical, emotional, or cognitive injury can be difficult, our experienced and knowledgeable attorneys and staff are able to undertake difficult cases and prevail, convincing skeptics of the merits of a claim via credible, trustworthy evidence and objective test findings. Our firm is committed to protecting our client's rights and has repeatedly demonstrated our ability to succeed in the most challenging and complex injury cases.
