Truck Wrecks

What you need to know about North Carolina Law

The Raleigh, NC personal injury attorneys at Twiggs, Beskind, Strickland & Rabenau have a proven record of successfully representing those who have been injured or have lost loved ones in truck wrecks.

Negligence

North Carolina law requires every person and company to use reasonable care when operating tractor-trailer rigs and other commercial trucks. Failing to use reasonable care is negligence. When negligence causes a crash resulting in injury or death, the negligent person or company must compensate an injured person—or the family of a person who died—for their losses, unless the defendant has a defense permitted by law and established by facts.

Compensatory Damages

A person injured by negligence is entitled to compensation for:

Past and future medical bills
Past and future lost wages
Future inability to earn income
Scarring

Loss of or loss of use of parts of the body
Past and future physical pain
Past and future emotional suffering
Any other losses proven

In wrongful death cases, heirs recognized by the North Carolina Wrongful Death Statute are entitled to compensation for:

Medical bills
Funeral and burial expenses
Lost wages

Lost services
Lost companionship, comfort, advice and guidance
Any other losses proven

Punitive Damages

When a trucking company or driver acts intentionally, willfully or with a reckless disregard for the rights and safety of others, punitive damages may also be recovered. Punitive damages are money damages designed to punish the wrongdoer and keep others from engaging in similar misconduct.

Negligent truckers endanger you and your loved ones

Trucking companies and their truck drivers who put financial gain ahead of safety cause countless serious injuries and deaths on North Carolina's highways. North Carolina has more than 5,000 truck-related crashes each year causing some 4,000 injuries and deaths.

Driven by profits, many trucking companies put their drivers on tight delivery schedules.
Drivers routinely violate speed limits; federal limitations on the number of hours a driver may drive; and other safety regulations.
Many trucking companies hire inexperienced drivers or drivers with bad driving records.
Others do not properly train and supervise their drivers.
Still others do not properly maintain their equipment.

These and other irresponsible practices by some trucking companies and some drivers contribute to the growing number of serious and deadly accidents involving tractor-trailer rigs and other commercial vehicles.

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