Truck Accident Injuries

Injuries from truck accidents are often serious

Given the weight and size of large trucks, the injuries that occur in tractor-trailer accidents are often serious, catastrophic, or deadly. When a victim survives a truck accident, some of the more common injuries include:

• Traumatic brain injuries – open- or closed-head injuries typically caused by a blow to the head, being struck by an object, or by an object fracturing or penetrating the skull
• Spinal cord injuries – complete or partial injuries with possible long-term effects that can be devastating to a survivor and his or her family
• Traumatic amputation – a complete or partial severing of fingers, hands, arms, feet, legs, or other body parts due to trauma, often leading to long-term health problems
• Other catastrophic injuries – internal injuries, multiple fractures, and severe burns that require significant medical treatment at exorbitant cost

Truck accident permanent injuries and death

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has reported that every ten seconds someone in the United States is involved in a car accident. When one of those accidents involves a collision with a truck, serious injury and death are likely to occur.

The sudden loss of a loved one is tragic. It is even more painful and senseless when it is caused by the negligence or reckless actions of another. Where negligence results in a death, statutory survivors may file a wrongful death claim for compensation.

It is important to act promptly in obtaining an attorney. It is crucial to interview witnesses and to notify the trucking company to preserve critical evidence. This evidence includes log books, maintenance records, gas receipts, GPS records and other records. Additionally, it is important that an accident reconstructionist examine the tractor-trailer before it is repaired or altered in some manner.

The success of your case often turns on retaining an experienced Phoenix truck accident lawyer. Our Phoenix truck accident attorneys retain the most experienced investigators and truck accident reconstructionists in the industry. We take steps to preserve evidence and to present your case for settlement purposes or trial.

For Phoenix truck accidents, or if you have lost a loved one in a Phoenix tractor-trailer accident death, contact Alex & Gaxiola, P.C. at 602-971-1775. We also serve Scottsdale, Mesa, Glendale, and other cities throughout Arizona.