Commercial trucks like big rigs take up wide swaths of the road and carry heavy loads, making them a danger to other vehicles on the road. A truck jackknifes when its trailer swings at a 90-degree angle to the truck’s cab, an accident that can cause collisions with other vehicles, property damage, and personal injury.
Anyone who has been injured in a jackknife truck accident in Southaven should make sure one of their first calls is to an experienced truck accident attorney at the Law Office of David E. Gordon. David is a board-certified lawyer who can help investigate the crash, deal with insurance companies, and take the case to court when necessary.
Reasons to Hire a Lawyer After an Accident
Every motor vehicle accident needs to be investigated, particularly when there has been property damage or bodily injury. Because jackknife truck accidents only happen to specific types of vehicles, they can be more difficult to investigate. A Southaven lawyer with experience in truck wreck cases will have conducted many such investigations and knows what to look for when building their client’s case.
In investigating a case, David can examine factors such as driver fatigue, inadequate training, overloaded freight, and speeding to determine liability. Identifying the precise cause of the accident is important to establishing who is liable – for example, the driver, the trucking company, or the truck manufacturer.
Laws Regarding Jackknife Truck Accidents
Mississippi Code § 63-3-1201 requires truck drivers to regularly fill out vehicle inspection reports. A lawyer can check these documents to verify the required maintenance has been done and to establish the condition of the truck at the time of the wreck.
Additionally, Mississippi Code § 63-3-1301 establishes liability for trucking companies when their drivers do not follow federal and local laws regarding things such as driver hours and training and truck maintenance. An experienced attorney in Southaven can determine whether these laws and others, such as the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (F.M.C.S.R.s) were followed before a jackknife truck accident occurred.
Getting Compensation for Damages and Injuries
Many motor vehicle accident cases are settled after negotiations with the involved insurance companies. However, someone who is injured in a jackknife truck wreck is advised to hire an attorney to handle this, because insurers are notorious for lowball settlement offers meant to reduce their overall liability, and for getting injured parties to make statements against their own interest, which can hurt their overall case.
David is an experienced Southaven lawyer who has handled insurance companies before and knows how to get his clients fair compensation for medical bills, lost wages and income, and pain and suffering. When necessary, David can also take a case to trial and through any necessary appeals.
Call a Southaven Jackknife Truck Accident Lawyer Today
Call our office today for a free consultation when you are hurt in a jackknife truck accident in Southaven. You have already been involved in a big accident, and representation from a competent attorney from the Law Office of David E. Gordon can make all the difference in your quest for compensation. The stakes are too high to try to handle something like this alone.
