Missouri Truck Accident Attorneys
A tractor trailer driver, who suffers from a medical condition that causes him to lose consciousness easily, recently caused a tractor trailer accident in Temple, Texas. Big rig crashes caused by driver medical complications, similar to this one, have led to increased demands from FMCSA regulations, requiring more rigorous routine medical checkups for CDL holders. Although FMCSA standards for medical checkups have recently been revised, statistics for accidents caused by tractor trailer drivers either taking medications while driving or experiencing medical complications while driving have still increased.
In this Texas tractor trailer accident, the 50-year-old truck driver lost consciousness and lost control of his commercial vehicle. The 18-wheeler continued traveling on I-35, hit a concrete embankment and went airborne for over 100 ft before crashing into a hotel. The big rig slammed into the Temple hotel, injuring hotel patrons and throwing hotel workers onto the ground.
Firefighters had to extricate the driver through the wreckage. The tractor trailer driver was injured and transported to the hospital. Luckily, none of the injuries suffered were life-threatening. Many tractor trailer accidents caused by medicated drivers and drivers experiencing complications from medical conditions end with more grim results.
Although a great deal of property damage was caused in this case, ultimately the people were not severely injured unlike many big rig crashes.
Tractor trailer accidents like this one are destructive and damaging. Thousands of people are injured in tractor trailer accidents every year and many are even killed. If you or a loved one is injured in a big rig crash, immediately contact a truck crash attorney.
As a founding partner of Page//Cagle, a Missouri Personal Injury Law Firm, I represent those injured in large truck crashes and am more than happy to answer any questions you may have. Call me for a free consultation at 314.322.8515 or toll free at 1.800.500.INJURY (4658). You can also email me at john@pagecagle.com or visit my website, www.MissouriTractorTrailerCrash.com for more information.
