Distracted Tractor-Trailer Driver Summoned to Court After Causing Four-Vehicle Accident on Interstate 63
A truck will be required to appear in court following a June 1, 2011 accident on Interstate 63, according to a report on columbiamissourian.com. The woman, who drives a big rig, apparently lost concentration and did not notice that traffic was slowing in front of her. She was not able to react in time to avoid colliding
with three vehicles from behind.
Location of the Accident:
The truck driver was injured in the Missouri truck crash along with six others. All of them were taken to nearby hospitals. Fortunately, only one of the victims remains hospitalized and hospital staff notes that she is not seriously injured.
It is important for tractor-trailer drivers to remain alert while they are on the job. To this end, the US Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has created significant rules to determine when and how long a truck driver can work. Part of these regulations, requires that truckers keep an electronic log of all of the hours that they work.
In this case, authorities stated that the truck driver was not in violation of the provisions set forth by the FMCSA. However, abiding by these regulations does not always mean that a trucker is driving safely. As the above accident indicates, it only takes a couple of seconds of inattention for a tractor-trailer to significantly alter the lives of many people.
If you’ve been in a crash with a tractor-trailer, call the negligent truck driver lawyers in St. Louis at Page Law at 314-322-8515 today.
Source: http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2011/06/02/tractor-trailer-driver-issued-summons-careless-and-imprudent-driving/
