Michael Jakscht, a dump truck driver in Arizona, was convicted of killing four motorcyclists and injuring five others when he crashed into a group of bikers at a stoplight on March 25, 2010. On November 16, he will receive his sentencing. The Maricopa County Superior Court found him guilty of four counts of manslaughter, four… read more
Vladimir Zhukov, a 66-year-old truck driver from Illinois, was heading west on I-80 through Nebraska when his truck stalled. When he stopped to fix his truck around 4:30 am, it started a chain reaction of car accidents that killed five people. Minnesota truck driver Keith Johnson, 27, crashed his semi-truck into Zhukov’s stalled truck. Johnson… read more
Truck accidents can happen at any time. Sometimes you have no time to act (or split seconds, like in the video above), but there are a few precautions you can take to avoid truck accidents. Stay out of blind spots. These are usually marked on the rear of the truck. In particular, stay away from… read more
It has been a rough year for fires in Colorado. Experts say that it is the worst the state has seen at least in the last decade, possibly longer. Officials have determined that that they were mistaken in identifying the cause of one fire. Initially thought to originate from a discarded cigarette, Colorado State Patrol… read more
Tort reform refers to setting limits on how much the at-fault party would need to pay the victim in certain injury cases. Currently, 23 states have laws that set caps for “noneconomic damages,” including Colorado. Major Caps and Exceptions Colorado tort law sets the limit for damages related to pain, suffering and emotional distress at… read more
A severe blow or trauma to the head can cause a traumatic brain injury (TBI). The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) breaks down the most common causes of TBIs into the following four categories: Falls. Falls cause over a third (35 percent) of all TBIs in America, and at least half of the TBIs in… read more
A final rule was announced on November 23 concerning the use of cell phones by commercial truck and bus drivers that will hopefully save a significant number of lives. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced that interstate truck and bus drivers are now prohibited from using hand-held cell phones while operating their vehicles. This is… read more
Eighteen-wheeler trucks, while extremely useful, have the potential to be the most dangerous things on the road. This becomes particularly true if they break traffic laws. In a fatal truck accident in Glenwood Springs this summer, a logging truck driver allegedly ran a red light, slamming into a Jeep making a left turn. Authorities pronounced… read more
In a grisly example of the perils of reckless driving while on a motorcycle, a Missouri man died after he crashed into the rear of a tractor-trailer, trapping himself between the dual rear wheels. 56-year-old Victor Leutwyler of Jefferson City was riding his Harley Davidson through Fairplay, CO, when the motorcycle accident occurred. Investigators say… read more
“Anyone who has ever sneezed in a car knows what can happen.” What, you may ask, can happen? This quote from Springfield, Missouri Assistant Fire Chief Randy Villines refers to a sneezing fit that possibly caused a fire truck accident. According to Reuters, Paul McGuire drove a fire truck with two other fire fighters on… read more
