An Attorney for Victims of Tractor-Trailer Crashes
If you've been injured in a crash with a truck, chances are it wasn't an accident it was due to the negligence of a truck driver. A trucking company or some other party, you deserve and are entitled to seek restitution for the harms and losses, including the ongoing effects of your injuries.
At the Law Offices of Charles N. Rock, we help our clients pursue personal injury and wrongful death claims in truck crash cases. Contact us to schedule a free consultation with experienced New York personal injury lawyer Charles Rock.
Understanding the Responsibilities of Truck Operators
An 18-wheeler is the most dangerous type of vehicle that you will regularly encounter on New York's highways. While truck drivers themselves are generally fairly well protected, their trucks create a great risk of harm to others. These vehicles are dangerous for two basic reasons:
- Potential for causing accidents: Tractor-trailers are mechanically complex and their safe operation requires regular high quality maintenance and extraordinarily good driving skills. Driver fatigue, equipment malfunction and shifting loads are factors that lead to crashes.
- Seriousness of injuries: Crashes between trucks and smaller cars or pedestrians often cause catastrophic injuries. Traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, burn injuries and serious fractures — as well as fatalities — are all too common when trucks crash.
According to the latest statistics compiled by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 6 percent of truck accident injuries are fatalities, as opposed to 2 percent of all auto accident injuries. That is why large truck operators have special safety responsibilities.
Truck drivers and trucking companies are legally required to make reasonable efforts to protect the safety of others. When they choose to ignore their duties, our role as attorneys is to make sure they are held accountable for the consequences of their actions.
Guiding You Toward Restitution — Fair and Just Compensation
If you have been seriously injured in a truck crash — or if a loved one has been injured or killed — you want to know what to do. We can guide you through the process: getting full medical care, securing evidence and claiming fair compensation.
Attorney Charles Rock has extensive experience helping clients recover personal injury and wrongful death compensation from trucking companies and others whose actions contributed to truck crashes. Put Charles Rock's experience to work for you. Contact us to discuss how we can help you.
