Memphis Personal Injury Law Blog

Road construction workers on Tennessee highways will always be at risk of suffering injuries. Not only are there numerous safety hazards related to their jobs, but negligent drivers can cause severe injuries or worse to these workers. The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating a truck accident that caused injuries to two workers over a recent weekend. The construction manager of the project says the Tennessee Department of Transportation hired the company for a project that involves repairs to multiple bridges on Interstate 440. He says four workers were on a scaffold when a semi truck smashed into the structure. The impact…

Commercial truck drivers who are not in full control of their vehicles may cause devastating accidents on Tennessee roadways. Drivers who are fatigued from working too many hours — or those who have medical conditions or are affected by prescription medication or drugs — typically have difficulty controlling their vehicles. The Chattanooga Police Department and the state Highway Patrol, in cooperation with the National Transportation Safety Board, are investigating a fatal truck accident that recently occurred on Interstate 75. The accident was apparently caused by a 39-year-old truck driver. Accident reports  note that the traffic on Interstate 75 had slowed…

The family and friends of a teenager from Bradley County who had recently graduated from a local high school are devastated by the news of her tragic death. The Tennessee Highway Patrol reported that the 17-year-old teenager died when the car she was traveling in was involved in a truck accident. The accident investigation was underway at the time of this report. Preliminary accident reports state that the teenager was in the process of turning at an intersection while the traffic light was green. A logging truck that was driven by a 20-year-old man failed to yield and smashed into…

Tennessee residents know that distracted driving is dangerous. However, they often do not realize just how dangerous it can be until it affects them or someone that they love. A recent truck accident that occurred in Haywood County, Tennessee, may have been the result of distracted driving. According to recent reports, the accident happened in mid-March near Brownsville. Upon an initial investigation, authorities determined that the crash was caused when the driver of a pickup truck veered across the center line for unknown reasons. The driver ended up colliding with a tractor-trailer in a head-on crash. The impact caused both…

Virtually all Tennessee residents understand that there are inherent dangers involved in automotive travel. When we take to the roads, it is with the knowledge that accidents can and do take place, and that vigilance is required at all times while driving. However, when we are in our homes, we give little to no thought to the dangers associated with driving. That makes a fatal crash even harder to accept, such as the case of a recent truck accident that took place within a Nashville home. The accident occurred in the early morning hours of a recent Wednesday, when the…

A crash on Interstate 75 in Tennessee involving two tractor-trailers has ended the life of one man and injured several other people. The crash took place on a recent Wednesday afternoon, and involved vehicles traveling in both directions along the roadway. The 18-wheeler accident remains under investigation, but police believe that one of the trucks left the northbound lanes of travel, crossed the median and entered the lanes of oncoming traffic. At that point, a collision took place with a tractor-trailer headed southbound. One other vehicle, a passenger car, was also involved in the wreck. In total, four people were…

The road can be a dangerous place under the best of circumstances, especially with large tractor-trailers traveling at high speeds. Anybody on the road can end up being hurt or even killed in an accident at anytime. Unfortunately, this is what had recently happened in a truck accident which claimed at least four lives along Interstate 40 in Tennessee. The incident happened one afternoon in late June on the freeway. The incident involved two tractor-trailer trucks and at least two passenger cars. One of the tractor-trailers carried a married couple, who were both killed in the fiery collision. Two other…