Plantation Truck Accident Lawyers

Recovering Compensation for Personal Injury & Wrongful Death in Plantation

If you or someone you love was involved in a truck accident, you need to reach out to an experienced attorney as soon as possible. Trucking companies and their fleet of insurance investigators will begin working immediately to minimize the amount of money they have to pay you—don't let them get the jump on you.

Tractor-trailer cases are all catastrophic. The environment of a modern passenger vehicle is simply no match for a truck. In 2018, well over 4,100 trucks were involved in fatal traffic accidents. Nearly 120,000 trucks were involved in accidents that caused injury in the U.S. As absurd as this may sound, with a little over 11 crashes per day across the nation, things have actually improved slightly over the past 20 years. Regardless, our law firm knows the devastation a truck accident can bring, and we want to help.

Contact us online today or call (954) 833-1440 to speak to a member of our team.

Truck Accident Statistics

As a driver, it is important to do everything you can to minimize your risk of colliding with a tractor-trailer. In some cases, your actions may not matter, and you will still find yourself catastrophically injured in an accident as a result of a careless truck driver.

Below we have listed some truck accident statistics to help you better understand your risk of a trucking accident and what you should expect if one occurs:

• Every 16 minutes, there is a truck accident
• 1 out of every 8 fatal accidents is a truck collision
• Trucks cause 1 out of 12 fatal accidents

These numbers are probably much higher than you expected. At the Law Offices Cytryn & Velazquez, P.A. we know how truly awful these accidents can be and we understand the sadness and anger that often comes along with injuries caused by truck accidents.

Common Causes of Truck Accidents in Florida

Decades of experience have left Steven M. Cytryn with a long knowledge of all the many issues that can cause truck accidents. He is ready to move forward aggressively in your case and will not allow the truckers, trucking companies, or truck owners responsible for the accident to keep you from being properly compensated for the damages you've suffered.

Causes of improper big truck operation can include:

• Software malfunction or failure
• Lack of driver training
• Lack of maintenance, causing equipment to fail
• Speeding, driving recklessly, driving while texting
• Driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol

When you're stuck on the side of the road due to a mishandled truck, the cause of the accident does not particularly matter to you, because you still need to hire a lawyer to minimize the loss you have suffered as much as possible. However, identifying how the truck's driver negligently operated the vehicle is a required step to successfully suing trucking corporations, truck owners, and other parties for misconduct.

The party responsible for the poor operation of the truck depends on information provided by the truck's braking system. It helps people understand:

• How fast was the vehicle traveling?
• When, if ever, were the brakes applied?
• How hard were the brakes used and for how long?
• Was the operator of the vehicle drowsy or rundown?

Brakes and Truck Accidents in Florida

A vehicle's brakes are essential in any accident investigation. Drivers will often say that their brakes failed; however, any truck operator who has suffered from a brake failure driving in Florida will still have to attempt to disprove one auto accident claim:

• Brake failures do not necessarily decrease the brake's ability to stop the vehicle.
• Excess speed is one of the leading causes of brake failure and other brake problems.
• Many commercial and semi-truck drivers are preoccupied and do not meet state and federal traffic regulations. As a result, the low speed they travel due to a semi truck accident can lead to serious problems with your brakes. In fact, each time you travel at low speeds; you can apply less pressure to the motor quickly. This is because in order to produce less pressure, much of the damage caused by poor brake conditions occurs while the vehicle is moving slowly.

Contact Us for a Consultation with Our Plantation Truck Accident Lawyers

We recognize that you undoubtedly have many questions about the accident and the confusing legal process that lies ahead. Our trucking accident lawyers are prepared to provide you with the advice and legal information that you need. As a family practice, we understand the heartache a serious injury brings, which is why we will aggressively fight to protect your legal rights and help win for a trucking accident settlement.

Contact us online to schedule a consultation with our team today ;for friendly and effective counsel regarding your truck accident case. There's no obligation required to take this first step.