On behalf of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, L.L.C. | Apr 6, 2017 | Car Accidents, Truck Accidents
Report dangerous driving, especially a truck driver An alert convenience store employee probably saved lives when he called police to report a truck driver behaving strangely. Police say the man was high on crystal meth and had driven his tractor-trailer from...
On behalf of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, L.L.C. | Feb 25, 2015 | Truck Accidents
Semi-trucks hauling tens of thousands of pounds of cargo zip back and forth on Connecticut’s highways every day, and one simple mistake by a driver can have catastrophic results for others on the roadways.If you have been involved in a trucking accident, the...
On behalf of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, L.L.C. | Jan 16, 2015 | Truck Accidents
As we discuss frequently on this blog, truck accident fatalities remain a major problem on the roads in Connecticut and elsewhere. One of the main reasons truck accidents are often deadly is because of the sheer size and weight of tractor trailers.That’s why it...
On behalf of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, L.L.C. | Jan 8, 2015 | Truck Accidents
In our last post, we discussed how highway fatalities involving large trucks such as semis and tractor trailers have been on the rise for the past four years while motor vehicle accident fatalities overall have fallen.We also discussed how a serious trucking accident...
On behalf of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, L.L.C. | Jan 6, 2015 | Truck Accidents
At the end of last month, new data from the U.S. Transportation Department showed that while motor vehicle accident fatalities were reduced overall in 2013, fatalities involving large trucks such as semis and tractor trailers increased.Officials said there were 3,964...
On behalf of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, L.L.C. | Dec 18, 2014 | Truck Accidents
Welcome back. We are currently discussing the problem of truck underride accidents, which continue to claim far too many lives each year in the United States.Even though the nonprofit Insurance Institute for Highway Safety presented evidence to the National Highway...
On behalf of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, L.L.C. | Aug 28, 2014 | Truck Accidents
State and federal transportation safety regulators and commercial trucking groups broadly agree that problematic — that is, comparatively accident-prone — carrier companies need to be readily identifiable, with incentives in place that will grab their...
On behalf of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, L.L.C. | Aug 4, 2014 | Truck Accidents
Last week, we discussed how fatal truck accidents are on the rise in Connecticut and the rest of the United States. One of the reasons for this is that as the economy continues to make improvements Americans are making more purchases, therefore requiring more trucks...
On behalf of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, L.L.C. | Aug 1, 2014 | Truck Accidents
The tragedy that can come with involvement in a truck accident was recently publicized when famous comedian Tracy Morgan was injured in a tragic truck accident. The comedian, who was touring with his entourage at the time of the crash, faced serious injuries when a...
On behalf of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, L.L.C. | Jul 14, 2014 | Truck Accidents
Last month, an accident involving a limo-bus and a semi-truck left a veteran comedian dead and several others injured, including actor-comedian Tracy Morgan, who starred on “Saturday Night Live” and “30 Rock.”Morgan and several colleagues were...
