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A Maine State Trooper was killed in the second “freak” accident in the past month. Read more from the commercial truck accident lawyers at The Doan Law Firm about how “freak” accidents happen and the legal implications that follow.

Although it has no stated definition in law, the term “freak accident” is often used to describe an accident that is caused by a sequence of unlikely events occurring at roughly the same time. These accidents are sometimes called “perfect storm” accidents. In today’s post, the commercial truck accident lawyer at The Doan Law Firm reviews the known facts of one such accident. He then discusses how the law determines liability when dealing with an accident that may, at first…

In a recent post, we reported on a South Florida auto accident involving a 2016 Tesla Model S which claimed the life of Omar Awan, a 48-year-old father of five. Although traffic accident fatalities are an almost routine occurrence in the Greater Miami area, this accident became newsworthy for two reasons: 1) a malfunction of the vehicle’s electronic door handles prevented rescuers from removing the victim after the driver-side airbag failed to deflate after inflating in response to the accident…

Federal agencies such as the National Transportation Safety Bureau (NTSB) and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) collect, analyze, and report data related to commercial trucking accidents. Although such data is exhaustive and vital to highway safety, these reports have one serious drawback: on a calendar-year basis, most of their data is “old.” Let us explain what we mean by that last statement. When a truck accident occurs local law enforcement, usually with the assistance of the state’s Department…

At The Doan Law Firm, we have successfully represented dozens of clients who lost a family member to an accident involving a commercial truck. We are thus all-too-well aware of the terrible emotional and financial impact that these accidents can have on a family. At the same time, we have come to recognize that relatively up-to-date information on commercial trucking accidents is difficult to obtain. In response to this lack of information, our commercial truck accident lawyers have directed our…