New Year’s Eve in a Mesa, Arizona took a tragic and even bizarre turn. 10 people were celebrating the holiday in a private residence in the The semi failed to come to a stop and ended up plowing into a single-family home near the intersection.suburban Phoenix community. At the same time, a semi-truck was barreling down U.S. 60, approaching Crismon Road in Mesa. For reasons yet to be determined, the semi-truck driver elected to exit from U.S. 60 onto Crismon…
A massive chain-reaction collision on Interstate 80 in Central Pennsylvania resulted in at least two fatalities and dozens of injuries, some serious. The devastating multi-vehicle mashup involved a yet to be determined number of massive semi-trucks, vehicles which by their very nature magnify the severity of highway accidents. Little information currently is available on those injured in the Pennsylvania I-80 accident. Multiple ambulances were dispatched to the scene to transport injured victims to area medical centers. Pennsylvania State Police are…
“Adverse Weather Conditions” and Truck Accidents As I write this post, I have one eye on the television reports of the damages in Florida and Alabama caused by Hurricane Sally. Many side roads and city streets are completely under water and portions of Interstate 10 are closed due to water accumulation and high wind. In fact, there has been a report of a semi truck that was overturned by high winds on the I-10 freeway near Pensacola. Thankfully, no injuries…
Amazon Logistics Delivery Trucks Versus “Common Carriers” Amazon.com is the largest online retailer in the world. Much of its success is due to its policy of providing on-time delivery of products that are ordered online from its thousands of retail partners. Unfortunately, as we have noted in a previous post, two “legs” of Amazon’s delivery operations (Amazon Prime and Amazon Logistics) have less than enviable safety records. In this post, our Amazon truck accident lawyer discusses how Amazon.com has created…
Houston Amazon Delivery Truck Accident Lawyer Amazon.com is the most successful online shopping business in the short history of the Internet Age. A large part of that success is due to its guarantees of prompt delivery of products that have been ordered through its websites. However, in order to meet its self-imposed delivery deadlines, Amazon.com and its subsidiary delivery companies have developed a reputation within the commercial trucking and package delivery industries as a company that puts more emphasis on…