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Gulfport Truck Accidents

Truck Accident Lawyers Serving Gulfport and Surrounding Areas

Accidents involving commercial vehicles such as tractor-trailers are inherently dangerous due to the sheer size and weight of these vehicles. Truck accidents often result in serious injury and sometimes death for the driver or passenger in the smaller car, truck, or SUV involved. For victims who are fortunate to survive a truck accident, the powerful impact may leave them with permanent injuries along with tens of thousands of dollars, or more, in medical bills. Due to the volume of semi-trailer traffic in Gulfport, MS, the danger of being involved in a collision is an increased possibility. If you or someone you know has been injured in a truck accident, know that you can count on Nahon, Saharovich & Trotz. Our Gulfport truck accident attorneys can handle your case from start to finish. With over 30 years of legal experience handling personal injury cases, more than 30 attorneys, and dedicated support staff, our firm has the resources to ensure that your legal rights are protected.

Establishing Liability for Your Truck Accident

There are several ways that a truck accident can occur, such as rear-end crashes, rollover accidents, and head-on collisions. There are also many reasons that these accidents occur, such as speeding, poor vehicle maintenance, and inattentive operation. For instance, a truck accident could occur on US Highway 49 near Garden Park Medical Center – located at 15200 Community Road, Gulfport, MS 39503 – because a truck driver was inattentive or texting while driving, which caused his or her truck to rear-end a vehicle as traffic comes to a stop.

In order to be successful in obtaining recovery for your injuries in a truck accident, you must prove the legal elements of negligence. In Mississippi, these elements include duty, breach, causation, and damages. If you retain an experienced truck accident attorney in the Gulfport area, you may even be able to hold the truck driver’s employer liable through a legal doctrine known as vicarious liability. If you are able to prove that the truck driver was acting within the scope and course of his or her employment then the trucking company may be held vicariously liable for the truck driver’s negligence.

Commercial truck drivers may also be found negligent as a matter of law. Interstate truck drivers are governed by the rules and regulations of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). These regulations limit the number of consecutive hours a truck driver can be on duty and require drivers to keep logbooks and conduct regular inspections to ensure that the truck is safe to operate. A truck driver who fails to abide by these regulations and causes an accident that results in injuries may be found negligent as a matter of law.

Once liability is established, the focus shifts to damages. If the injuries you have sustained due to the negligence of the truck driver result in medical bills or lost wages, you may be awarded economic damages. Along with economic damages such as medical bills and lost wages, you may also be entitled to non-economic damages such as loss of enjoyment of life, loss of consortium, and pain and suffering. Let our team of attorneys and staff work for you to develop your case and ensure that you are fairly compensated for damages caused by the defendant 18-wheeler driver.

Contact Our Gulfport Truck Accident Lawyers to Discuss Your Case Today

Not all personal injury lawyers are familiar with the rules and regulations of the trucking industry and the process of developing these complex cases. With Gulfport being a popular tourist attraction, large commercial vehicles drive across the streets and interstates of Harrison County throughout each day and night, making a truck accident a possibility. If you or someone you know has been involved in an accident caused by a negligent truck driver in or around Gulfport, Picayune, Diamondhead, Bay St. Louis, Ocean Springs, or Diberville, contact the Gulfport truck accident lawyers at Nahon, Saharovich & Trotz. Our firm has recovered over $1.5 billion in compensation for our clients, and we are ready to discuss your case. Call us toll-free at 800-529-4004 or complete our online form to set up a free consultation with one of our motor vehicle crash lawyers. After your consultation you will see that NST is the way to go.

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