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Nashville Truck Accidents Involving Alcohol and Drug Use

Knowledgeable Big Rig Crash Attorneys Serving Nashville

Most of us are aware of the obvious: impaired driving usually results in a motor vehicle accident. Truck accidents involving alcohol and drug use are common due to the well-documented side effects of impairment, such as diminished cognitive abilities, delayed reaction time, loss of equilibrium, and blurred vision. Driving while under the influence of alcohol and drugs is already dangerous enough, but when the intoxicated driver is operating a large commercial truck that eclipses passenger vehicles, the danger becomes astronomical. At Nahon, Saharovich & Trotz, our Nashville truck accident lawyers have spent more than 30 years representing people injured in trucking collisions involving drug use and alcohol. Our firm is the largest personal injury law firm based in Tennessee, and because of our commitment to our clients, we have obtained compensation for them in excess of $1.5 billion.

Truck Accidents Involving Alcohol and Drug Use – Nashville

Truck Accidents Involving Alcohol and Drug Use in Nashville

A collision with a commercial truck can leave you with serious injuries, regardless of whether it is a delivery truck or a tanker truck. When alcohol and drugs are brought into the mix, the collision’s destructive potential elevates. Let us say, for example, that you are approaching an intersection. The driver of the delivery truck behind you took medicine an hour earlier to treat a cold. Unfortunately, she took medicine that can cause mild to severe impairment. As a result, she cannot react in time to stop her truck from rear-ending the back of your vehicle. You sustain injuries such as whiplash and head trauma due to the collision.

After the motor vehicle crash, your whiplash and head trauma caused you to incur medical bills and forced you to take off work for several days. Like most people, you may not be able to cover afford types of losses, so you will likely want to seek compensatory damages to compensate you for those accident-related expenses. To successfully recover damages, you will have to establish negligence by proving that the truck driver’s failure to use reasonable care while driving resulted in your injuries. An experienced trucking accident attorney in the Nashville area can inform you of all of the damages to which you may be entitled under Tennessee law.

If a jury found the delivery truck driver to be negligent in her operation of the truck, you may also be able to hold the truck driver’s employer liable under vicarious liability, but in order to do that, you must be able to prove that the trucker’s negligent action occurred during the course and scope of employment. If the trucker was hired despite the employer knowing from a background check that she had a history of abusing drugs while operating motor vehicles, the employer may be held liable for negligent hiring. There are numerous theories of liability that may be relevant to your case – something else that a lawyer can illuminate for you when developing your case.

Discuss Your Case with Our Big Rig Collision Lawyers in the Nashville Area

A dangerous mixture of alcohol and drugs can be deadly enough on its own, but when coupled with a commercial truck, the results can be catastrophic for you and your loved ones. If you are the injured victim of a truck accident involving alcohol and drug use in Nashville or a nearby area, our Nashville attorneys can assist you in procuring the evidence needed to bolster your case. Nahon, Saharovich & Trotz consists of 30 attorneys and over 120 staff members. Our firm has represented people hurt in truck accidents involving alcohol and drug use for more than 30 years. We serve people in Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Jonesboro, Little Rock, Jackson, Meridian, Tupelo, Columbus, Grenada, Starkville, Oxford, Hayti, Caruthersville, and other communities in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri, and Kentucky. Call our office toll-free at 800-LAW-4004 or complete our online form to schedule a free consultation with one of our motor vehicle crash attorneys.

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Client Successes
$3,000,000.00
Obtained in tractor-trailer accident case for a husband and wife that suffered traumatic injuries.
$2,200,000.00
Recovered in car accident case against construction company in which our client suffered a traumatic brain injury.
$1,500,000.00
Received for a woman injured in car accident while on the job, who sustained numerous fractures and underwent several surgeries.