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April 2017

How Large Truck and Tractor-Trailer Accidents Are Different

Matt Whitehead | Attorney, Carolina Law Group

There are various kinds of accidents on the road, including car accidents, hit-and-runs, pedestrian accidents, and bicycle-car accidents. All can be devastating, but undoubtedly some of the most destructive involve trucks or tractor-trailers (a.k.a., big rigs, semis, or 18-wheelers). Truck and tractor-trailer accidents are, unfortunately, not uncommon, with an estimated total of 433,000 accidents in 2015 involving large trucks, according to data from the NHTSA. Recently, in Duncan, SC, a tractor-trailer on I-85 struck and killed a man who was changing a tire on his car. Last month, two men...

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