A truck accident this morning in Ambridge, Pennsylvania along Route 65 between a tractor-trailer and a car has killed a 49 year old Rochester, Pennsylvania woman. The accident occurred at the intersection of Route 65 and 4th Street in Beaver County. The accident was reported this morning and the driver of the truck was said to have been sleeping when he crashed into the woman's car.
Truck accidents that involve the wrongful death of a victim are very complex cases and take an experienced truck accident attorney. Recently, the truck accident lawyers of Dallas W. Hartman, P.C. reached a settlement for the wrongful death of a West Pittsburg, Pennsylvania truck accident victim for more than $1,250,000.00.
In this case, the victim's vehicle was disabled in the roadway and hit from behind by a tractor-trailer. The semi-truck pushed the victim's vehicle 790 feet after impact and eventually ran over the vehicle. This caused the wrongful death of this Lawrence County man.
The truck accident attorneys at Dallas W. Hartman, P.C. were able to use a team of experts to show that the truck driver was driving with excess speed. They were also able to investigate the dispatcher and the trucking company to show that the companies were keeping inaccurate logs and hiring drivers to drive too many hours, which lead to tired and sleeping drivers. Because of this, a settlement was reached for over $1.25 million dollars to help compensate the family of the victim.
If you or a loved one has been a victim of a truck accident, call the truck accident attorneys at Dallas W. Hartman, P.C. today at 1-800-777-4081 for a free consultation. We will help you receive full and fair compensation and you will never have to pay us unless we get money for you.
Source: WPXI. "Fatal accident shuts down Route 65 in Ambridge". 16 January 2015.