Pascoe Law Firm
Highway Truck Crashes
Principal office located in Friendswood, Texas.
Available to service League City, Webster, Pearland, Galveston, and the surrounding areas within Texas.
Highway Truck Accident Lawyer
Lawyer for Truck Accidents in Houston, Texas
Highway Truck Accident Lawyer representing injury victims of freeway truck crashes. Call our Highway Truck Accident Attorney at 713-829-4317. In the U.S. there are over 9 million large trucks that travel 226 billion miles per year on the streets, highways, and interstates. Unfortunately, many of these large trucks crash into passenger cars on the highway, freeways, and interstate.
Many highway truck accident injury victims wonder who is at fault after an accident. After a freeway truck accident you might find yourself in a situation where the truck driver caused the accident, his trucking company is the party financially liable, and there might even be a third party like an insurance company who is working against you. If you have been involved in a highway truck accident you should speak with a lawyer who can inform you of your legal rights and options. Many trucking companies push their truck drivers to work long hours to try and meet deadlines. Truck drivers can become fatigued and sleep deprived. All of these can impact and contribute to who should be found at fault for the highway truck accident.
Common Causes of Highway Truck Crashes
Attorney For Highway Trucking Accidents, Highway Truck Crashes & Lawsuits In Texas
In an effort better understand highway truck crashes, in March of 2006, the U.S. DOT Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration combined their efforts to determine way large truck accidents occur. Sampling almost 1,000 fatal truck crashes between 2001 and 2003 they examined the causes and factors that lead to the highway truck crashes. As a result, the discovered that in many cases the truck driver was at fault was at fault for the accidents.
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Some of the common causes the investigation revealed:
- 26% of the truck drivers were using prescription drugs
- 22% were speeding or driving too fast for road conditions
- 17% of the truck drivers were using over-the-counter drugs
- 22% was the result of truck driver fatigue or work-related pressure
Texas Attorney Handling Houston / Galveston Truck Accidents


Pascoe Law Firm
Friendswood, TX 77546
Phone: 713-829-4317
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