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The scene of a truck accident may appear to be one of destruction and chaos, but it contains the critical evidence of what happened and can help a truck accident attorney build you a solid case.
On October 11, 2014, Megan Mangene was driving home from work when a vehicle driven by Julie Behnen, traveling the wrong way on Highway 44, struck Megan’s vehicle head-on. According to the police, Ms. Behnen had been drinking at Helen Fitzgerald’s Irish Bar and Grill before the accident and had a blood alcohol content nearly three times the legal limit.
Truck drivers are required to follow certain regulations regarding the hours of operation of their trucks. Due to the high demand for goods to be transported throughout the United States, these truck drivers are often working long, consecutive hours, and can easily suffer from driver fatigue.
Federal regulations demand that all truck drivers maintain a log recording their activities, a record of cargo and a record of proper truck maintenance. Logs are inspected to ensure that drivers are taking proper rest periods to avoid tired driving and to make sure that the truck is being kept in safe working order.
You should be free from danger and harm when properly using any consumer product. However, if a company puts a dangerous product on the market that has a critical design flaw, users can suffer serious injuries through no fault of their own.
If you are injured on the job, there are workers’ compensation benefits available to help alleviate the burden of your medical expenses and lost wages. Any injury at work—whether the fault of you, another employee’s negligence or carelessness, faulty equipment, or unsafe working conditions—gives you the right to file workers’ compensation claims to seek the benefits you deserve while recovering from an accident.