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A collision with a commercial 18-wheeler is unlike any other vehicle crash. The aftermath on a busy San Antonio highway, like I-35 or Loop 1604, can be devastating. You’re not just dealing with a personal car and another driver; you’re up against a commercial enterprise with a team of adjusters and lawyers whose job is to minimize their company’s financial exposure. Understanding the unique challenges of these cases is the first step toward protecting yourself and your family.
These cases involve layers of liability that you won’t find in a typical car wreck case. The responsible party might be the driver, but it could also be the trucking company that hired them, the crew that maintained the vehicle, or the manufacturer of a faulty part. For example, a trucking company might be liable for pressuring a driver to exceed the federally mandated Hours of Service, which we can often prove by examining the truck’s electronic logging device (ELD) data.
Investigating these claims requires a rapid and thorough response. We have to identify every potential defendant and act quickly to preserve critical evidence. This isn’t just about getting a police report. It’s about sending spoliation letters to the trucking company, demanding they hold onto the truck’s black box data, driver qualification files, and maintenance records before they are legally permitted to destroy them.
A proper investigation goes far beyond the initial police report. A personal injury attorney may consider bringing in a accident reconstruction expert to analyze the scene, calculate speeds, and determine the physics of the crash. Imagine a tire blowout on I-10 just outside the city; an expert can analyze the tire fragments to determine if the cause was a manufacturing defect or something else. Were there skid marks at the scene of the crash? Were photos taken of those marks?
Call Caquias Law Group, PLLC to learn more about a FREE INITIAL CONSULTATION for your truck crash: 210-996-2237 or 956-435-7789 in South Texas
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