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TRUCK / 18-WHEELER CRASHES

COMMITTED TO REPRESENTING PEOPLE WHO HAVE SUFFERED INJURIES  FROM A TRUCK / 18-WHEELER CRASH

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HOW WE HELP

There were 38,149 crashes in Texas involving a Commercial Motor Vehicle (CVM) in 2021, and 705 lost their lives in a crash involving a CMV.
 

Kacy Law has experience holding companies that allow unsafe drivers to operate on our roadways. We know the steps to protect your claims from the damage caused by a commercial motor vehicle crash. We understand what parties can be held responsible and the evidence needed to prove the wrongdoer's responsibility in Court.


We all must follow the safety rules on the roadway, especially those who profit from its use.

Being a Personal Injury Lawyer is more than simply a job for Kacy – it is personal.  Kacy takes the time to get to know each of her clients and counsel them through their hard times. This one-on-one attention helps her hold the wrongdoers accountable for each and every element of damage they have caused.

TRUCK / 18-WHEELER CRASHES 
CAN RESULT FROM

FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS
i.e. failing to meet the rest or sleep requirements

DRIVING WITH DEFECTIVE BRAKES

DRIVING WITH DEFECTIVE HEAD/BRAKE LIGHTS

SPEEDING

DISTRACTED DRIVING

TEXTING WHILE DRIVING

MAKING A U-TURN WHEN UNSAFE

CHANGING LANES WHEN UNSAFE

REASONS COMPANIES CAN BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR A CRASH CAUSED BY THEIR DRIVER

FAILURE TO TRAIN THE DRIVER ON SAFE DRIVING

FAILURE TO MONITOR THE DRIVING
PRACTICES OF THE DRIVER

HIRING A DRIVER WITH A HISTORY OF BAD DRIVING

FAILURE TO ENFORCE THE COMPANY SAFETY RULES

FAILING TO FIRE A DRIVER AFTER REPEATED ACTS OF BAD DRIVING

TYPES OF DAMAGES YOU CAN CLAIM

PHYSICAL PAIN AND MENTAL ANGUISH

LOSS OF EARNING CAPACITY

DISFIGUREMENT

PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT

MEDICAL CARE EXPENSES

If the wrongdoer’s actions were done willfully or by gross negligence, punitive or exemplary damages may be recovered. Punitive damages are meant to punish the wrongdoer and ensure that such wrongful actions never happen again.

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GET THE JUSTICE YOU DESERVE. CONTACT KACY SHINDLER TODAY!

CONSULTATIONS ARE FREE.
YOU DO NOT PAY UNLESS WE RECOVER.

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