People in the greater Glenview area do not need much reminding about how dangerous truck accidents can be since it was only earlier this year that a woman originally reported to have suffered serious injuries in a truck accident was pronounced dead by the Cook County medical examiner's office. In that case, a box truck heading south on East River Road made a left turn in front of a car driven by the woman, and struck her passenger vehicle heading northbound, causing it to sustain major damage.
People need to appreciate the tremendous risks they are facing any time they are dealing with large commercial trucks on various roads throughout Cook County. Even when truck crashes seem relatively simple to explain, liability in these cases can be complex and every party will try to transfer blame to one another to minimize their own losses.
Why Truck Accidents Are Complicated Cases
Unlike your traditional car accident claim which usually involves only two drivers, a truck accident case is immediately complicated by one party being the truck driver, another party being a truck owner, another party being a loading company, and possibly several other parties sharing liability issues. The primary reason any truck accident victim will want to retain legal counsel as soon as possible is simply to have an independent investigation performed into their crash that can figure out exactly which parties are accountable.
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