If you or a loved one has been hurt in truck accident, our experienced team of attorneys can help.
A jackknife can occur when a truck is forced into a skid causing the trailer portion to swing out and form a ninety-degree angle with the cab of the truck. This can occur especially if the truck is heavily loaded and the driver brakes suddenly. This sudden braking can cause the truck to slow while the momentum of the heavy load in the trailer keeps going. This in turn causes the trailer portion to begin sliding sideways, eventually forming a perpendicular or ninety-degree angle with the truck.
This type of accident may be caused by equipment failure, improper braking, or adverse road conditions such as an icy road surface. In fact, jackknife accidents are even more likely during inclement weather, when the wheels reach a wet or icy spot and the trailer portion keeps rolling forward.
The damages and injuries caused when a truck jackknifes can be serious and can involve numerous victims. A tractor-trailer going sideways down any road can take up all the lanes and impact everything in its wide path. If you see this type of accident happening, it is essential to do whatever you can to get off of the roadway and out of the path of the truck.
Jackknife accident cases can be complicated, involving not only doctors and insurance companies for your injuries, but also multiple victims, law enforcement agencies, governmental agencies, trucking companies, and sometimes equipment manufacturers who may hold some of the responsibility for the accident. It is important to hire an experienced truck accident attorney who can appropriately assess your case and who has the knowledge and expertise to ask the right questions and get the answers.
Goldberg & Osborne has the experience you need.
Goldberg & Osborne serves its clients throughout Arizona and has over 20 offices. Our law firm has been handling personal injury cases for over twenty years and has helped our clients recover over two billion dollars ($2,000,000,000). We handle a wide variety of personal injury cases, including truck accidents cases.
We encourage you to contact us by phone, at our toll free number, (800) 566-0585 or SUBMIT A SHORT AND SIMPLE CASE FORM HERE. Your no obligation initial case evaluation is free and your case can be started over the phone or through email. And best of all, you pay nothing unless we win your case. Preserve your legal rights to compensation, call now.
