Thousands of trucks share Indiana’s highways with everyday drivers every day, especially along corridors like I-65, I-69, U.S. 30, and I-94, and Tabor Law Firm, LLP says that traffic translates into real harm: every 16 minutes in the United States, someone suffers an injury or wrongful death in a truck accident. The Indianapolis firm built its truck accident practice around the reality that these crashes tend to be more dangerous than an ordinary car accident given the size mismatch between a truck and a passenger vehicle.
The firm describes a multi-step investigation process for every truck accident case, including reviewing the police report, speaking with witnesses, discussing injuries with the client’s doctors, estimating future medical bills and hardships, and reviewing any available video of the crash. Tabor Law Firm also says it attempts to access tracking data collected from inside the truck under federal trucking regulations, which can help demonstrate that a driver behaved negligently leading up to a collision.
The firm points to Indiana Statute 34-51-2-7, which establishes a modified comparative fault standard for truck accident claims: an injured person can still recover damages as long as they were less than 50 percent at fault, though their award is reduced by their percentage of fault. Because insurance companies often try to shift blame to reduce a payout, the firm says its attorneys use their investigation findings to show a client was not at fault. Tabor Law Firm serves clients throughout Indiana and can be reached at (317) 236-9000 for a free consultation.