Truck driver fatigue suspected in fatal accident
Semi-truck accidents caused by driver fatigue can expose truck drivers to liability for any injuries or deaths resulting from the crash. The key factor is the driver's negligence: whether that driver failed to exercise the kind of reasonable care expected under the circumstances.
One truck driver has been charged...
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Three vehicle crash on Capital Beltway involves tractor-trailer
Most Marylanders are aware that driving can be a dangerous activity, knowing that tens of thousands of Americans die in auto accidents every year. Yet, this knowledge does little to deter most people from driving every day out of convenience or necessity. A common cause for the high rate of motor vehicle...
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BMW hangs off overpass after accident with semi-truck
An accident on the I-95 overpass created quite the unusual scene when an unoccupied BMW attached to a flat-bed tow truck was seen hanging off the guardrail.
The multiple motor vehicle accident occurred when a tractor trailer heading southbound collided with a passenger car in the same...
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Truck crash leaves one in hospital
It will come as no surprise to Maryland readers that driving can be a dangerous activity. Small moments of driver's negligence can translate into a dangerous moment which threatens the safety of all those on the road. Most of these moments pass without incident, but not all of them. Sometimes, unfortunately, a drivers'...
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Police in Maryland target 18-wheelers over safety concern
Maryland state police officers will be targeting truckers who, for a variety of reasons including driver fatigue, illegally park alongside Interstate 83. If they can increase compliance from these commercial vehicle drivers, then they may be able to reduce accidents. Parking along highway shoulders creates a scenario that is dangerous for other...
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Truck accidents pose a constant danger on Maryland’s roads
Recently a deadly truck crash occurred on Interstate 81 outside Hagerstown, Maryland when a tractor-trailer crossed the median into the northbound lanes. Design Transport, an out-of-state company, operated the truck that collided head-on with the vehicle of a Maryland resident. The driver of the vehicle struck by the tractor-trailer was fatally injured....
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Three injured in motor vehicle crash in Prince George’s County
One recent motor vehicle accident in Prince George's County appears to be something more sinister--a deliberate act. According to a local news report, the driver of a school bus purposely crashed the bus into a building at her workplace. Three people were injured in the motor vehicle crash, although all were reportedly...
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