Thanksgiving weekend is synonymous with many Americans traveling to friends and family, leading to crowded roads. Not only will many motorists take to Tennessee roads, but also many big trucks. The increase in traffic, along with potentially wintry conditions, create risk for 18-wheeler crashes. In only three Tennessee counties, 2,896 semi-truck accidents have been recorded
Uninsured motorist coverage is a provision available in automobile insurance policies that protects you if you are in an accident with another driver who is uninsured or underinsured. Although typically called “uninsured motorist coverage” it also includes a subcategory of “underinsured motorist coverage” when the at-fault driver does have liability insurance, but the limits are
An accident on one of Tennessee’s major highways led to the death of two people, while four more people suffered injuries. The car wreck involved five vehicles. The highway had to be closed for at least three miles for a period of time after the accident. According to official reports a southbound pickup truck crossed
City workers in Tennessee, especially those working on the busy roads, are exposed to multiple hazards. Unfortunately, some motorists fail to keep a lookout for utility vehicles, such as garbage trucks. It is not uncommon for a city worker to suffer a workplace injury that was caused by a third party driver. An accident report
I represented a sixteen year old girl who was a passenger in a vehicle driven by an eighteen year old boy that was merging from Lovell Road onto the Pellissippi Parkway southbound when the vehicle in which she was riding was struck by a tractor trailer truck. I also represented a twenty-three year old male
In the greater scheme of things, warehouses do not seem to be the most dangerous work places, but warehouses do harbor a number of dangers. That is why business owners must ensure that they have protocols in place in order to ensure the safety of their workers. They can never lose sight of the fact