California Underride Big Rig Accident Attorneys | Samer Habbas

CALIFORNIA UNDERRIDE BIG RIG ACCIDENT ATTORNEYS

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WHAT IS AN UNDERRIDE ACCIDENT? GET SAMER ON YOUR SIDE, HIRE OUR EXPERIENCED TRUCK ACCIDENT LAWYERS TODAY.

An underride incident happens when a vehicle comes into contact with the semi-truck's end, causing catastrophic injuries. The vehicle can go under the truck's undercarriage totally or partially. Vehicles that are involved in underride accidents are frequently completely flattened or have their entire roof removed. During an underride collision, passenger cars such as sedans are more likely to be seriously damaged. This is largely due to the difference in height between such a sedan and a semiunderride.

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Rear Underride

When a vehicle bounces off or goes underneath a semi-truck’s rear, it is classified as an underride. These are the most common form of underride accident and are usually caused by a passenger vehicle rear-ending a semi-truck. If the vehicle is traveling at too high a speed or the semi-truck stop suddenly and there is not a sufficient stopping distance, it can result in an underride accident and catastrophic injuries to the driver and passengers.

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Side Underride

Unseen beneath a truck is a passenger vehicle that strikes its side. In a variety of ways, this can happen, such as when a driver hits a trailer during a wide turn or during a U-turn. It can also happen if a truck driver merges lanes without seeing a smaller vehicle beside him or her, hitting the smaller vehicle, which underrides the trailer.

THE DANGERS OF BEING INVOLVED IN AN UNDERRIDE ACCIDENT

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Lost Wages

Medical Bills

Nonfinancial Loss

Emotional trauma

CAUSES OF UNDERRIDE ACCIDENTS

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Poor visibility may cause drivers to slam into tractor-trailers without realizing it.

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underride guards are required on trucks.

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Poor maintenance of truck brakes

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Driver error also causes a large number of underride accidents to occur

Drugs and alcohol

WHAT TO DO IF YOU HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN AN UNDERRIDE ACCIDENT

YOU MAY BE DISTRESSED AND TRAUMATISED IF YOU SURVIVED AN UNDERRIDE ACCIDENT. FOLLOWING ANY MEDICAL DIFFICULTIES AND INJURIES, YOU MAY WANT TO CONSIDER HIRING AN EXPERIENCED CALIFORNIA UNDERRIDE ACCIDENT ATTORNEY.

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