Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on September 17, 2019 in Truck Accidents
The moments following a truck accident can be confusing and overwhelming. Aside from seeking medical care for your injuries, you should begin collecting evidence. There are several pieces of evidence that can help preserve and protect your truck accident claim. Below, the Windsor truck accident lawyers at our firm discuss some of the most important... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on August 19, 2019 in Truck Accidents
In response to a high number of serious and fatal accidents involving trucks and other commercial vehicles over the last year, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is conducting a week-long safety enforcement, called Operation Safe Trucking, which started on Sunday, August 18th. The enforcement and education initiative is being done to ensure that commercial drivers... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on June 17, 2019 in Truck Accidents
Since the national government realizes the potential threat that fatigued truck drivers can pose to others on the road, Canada has hours-of-service rules that limit the amount of time that a commercial truck driver can spend behind the wheel before being required to take a break. However, when these rules are violated, others on the... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on May 1, 2019 in Truck Accidents
Many truck accidents have contributing factors that are unique to the trucking industry, which makes them much different than typical car accidents. Many different parties and entities can be involved in a truck accident, which can make determining liability even more difficult. For these reasons, it is important to work with an experienced Windsor truck... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on January 29, 2019 in Truck Accidents
There are a lot of tractor-trailers and semi-trucks out on the road. Whenever you get behind the wheel, you are likely to be sharing the road with one or more of these vehicles or at least see one off in the distance. You have to be cautious when you are sharing the road with these... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on May 7, 2018 in Truck Accidents
An elderly man riding a bicycle on eastbound College Avenue in Windsor was injured after being struck by a truck Sunday morning. The man was taken to the hospital and is in serious condition. The large transport truck was traveling eastbound when it hit the bicyclist near the intersection of College and Elm Avenue at... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on February 20, 2018 in Truck Accidents
Being involved in an accident with another car is terrible. Being in a collision with an eighteen-wheeler truck is horrific. When a small passenger vehicle like a car collides with a semi-trailer truck or another commercial vehicle, the odds are the passenger in the car will suffer a disproportionate amount of the damage. If you... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on December 12, 2017 in Truck Accidents
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) continue to investigate after a pedestrian was struck and killed by a tractor trailer on County Road 46 in Tecumseh on Monday, Dec. 11. According to police, the pedestrian was struck by the truck around 9 p.m. on North County Road 46 (North Talbot Road) between Sexton Side Road and County... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on November 7, 2017 in Truck Accidents
Seven people were sent to the hospital Friday, Nov. 3, after a three-vehicle collision involving a tractor-trailer on County Road 18 in Kingsville. The crash happened at about 6 a.m. Police believe the tractor-trailer was reversing into a commercial business when a minivan hit the truck. Another passenger vehicle traveling in the same direction also struck... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on October 4, 2017 in Truck Accidents
According to Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), one in five traffic accidents on OPP-patrolled roads involves a large commercial truck. Among the 1,342 fatal motor vehicle collisions between 2012 and 2016, 266 involved transport trucks, which killed 330 people, most of whom were occupants of other vehicles. The sheer size and weight of these large vehicles... Read More
