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Our Brands. View All Products. Get Service. This out of control trailer then slammed into a Toyota Rav-4 SUV, skidded across the highway, and pinned the SUV against and partially on-top of the center barrier. I kept waiting for [the commercial driver] to turn away. It seemed to be forever. She only suffered a sore neck and back.
However, the situation could have been significantly more severe. The driver was issued a citation for his failure to properly secure the trailer.
In a New Jersey accident , the driver of the passenger vehicle was not as lucky. While driving on I in neighboring New Jersey, a man was killed by a detached semi-trailer. The New Jersey man was driving behind a tractor-trailer in the highways left-lane when the ton trailer became detached. The detached, runaway trailer collided with the Honda that was following behind. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
Finally, consider the events that unfolded in a July detached trailer accident in Arkansas. A driver was traveling with her boyfriend at approximately 70 mph in her Pontiac Vibe. Here, a tractor-trailer ahead had its trailer detach from the semi-cab that was towing it. A driver following behind the truck said she did not have any time to avoid the truck and could only hit the brakes.
Both the driver and her boyfriend sustained extremely serious injuries. The driver suffered a broken femur, knee and hip. She states that she now has a screw in her knee and several staples to close a four-inch gash that went down to the bone. In all, 60 staples were used to close her wounds. Her boyfriend suffered a broken leg.
However, some claim that this particular accident could have been prevented. He stated, truck-trailer and cabs coupled properly do not come apart. He estimated that roughly 90 percent of detachments were due to improper coupling.
However, he also said that there is a fairly fail-proof way of preventing the cab and trailer from separating: safety chains. Even if the kingpin or fifth wheel fails, the safety chains can prevent the trailer from careening down or across a highway or roadway.
If you have any questions about the services our Philadelphia car accident lawyers can offer, or if you have suffered a significant personal injury , please contact The Reiff Law Firm at Share your experience we will call you back with a free case review. Current wait time 22 seconds. Steps essential to proper kingpin and fifth-wheel use and maintenance include: Ensure the fifth wheel is clean — Many manufacturers suggest a regular steam cleaning of the fifth wheel.
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