Montgomery County truck crash attorneys remind you that one of the greatest dangers for occupants of smaller vehicles involved in collisions with 18-wheelers is underride. Underride accidents, where smaller vehicles drive partially or completely underneath a big tractor-trailer can be particularly horrific. The impact might shear off the top of the smaller vehicle and cause fatal head and neck injuries to the car’s occupants.
Underride accidents can happen to anyone. Just this past weekend, a Splendora, TX police officer suffered critical injuries when his patrol car crashed into the underside of an 18-wheeler trailer as part of a police pursuit on I-485. The Splendora officer, 28-year-old Ryan Simpson, had been in pursuit of a shooting suspect when he suffered an underride accident in New Caney with and 18-wheeler that had just pulled into I-485. Life Flight to Memorial Hermann Hospital carried Officer Simpson with critical injuries.
Police officers receive advanced driving training for police pursuits that ordinary drivers don’t receive. If a highly trained police driver can experience a catastrophic underride injury accident with an 18-wheeler, so can anyone.
Our Montgomery County truck crash attorneys remind you to drive safely and take extra precautions when you’re driving among big rigs. Smaller vehicles are at a major disadvantage in any wreck with an 18-wheeler. And big rigs’ underride guards aren’t always up to the job of preventing a deadly crash injury.
If you’re the victim of a traumatic collision with an 18-wheeler, and you have questions about how to obtain proper compensation for your injuries, contact our experienced Montgomery County truck crash attorneys for a free legal consultation. Learn about your available legal options, and your potential for a full financial recovery for your injuries. Call us toll free at 877-307-9500 or utilize our convenient online contact features to schedule your free consultation.