18 Wheeler Accidents

Orlando 18 Wheeler Accident Attorneys at The Umansky Law Firm, P.A.

Highway fatalities in Florida remain unacceptably high.  A study conducted for the Florida Department of Transportation in 2005 concluded that Florida’s fatality rate in 1999 was 40% higher than the national average, with heavy trucks having more than twice the percentage of fatalities of passenger cars.  Each year, 18 wheeler accidents leave thousands of people injured or dead.  If you have been injured in a semi tractor trailer accident, or if a member of your family died as the result of an 18 wheeler accident, please contact an attorney at The Umansky Law Firm in Orlando, Florida for a free consultation.  Let us help you recover the compensation you deserve.

An 18 wheeler accident is different from an accident involving only automobiles.  The disparity in size between the two vehicles results in devastating damage to the automobile and an accident involving an automobile and an 18 wheeler weighing over 80,000 pounds may have catastrophic consequences for the automobile driver and passengers.  Serious, life-altering injuries, or even death, can result, leaving behind shattered lives without financial support and enormous medical and living costs.  

Our attorneys will investigate and determine what caused the accident.  We will examine the scene of the accident, obtain the driver’s logbooks, review the police report, talk to the investigating officer, and obtain the driver’s record.  We will gather data from the truck’s satellite tracking system and “black box” control module if the truck is so equipped. 

We may rely on an expert accident reconstructionist to assist in determining what happened and who is at fault.  We will negotiate a settlement on your behalf or, if settlement negotiations are unsuccessful, we will take your case before a judge and jury to get you the results you need and deserve. 

If you have been injured in an 18 wheeler accident, you need experienced, compassionate legal help.  Call The Umansky Law Firm at 407-228-3841 for a free consultation to discuss what we can do for you, or complete our web form and we will contact you.