Columbia South Carolina Trucking Accident Lawyers

TRUCK ACCIDENT FACTS

• Every 16 minutes, a person is killed or sustains injuries in accidents involving 18-wheelers, tractor-trailers or semi-trucks
• In 2002, 116,609 large trucks were involved in traffic crashes (both fatal and non-fatal) in the United States. Out of these:
• 4,429 were involved in fatal crashes
• 112,022 were involved in non-fatal crashes
• 55,630 people were injured
• In 2003, there were a total of 58,512 total auto accidents involving fatal crashes in the United States. Of these crashes, 4,669 were large trucks involved in fatal truck accidents
• In the state of South Carolina, the number of fatal truck crashes increased by nearly 20 percent between 2002 and 2006 and the number of non-fatal truck crashes increased by nearly 25 percent during the same period
• Research by national safety agencies has repeatedly shown that large trucks and big rigs are more likely to be involved in a fatal multi-vehicle crash or injury crash than passenger vehicles
• Trucking industry revenue hit $610 billion in 2006 and is expected to almost double by the year 2015
• Truck defects are a major contributor to large truck or big rig accidents each year. The most common defects include tire or wheel defects, brake-related faults and engine/transmission defects
• California and Texas top the nation in the number of big truck or big rig accidents involving the most fatalities
• Between 1992 and 2002, the number of large trucks and big rigs involved in fatal crashes has doubled
• The most common causes of truck crashes are driver fatigue, unsafe driving, overloading and mechanical defects
• While about 700 truck drivers and passengers die each year, 3,700 people who drive and ride in passenger vehicle are killed annually in accidents involving large trucks or big rigs
• According to the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety, people in passenger vehicles die 95 percent of the time in fatality crashes involving large trucks

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