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Truck Accident Victim Resources: Get Answers & Understand Your Rights
Virtually every type of commercial vehicle is a regular presence on Austin’s streets. This includes everything from cargo vans to large transport trucks, also called semi-trucks, 18-wheelers, tractor-trailers, or big rigs.
If you were in an accident or crash that involved a semi-truck or another commercial vehicle, it is important that you speak with an experienced Austin truck accident attorney.
Unfortunately, even a low-speed crash with a big rig or large commercial truck can cause severe injuries. Having an experienced truck accident lawyer on your side in these moments is important to protecting your rights.
If you need to speak with someone about a crash or accident involving a semi-truck or other large vehicles, contact Sandoval & James. We are happy to discuss your options, completely free of charge.
Every day, large cargo-laden trucks and other commercial vehicles crisscross the streets and highways of Austin, and throughout Texas. These large and heavy vehicles and their drivers share the roads with much smaller passenger cars, pickups, minivans, and motorcycles whose drivers and passengers.
Even in the hands of the most experienced drivers, the size and weight of the vehicles increase the danger and risk of injury to the motorists around them. This is, of course, part of the reason the drivers of these vehicles are held to a higher standard and are required to hold a commercial driver’s license.
Too often, however, truck drivers and the companies they work for put their own interests ahead of the safety of others. This inevitably leads to accidents between large commercial trucks and other Austin-area motorists.
Unfortunately for those involved and their families, and due to the typically large-scale damages, catastrophic injury and deaths often follow these types of accidents. It’s crucial to seek legal representation from an experienced serious injury law firm to protect your rights and pursue the compensation you deserve.
If you were hurt or injured in an accident with a large commercial vehicle on Texas roads, the Austin truck accident attorneys at Sandoval & James are standing by ready to help.
Whether it involved a box truck, big rig, or any other type of commercial vehicle, we are here to fight for you and help get you the compensation for your truck accident you are entitled to.
Call us at (512) 382-7707 now or contact us today for a completely free consultation.
A Team of Experienced Truck Accident Lawyers Near You in Austin, TX
The Austin truck accident lawyers at Sandoval & James are all too familiar with the devastation caused by big-rig accidents – painful and permanent injuries, the loss of a dear family member, and lives that will never be the same.
For Texans left reeling after an accident, we offer the experienced representation necessary to obtain full compensation and justice in these complex cases.
If you were injured or lost a family member in an accident with an 18-wheeler or other large truck, we can help you put your life back together. We recognize that you may not know what to do or where to turn for answers and assistance after such a traumatic event.
Our semi-truck accident attorneys understand how hard it can be to move forward, and how much you need someone who can protect you and help you with day-to-day and long-term challenges.
That’s why we’re here. That’s why so many Texans have turned to us in times of need.
Common Causes of Truck Accidents in Texas
- Impaired Driving (DUI & Drowsiness)
- Distracted Driving
- Speeding
- Improperly Secured Cargo
- Poor Traffic or Road Conditions
- Weather Factors
- Poorly Trained Operators
Drivers and trucking companies want to make as many deliveries as possible, as quickly as possible, in order to make more money. They also want to keep their costs down to increase their profits.
Unfortunately, this can lead drivers to stay on the road for too long or temp companies to cut corners on driver training or needed repairs and maintenance. When such acts violate federal safety rules or regulations, truck owners and drivers may even falsify or alter records to hide their misconduct.
When looking for the best truck accident lawyer in Austin, you want someone who understands the detailed and complicated rules and regulations that govern the trucking industry. Knowing how to uncover attempts to hide their negligence and rule-breaking requires the knowledge and insights that can only come from experience.
The capability, resources, and determination to hold multiple parties responsible for the damage they cause are essential if truck accident injury victims are to be made whole.
When trucking companies put profits over people, Sandoval & James hold them accountable.
We provide truck and commercial vehicle accident victims throughout Texas with the tenacious advocacy and personal commitment that can help them through terrible times.
Our Austin bus accident lawyers & truck accident attorneys will fight relentlessly to get you and your family the full compensation you deserve.
Truck Accident Lawyer Austin, TX Vs. Trucking Companies
Sadly, too many Americans and Texans need experienced truck accident injury lawyers.
In 2020 Texas saw 643 fatalities resulting from large truck crashes, this number represented the largest number of fatalities in the nation. In comparison, a total of 4,965 people died in large-truck crashes across the country that same year.
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) reported 705 fatal crashes involving commercial motor vehicles on Texas roadways in 2021 – the last available annual summary report data released to date.
In the past 10 years, the Institute for Safer Trucking (IST) reports that truck accident fatalities have increased 47%, with 46,283 deaths recorded from 2012-2021.
Many of the same factors that lead to car accidents also contribute to big-rig and commercial truck accidents, such as impaired or distracted driving and speeding. But many truck accidents also involve failures to comply with, or the deliberate violation of, federal safety laws and regulations that apply to all trucks and commercial vehicles.
In fact, a 2021 bill passed in the Texas Senate, brought by trucking companies actually shields trucking companies from certain lawsuits if their driver were involved in a crash causing bodily injury or death passed in the Texas Senate on Wednesday.
This essentially means that the driver of a commercial vehicle would be held liable for a crash, separate from their employer, thusly absolving the trucking company of responsibility.
A plaintiff – the accident victim – now has to demonstrate that the trucking company was grossly negligent with its training and/or policies in order to seek damages from the company directly.
Contact an Austin Truck Accident Attorney Today: Book a Free Consultation
If you were injured in a trucking accident or an accident involving another type of commercial vehicle and want to learn more about your options and ability to recover from your injuries, contact an Austin trucking accident attorney at Sandoval & James by calling 512-382-7707.
By calling or contacting us online, you can speak with one of our experienced 18-wheeler accident lawyers for a no-obligation, 100% free consultation.
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$4,500,000
Gross Settlement | Commercial Vehicle Accident
Expenses: $258,778.56
Net to Clients: $2,142,541.59
Clients sustained head, neck, back, and shoulder injuries in a motor vehicle accident with a commercial vehicle. Defendant failed to maintain an assured clear distance from the vehicle around him resulting in a rear-end collision. Clients underwent multiple surgeries as a result of the collision. Our catastrophic injury laywers at Sandoval & James successfully resolved the case after litigation was initiated but without trial.
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$1,900,000
Gross Settlement | Company Vehicle Accident
Expenses: $7,459.52
Net to Clients: $853,394.38
Five clients involved in the accident sustained disc herniations, extensive back injuries, rib fractures and head injuries in a motor vehicle accident. The defendant was driving a company vehicle and failed to maintain a safe speed violently crashing into the rear of our client’s vehicle. Clients required injections and underwent multiple back surgeries as a result of the accident. Sandoval & James successfully resolved the case after substantial litigation.
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$1,200,000
Gross Settlement | Commercial Vehicle Accident
Expenses: $8,451.34
Net to Clients: $518,337.16
Clients sustained back, neck, and left shoulder injuries in a company vehicle accident. Defendant, who was operating a company delivery van, was stopped at the intersection facing north on Pleasant Hill Rd. As our clients crossed the intersection, Defendant failed to keep a proper lookout, failed to yield the right of way, pulled out when unsafe to do so, and crashed into the side of our client’s vehicle. The force of the collision caused our client’s truck to veer off the road and crash into a nearby tree. Sandoval & James successfully resolved the case through mediation before trial.
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$1,100,000
Gross Settlement | Commercial Vehicle Accident
Expenses: $23,260.76
Net to Client: $339,192.38
Client sustained head, neck, back, and shoulder injuries in motor vehicle accident. Defendant was driving a commercial vehicle. Defendant failed to yield the right of way when exiting a private drive. Multiple surgeries alleged by client as a result of the accident. Sandoval & James successfully resolved the case for a substantial car accident settlement amount.
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$1,030,001
Gross Settlement | Commercial Vehicle Accident
Expenses: $11,060.91
Net to Client: $427,235.91
Client sustained head, neck, back, and shoulder injuries in a motor vehicle accident. The Defendant was driving a commercial vehicle and failed to maintain an assured clear distance from the vehicle around him resulting in a rear-end collision. Client underwent surgery as result of the accident. Sandoval & James successfully resolved the case for a substantial rear-ended collision settlement amount.
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$1,000,000
Gross Settlement | Commercial Vehicle Accident
Expenses: $2,981.55
Net to Client: $369,798.11
Client sustained back, neck, and shoulder injuries in a motor vehicle accident. Defendant was driving a commercial vehicle. Defendant failed to yield right of way when exiting a private drive. Surgery alleged by Client as a result of the accident. Sandoval & James reached a settlement agreement despite the difficulties of the case.
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$800,000
Gross Settlement | Commercial Vehicle Accident
Expenses: $5,364.80
Net to Client: $308,458.35
Client sustained head, neck, and back injuries in a motor vehicle accident. Defendant was driving a commercial vehicle. Defendant failed to yield the right of way and ran a stop sign. Surgery alleged by client as a result of the accident. Sandoval & James successfully resolved the case for a substantial amount.
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$889,937
Gross Settlement | Commercial Vehicle Accident
Expenses: $1,002.76
Net to Client: $463,745.74
Client sustained serious injuries in a motor vehicle accident caused by a commercial vehicle. Defendant failed to maintain a clear distance and rear-ended client. Client’s injuries ultimately required surgery. Sandoval & James successfully resolved the case for a substantial amount shortly after filing a lawsuit.
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$850,000
Gross Settlement | Truck Accident (18-Wheeler Accident)
Expenses: $30,293.48
Net to Clients: $268,432.35
Our client was injured in a motor vehicle accident where they sustained mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), and back injuries requiring lumbar spine surgery (back surgery). On the date of the crash, our client was travelling south on Country Club Drive in Fayette County, Texas. The road he was on had hard curves and obstructed views. The Defendant, who was driving a tractor-trailer in the opposite direction on Country Club Drive, veered into the lane occupied by our client, crashing into their vehicle. Austin trucking accident lawyers Sandoval and James successfully resolved the case after mediation, before trial.
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$800,000
Gross Settlement | Commercial Vehicle Accident
Expenses: $45,553.37
Net to Clients: $253,829.77
Our client was traveling west on Howard Lane in Travis County, Texas, through the intersection of Howard Lane and IH-35, when another driver ran a red light and crashed into the passenger side of our client’s vehicle. Our client sustained low back, shoulder, neck, and head injuries in the crash. Sandoval & James sucessfully resolved the case after litigation was initiated but without trial.
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$750,000
Gross Settlement | Commercial Vehicle Accident
Expenses: $13,016.09
Net to Clients: $197,052.20
Our client was injured in a motor vehicle accident where they sustained traumatic brain injury, back injuries, and neck injuries requiring cervical fusion surgery. On the date of the crash, our client was a front-passenger of a vehicle driven by another individual in a residential area, when the Defendant, who was driving a Ford F350 pickup truck with an attached trailer, blindly backed the truck and trailer out of a private drive directly into our client’s path, causing the collision. Sandoval and James successfully resolved the case after mediation, before trial.
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$750,000
Gross Settlement | Commercial Vehicle Accident
Expenses: $1,614.09
Net to Client: $318,529.91
Client sustained neck and back injuries in a motor vehicle accident. Defendant was driving a commercial vehicle. Defendant failed to maintain a clear distance and rear-ended client. Client’s injuries ultimately required surgery. Sandoval & James successfully resolved the case for a substantial amount.
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$700,000
Gross Settlement | Commercial Vehicle Accident
Expenses: $1,951.83
Net to Clients: $329.546.17
Our client suffered a concussion in addition to neck, shoulder, arm, wrist, and back injuries in a motor vehicle accident. The defendant failed to yield the right of way from a stop sign, resulting in a collision with the front driver’s side of our clients vehicle. Our client went through an extensive amount of medical treatement in their efforts to recover from the injuries they sustained as a result of the accident. Sandoval & James successfully resolved this matter after litigation was initiated but without trial.
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$700,000
Gross Settlement | Truck Accident (18-Wheeler Accident)
Expenses: $12,572.04
Clients sustained neck and back injuries in a motor vehicle accident. The defendant was driving an 18-wheeler and t-boned our Client after running a red light. Sandoval & James successfully resolved the case for a substantial amount.
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$700,000
Gross Settlement | Commercial Vehicle Accident
Expenses: $1,951.83
Net to Client: $333,896.17
Client sustained neck and back injuries in a motor vehicle accident. Defendant was driving a commercial vehicle. Defendant failed to yield the right of way and ran a stop sign. Sandoval & James successfully resolved the car accident back injury compensation case for a substantial amount.
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$610,000
Gross Settlement | Truck Accident (18-Wheeler Accident)
Expenses: $6,805.55
Net to Client: $233,974.87
Client sustained head, neck, and back injuries in a motor vehicle accident involving an 18-wheeler that side-swiped them. Surgery alleged by Client as a result of the accident. A successful resolution was obtained after litigation was initiated but without trial.
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$600,000
Gross Settlement | Commercial Vehicle Accident
Expenses: $8,174.64
Net to Clients: 207,543.62
Clients sustained neck, back, and shoulder injuries in a motor vehicle accident. Defendant was driving a commercial vehicle. Defendant failed to stop at a red light and struck our client’s vehicle. Surgery alleged by Client as a result of the accident. Sandoval & James successfully resolved the case for a substantial amount.
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$500,000
Gross Settlement | Commercial Vehicle Accident
Expenses: $43,529.81
Net to Client: $189,407.79
Client sustained serious injuries to the head, chest, and pelvis in a motor vehicle accident. Defendant was driving a commercial vehicle. Multiple surgeries alleged by client as a result of the accident. The police report placed both client and defendant at fault. Sandoval & James reached a settlement agreement despite the difficulties of the case.
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$500,000
Gross Settlement | Commercial Vehicle Accident
Expenses: $11,614.99
Net to Client: $203,755.01
Client sustained serious injuries to the back, and neck in a motor vehicle accident. Defendant was driving a commercial vehicle. Multiple surgeries alleged by client as a result of the accident. Sandoval & James successfully resolved the case for a substantial amount. Sandoval & James reached a settlement after litigation was initiated but without trial.
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$480,003
Gross Settlement | Truck Accident (18-Wheeler Accident)
Expenses: $3,724.89
Net to Clients: $207,627.80
Due to a motor vehicle accident case, our client sustained back, neck, and elbow injuries. Our client and the defendant were both traveling south bound on US 183 frontage road. The defendant traveling in the far-right lane changed lanes when unsafe, colliding with our client, pushing them off the road into the grassy median. Sandoval & James successfully resolved the case through mediation before trial.
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“I had the privilege of working with the outstanding team at this law firm after I was involved in an accident with a FedEx truck. From the very beginning, they were dedicated to my case and provided exceptional support throughout. Andre, Mayra, Christina, and Ani went above and beyond to ensure that I received the best care and representation possible. They helped me find a skilled chiropractor, managed every aspect of my case, and kept me informed at every step. Ani’s commitment was especially remarkable, as she stayed late into the evening to ensure I could promptly receive my settlement check. Their professionalism and dedication made a challenging situation much more manageable. I highly recommend this law firm for anyone seeking outstanding legal support and care during difficult times.”
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“I recently had the unfortunate experience of being involved in an 18-wheeler accident. During this time, I sought the services of Sandoval And James Lawfirm, and I couldn’t be more grateful for their unwavering support. A special mention goes to Mayra Cruz, who helped me every step of the way. Mayra approached my case with the utmost dedication, thoroughness, and compassion. She guided me through the entire medical and legal process with patience and ensured that I was informed at every stage. I highly recommend the entire team at the Sandoval and James Lawfirm to anyone in need of legal assistance. Also would like to mention that everyone there was always quick to respond or get back to me and would reach out to me consistently which made the whole process easy and smooth!”