Imagine yourself immediately after a car accident. Odds are you have been in one. So, you probably remember the haze of adrenaline right after the accident and the moment you check to make sure you, your passengers, and the other driver are all right. You assess the damage, exchange your insurance information, and wait for the police to show up to mediate the accident. As you wait or begin interacting with the officer, you start to hear a word: fault. Fault is a word that get

Driving close to trucks can be nerve-wracking for many drivers of smaller vehicles. Their height can block our view and confuse our sense of depth perception. When two trucks surround a smaller car on the highway, they can create wind tunnels. Knowing that a large 18-wheeler may not be able to brake as quickly as a smaller car may keep us extra vigilant when driving in front of them, and when we lag behind them, we may worry about being in their blind spot.Yet none of these s

At first, it appeared to the Florida Highway Patrol that a deadly collision between a semi truck and a car on Interstate 75 was caused by heavy fog. But authorities are now saying that the truck accident, which killed a 42-year-old man, probably took place in clear weather conditions.The true cause of the incident is under investigation. But the Tampa Bay Times looked into the truck driver's record, and discovered that he has had 27 traffic violations over the past 10 years.

Vehicles of all sizes share the roads here in Florida, moving people and cargo from place to place. Unfortunately, it is a fact of life that preventable accidents occur each day involving all types of vehicles, including semi-trailers. Basic laws of physics tell us that when such large objects forcibly make contact with smaller ones, the damage can be great.Sadly, two Floridians recently discovered how true this can be following a morning accident involving a tractor-trailer.