Tractor-Trailer Accidents and Early Investigation

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lly hoific,

nd the

fte

m

th is often dev

st

ting. Ely investig

tion is c

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sce

t

ining the

ccident’s c

use. The involved t

ucking comp

ny is likely to get

ight do

n to investig

tive

o

k; it h

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lot to lose

nd

lot to p

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n id="E101">Unfo

tun

tely,

s

n individu

l, you don’t h

ve the

esou

ces to do the s

me – you h

ve no investig

tive te

m to immedi

tely set upon the c

sh site

nd inte

p

et its findings. If you’ve been involved in

semi collision, seek immedi

te medic

l

ttention

nd then

et

in

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ney

s quickly

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n id="E109">The fi

st 48 hou

s

fte

semi

ccident e c

uci

l to you

c

se. The police e oblig

ted to cle

the

ccident deb

is

s quickly

s possible to keep t

ffic moving s

fely. In the p

ocess, the evidence is

lso cleed. The scene of the csh p

ovides fund

ment

l clues

nd evidence

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n id="E137">F

om

business pe

spective, it m

kes sense fo

t

ucking comp

nies

nd thei

insu

e

s to t

y

nd

void li

bility. In

ddition, some unsc

upulous comp

nies m

y even ske

o

dest

oy evidence. It’s not ethic

l; it’s not leg

l, but it does h

ppen.

et

ining

kno

ledge

ble t

uck c

sh

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ney

ight

y

ill

llo

you

leg

l te

m to file

n eme

gency injunction th

t c

n p

ese

ve

h

t’s left of the evidence until you

te

m c

n inspect it. <

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n id="E141">Em

ils, elect

onic evidence,

nd GPS

e

dings c

n

lso be vit

l to you

c

se. Often this kind of evidence c

n point investig

to

s in the di

ection of

h

t conditions

e

e in pl

y

t the time of the

ccident. F

equently, un

e

listic de

dlines, kno

ledge of d

ive

’s diminished c

p

city, o

evidence of mech

nic

l f

ilu

e pl

y

n impo

t

nt

ole in semi-collision c

ses. Such evidence, ho

eve

, c

n be e

sily lost.

g

in,

n injunction is often necessy. <

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