Trucking Accident Snarls Traffic on I-95 for Hours

By Orlando Personal Injury Attorney on April 3, 2014

Motorists on Interstate 95 were stuck in traffic for a few hours recently when a tractor-trailer flipped onto its side and a passenger car overturned near LPGA Boulevard in Volusia County. Florida Highway Patrol troopers say that the accident occurred around 11:20 a.m. just south of the LPGA Boulevard exit in the northbound lanes of I-95. Although investigators have released few details about the accident, they say that the truck may have swerved to avoid striking something in the roadway and that the passenger car overturned while attempting to avoid striking the truck.

The accident closed all northbound lanes of I-95 while the accident was investigated and debris was cleared from the roadway. Witnesses say that northbound traffic was backed up more than two miles past the U.S. Highway 92 overpass but no serious injuries were reported.

Fortunately, this Florida trucking accident resulted in no serious injuries but many accident victims are not so lucky. One out of eight collisions between tractor-trailers and passenger cars results in fatal injuries for at least one occupant of the passenger car. In fact, 98 percent of all trucking accident fatalities are people in passenger vehicles. Making matters worse, the number of trucking accidents is expected to rise in the coming years, as big rigs transport more and more consumer goods across the country. Due to the weight and momentum of big trucks, survivors of trucking accidents tend to suffer serious or catastrophic injuries that prevent them from working and enjoying their favorite activities and severely impairing their quality of life.

If you or a loved one has been injured in a trucking accident, you may be entitled to damages to help defray the costs of hospitalization, ongoing physical rehabilitation and other medical care, compensate you for pain and suffering and other damages. If you would like to speak with an Orlando personal injury attorney with a proven record of success helping clients with trucking accident cases, call 877-FL-INJURY (877-354-6587) today and schedule a free consultation. James O. Cunningham is an Orlando trucking accident lawyer who has been helping injured people since 1977 and isn’t afraid to take on big trucking companies and their legal teams. Call him today for aggressive and experienced legal representation!

James O. Cunningham

Since 1977, personal injury lawyer James Cunningham has provided effective legal advocacy to people who are injured through the negligent actions of another person or entity throughout the Central Florida area. He fights to obtain recoveries for his clients’ physical and emotional pain and suffering and pursues his clients’ personal injury cases with a commitment to excellence and impeccable preparation.