Override Trucking Accidents
An override accident is one in which an eighteen wheeler “rides over” a car, motorcycle, or pedestrian. Override accidents in Florida typically occur when the front of a large truck crashes over the lower structures of a car. Therefore, there is a need for energy-absorbing and “lower to the road” frontal bumpers and overall design considerations to try to reduce the often lethal consequences of a massive truck colliding head on with a smaller passenger vehicle.
Truck override accidents are one of the most devastating of truck vs. car collisions. An 80,000 pound semi truck, running over a 3000 pound car results in disaster. The driver and passengers in a car involved in an override truck accident are lucky to survive such a serious car-truck collision. If not killed, the car’s occupants will likely suffer temporary or permanent disabling injuries.
Override truck accidents are often life threatening. Contact the Shaked Law Firm if you have been injured in a truck accident in Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Palm Beach or anywhere else in Florida.