The young 19-year old female was from Ceres and was quickly airlifted to a nearby hospital in San Jose, along with another passenger from the Hughson area. According to the last police report, they both remain in critical condition, having sustained very severe injuries. An 18-year old man from Turlock that was a fellow passenger in the car was proclaimed dead at the scene of the accident. Up to date, the driver of the truck that made the illegal U-turn and was at fault for causing this tragic accident, and he has not been arrested or even cited by the police department.

Across California and in major cities like Los Angeles as well as other states that are home to many highways and freeways ideal for traveling, truck accidents are frightfully more common than one may know. Although many of these accidents don’t occur as often as vehicular accidents that involve smaller vehicles, they can cause tremendous injuries and be much more deadly than an accident involving smaller vehicles. Simply understanding the size of the truck involved, the accident has much to do with how severe the injuries of the victims will be, but it is almost guaranteed that a an accident involving a large truck will cause much more damage than a typical accident between economy-sized cars or even SUV’s.

Many of the trucks accidents that occur every year in California occur because of negligent driving on the part of the truck driver. It has been discovered in past years that a number of the accidents caused by large trucks were a result of sleepy drivers that were working more hours than they were legally allowed to drive. Some of these accidents were also made worse because of the heavy loads carried by the trucks. Many of these loads were too heavy for the trucks to safely carry, but were transported anyway in order to save time and make extra money.

If you are ever injured in an accident in a major area of California, consider contacting a Los Angeles  car accident lawyer or consider a Los Angeles California personal injury attorney to help you with the expenses involved from injuries and additional damages such as lost wages.

Despite the large number of accidents each and every year by negligent semi drivers, there are also many truck accidents that are caused by the drivers of smaller vehicles. It is incredibly dangerous to tailgate any vehicle, particularly a large truck, and yet there are many drivers who do so recklessly each and every day. There are also many drivers who pass trucks without heeding the fact that these larger vehicles also have a larger blind spot than their economy-sized cars. Whatever the reason and circumstances, you should contact a personal injury attorney if you’ve been involved in a truck accident or any other type of automobile accident.