Truck Driver Dead After Tragic Double Big Rig Truck Accident in San Benito, California
Most Ventura drivers and residents are aware that semi-truck accidents can be extremely dangerous when involved in accidents with smaller vehicles on the road. However, the destruction can be as gruesome when two semi-trucks are involved in a semi-truck accident. Unfortunately, a recent accident that occurred demonstrates this terrible fact.
According to local news reports, two semi-trucks (also called “big rigs” or “18-wheeler trucks”) crashed north of Hollister in San Benito County on Monday, August 26. The accident happened at around 9:56 a.m., causing the roads between Bolsa Road and Shore Road to be closed for investigation of the fatal truck crash. Details from the preliminary investigation reveal that the accident was caused by one semi-truck crossing the yellow line of the road and swiping the other, oncoming semi-truck. According to reports, a 70-year-old man from San Jose, California, was driving a 2017 Freightliner Cascadia semi-truck on California’s Highway 25 northbound, and, at the same time, a 68-year-old man from San Jose was driving a 2022 Mack Anthem semi-truck on the highway southbound. The Freightliner, for reasons that are currently still unknown, crossed the double yellow line on the highway and crashed head-on into the Mack truck. Due to the impact from the head-on collision, the driver of the Freightliner was ejected from the vehicle and he suffered “major” injuries. He was not wearing his seatbelt at the time of the accident. The driver of the Mack truck was killed in the head-on collision accident. As of this time, the California Highway Patrol does not believe that drugs or alcohol were a factor in the fatal truck accident, and investigations are still ongoing.
Legal Help for Truck Accident Victims and Survivors in Ventura
As the recent fatal truck accident case in San Benito County demonstrates, truck accidents can be extremely dangerous and often fatal. In Ventura, when a person is injured by a negligent truck driver, they may be entitled to money compensation under California personal injury laws. In addition, certain surviving family members of victims of fatal truck accidents in Ventura may be entitled to compensation under California wrongful death laws. In order to determine whether you may have a case for damages for your truck accident injuries in Ventura, it is best to speak with an experienced Ventura truck accident lawyer as soon as possible after a truck accident occurs.
If you were injured in a truck accident in Ventura, contact the experienced Ventura truck accident lawyers at Zavala Law, PC. The experienced Ventura truck accident lawyers at Zavala Law, PC help truck accident victims and their families get justice against negligent truck drivers and trucking companies. Contact Zavala Law, PC and speak to a lawyer about your case.
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