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Truck Accidents

A truck accident is extremely traumatic and devastating. In collisions between a car and a truck, the truck always comes out ahead. 98% of the fatalities in such crashes happen to the people in the car, and only 2% happen to the truck driver.

Didn’t it always make you a little nervous when those behemoth trucks and tractor trailers were barreling past you on the interstate. Are they even allowed to go that fast? The answer, in most cases is “No.” You may have worried as you were staring nervously at the hubcaps passing you at eye level. If something goes wrong, the result could easily be catastrophic.

“What if” unfortunately sometimes turns into reality, and it may well have for you or for someone you love. If that’s the case, you’ll need a good trucking accident lawyer, and you need him right away.

If you’re in Kentucky, that lawyer for you is Mike Schafer. Based in Louisville, Kentucky, Mike has made it his mission to help people who have been hurt in car and truck accidents. He knows all the issues involved, and because of his special focus on trucking accidents, he is very familiar with all the complications of such cases.

You may wonder, what’s the big difference between a car accident and a truck accident? Other than size of course.

Well, the size is actually a major complicating factor in more ways than you might think.

First, of course, there is the size of the vehicle that crashed into yours, which directly affects the size of the resulting damage. While car accidents sometimes let you walk away with minor injuries, this is rarely the case with a tractor-trailer accident.

In fact, more often than not, people don’t walk away at all, ever again. In that case, it is the survivors whom Mike helps after their loved one has been killed.

However, their bigger size also makes trucks much more dangerous and dramatically increases the likelihood of accidents in the first place:

Large trucks are harder to maneuver and control. They need much more room to come to a complete stop. They cannot slow down as easily and quickly if unexpected hazards appears in their paths. Something as seemingly minor as a blown tire can quickly spell disaster.

Large trucks need extra room to turn. They can jack-knife or veer across lanes. They have huge blind spots, and the consequences of you getting caught in one of their blind spots can be fatal. Add inclement weather, and you have a catastrophe waiting to happen.

Moreover, the very reason why the trucks are on the road in the first place can make them dangerous:

Many trucks transport perishable goods. In fact, most transported goods come with tight deadlines, which means pressure to drive as fast as possible, with as few breaks as possible. That alone increases the likelihood of accidents.

And with gas prices as high as they are, especially considering how much gas such a truck needs just to run, there is even more pressure on drivers to turn around their loads quickly, to drive faster, and to drive more trips, in order to compensate for the added expense.

And if a driver just keeps on driving, past exhaustion and fatigue, their attention is bound to lapse. In a worst-case scenario, they fall asleep.

Sure, there are regulations designed to prevent that but they’re not always followed. That’s where a good lawyer can track down whether there were violations.

The trucking companies themselves may be at fault. They may put undue pressure on their drivers. They may not maintain their trucks the way they are supposed to. They may even overload the trucks. All those factors increase the danger to the public that shares the same interstates.

Once an accident has happened, it is absolutely crucial to talk with a lawyer right away, and not just any lawyer but a lawyer who specifically focuses on truck accidents. As an attorney who has made it his mission to help people who have been in truck accidents, Mike Schafer is familiar with all of those complicating factors, and knows where to look for evidence that supports your case.

And that evidence is why speed is so important! Especially with trucks, which often just pass through on their way to their destinations, evidence can quickly disappear if your lawyer is not able to ensure that it is preserved.

With Mike Schafe r as your attorney, you’ll be in good hands. Mike has been helping accident victims get compensated for more than 18 years. He knows all the challenges and pitfalls of trucking accident cases, all the tricks of the “other” side, and he can handle it all.

In fact, before he opened his practice in personal injury and accident law, Mike worked for an insurance defense firm, so he really knows all the tricks the insurance companies have up their sleeves. They can’t fool him!

But there’s more. You are also assured that you won’t get lost in an anonymous lawyer’s office. As Mike’s client, you will never be just a number. Instead, you will receive Mike’s personal attention. He cares about you, and he will fight for you all the way.

So if you have been in a trucking accident, or if someone you love has been killed in such an accident, and you live anywhere in Kentucky, be it Louisville, LaGrange, Shepherdsville, Taylorsville, Shelbyville, Brandenburg, St. Matthews, Prospect, Middletown, Douglas Hills, or in Newberg, or even in Bullitt County, Oldham County, Shelby County, Hardin County, Spencer County, or Meade County, KY, give Mike a call.

No need to worry about cost either. With Mike, your first consultation is always free. And if you and Mike decide to work together, Mike will help you on a contingency basis, which means he will only get paid if and when he wins your case.

For immediate help with your trucking accident case, you can reach Mike at (502) 584-9511. And please don’t delay. Especially in cases involving trucks, time is of the essence.

So contact Mike today for your free consultation.

It’s bad enough you got hurt. Call Mike, so you won’t get hurt twice.