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Commercial Truck Accidents: A growing danger

Car accidents are bad enough. Being involved in a commercial truck accident is even worse. Unfortunately accidents involving large trucks continue to rise.

In 2010 over 500,000 large trucks and commercial vehicles (a category which includes tractor-trailers, semis and 18-wheelers) were involved in accidents with more than 100,000 people suffering serious injuries and over 5000 deaths. This was compared to only 3200 deaths involving large trucks in 2009, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

Those numbers are only expected to grow in the near future as more than 20% more large trucks are expected to hit the roads by 2012.

Contact the expert commercial truck lawyers at Millikan Wright Law Firm in St. Louis today if you have been injured in an accident involving a large commercial truck (tractor-trailer, semi or 18-wheeler). If the commercial truck driver or trucking company was negligent you are entitled to compensation for your vehicle damage, medical costs and more.

Despite laws and regulations governing the commercial trucking industry, the truth is that many times they aren't followed, and accidents occur as a result. If the unthinkable happens and you are involved in an accident involving a large commercial truck, contacting a commercial truck personal injury attorney can be the first step to putting you on the road to financial recovery.