Unsecured Loads Cause Accidents Attorney

Atlanta area Attorney Casey W. Stevens Handles Unsecured Load Lawsuits Throughout North Georgia

There are strict laws against traveling on public roads and highways with unsecured loads for good reason. Even a small object flying off of the back of a truck can cause an accident resulting in serious injuries or even death. Semi-trucks and 18-wheelers are not the only culprits in unsecured load accidents. In fact, a pick-up, a van, or even a car can be guilty of transporting a load without ensuring that it is safely secure. Unsecured loads can also contribute to accidents caused by others. For instance, a few years ago on I-285 in Atlanta, a washing machine fell out of the back of a pickup truck, causing the next driver to swerve into the path of another vehicle. The accident caused the death of a father who was transporting his fourteen year old son home from baseball practice. Because of the weight of the appliance, the home improvement warehouse that loaded it into the back of a customer’s pickup truck, assumed it would not fall onto the roadway. Unfortunately the combination of force and air flow caused by the higher rate of speed, resulted in a tragedy.

Truck drivers are required to perform safety inspections before taking to the road to ensure that everything is secure – pipes, wood, bricks, and other smaller objects are the most common unsecured loads, and the drivers are required by safety regulations to be certain that each and every piece of their load is tied, strapped, or covered to prevent it from flying off of the truck and causing a hazard to other drivers. Even when every precaution is taken, loads can shift, straps can break, and loads can spill onto roadways hitting other vehicles and causing accidents. If the load from that truck topples onto the highway, crushes another vehicle or causes other vehicles to become involved in the accident, then the driver of that truck, or the company that loaded the truck would be liable for the damages caused as a result of their unsecured load.

Casey W. Stevens Law: Alpharetta Personal Injury and Car Accident Lawyers has extensive experience with trucking, commercial and personal vehicle accident cases, including those involving unsecured loads.

If you or someone you love has been injured in an accident that involved an unsecured load, Casey W. Stevens Law: Alpharetta Personal Injury and Car Accident Lawyers can help you pursue a claim against those responsible

Hiring an attorney might seem like a daunting task, but when you call our office, we will arrange a convenient time for you to personally meet with Mr. Stevens in your home, your hospital room, or in any of our six metro Atlanta area locations. He will listen to the details of your case and provide you with his professional legal opinion of your claim and how best to pursue compensation. This expert case evaluation is a free, no obligation, opportunity for you to meet Attorney Stevens and get information regarding how he may help you. Once you sign with our firm to represent you in your claim, we will get straight to work. You can be certain that we will work diligently on your claim because every case that we represent is taken on a contingency basis – we do not get paid until your case has been 100% settled and you have your payment in hand. We routinely work with a team of investigators, accident recreation experts, and medical professionals to thoroughly investigate and prove your case. Our firm will front the cost for any necessary experts or professional evaluations. We will concentrate on your financial recovery so that you can focus your attention on your physical and emotional healing.

Call our office today for your free, expert case evaluation: 770-408-6364