Truck accidents can occur for various reasons, such as trucks operated by overly tired drivers, companies that don’t screen for problem drivers learn what to do after a truck accident.

1. What To Do
After a Truck
Accident

2. If you or a loved one has been gravely hurt in a truck
accident caused by another party's negligence, you may
be entitled to financial compensation. This is not,
however, an automatic right. Following the collision, you
must take particular procedures to guarantee that you
receive the maximum compensation that you deserve,
including:
• Calling 911 if you or anyone else has been seriously
injured and needs immediate medical condition.

3. • Obtaining all pertinent information for all parties involved in
the accident, including the contact information for the truck
drivers’ employer – in some cases, the employer may also be
liable for your injuries.
• Obtaining the contact information for any witnesses to the
scene of the accident.
• Taking pictures of the scene of the accident, if you are able to
do so.
• Seeking medical attention from all necessary medical
providers, given the extent of your injuries.
• Consulting with a personal injury attorney who specifically
handles truck accidents.

4. Common Accident Injuries
Truck accidents frequently result in more serious injuries
than accidents involving simply automobiles. Even in a low-
impact accident, the sheer heft and size of a semi truck or
commercial truck may and generally does total any car it
comes into touch with. As a result, victims of the smaller
vehicle frequently sustain catastrophic injuries, including:
- Broken or fractured bones
- Traumatic brain injuries
- Permanent disfigurement or scarring
- Serious neck and back injuries
- Loss of a limb or other
body parts and Internal
organ damage.

5. Recovering In a Truck Accident
If you have been involved in an automobile accident with a
truck, the limitation on lawsuit provisions under New Jersey
Law (N.J.S.A. 39;6A-8) may not apply. The basic automobile
policy imposes a verbal threshold or lawsuit limitation. Under
this policy, lawsuit for pain and suffering are prohibited unless
an injury results in:
- Death
- Dismemberment
- Significant disfigurement or scarring
- Loss of a fetus
- Displaced fractures

6. If you or someone you know has
been injured in a truck accident,
contact tuck accident attorney to
protect your legal rights.
Visit: www.dmlawyer.com
Call: (908) 248-4404