According to several local news sites a woman was severely hurt when her car hit a stalled semi-truck on the shoulder of Interstate 635 in Dallas Texas. Occurring early Thursday morning July 21 a woman was headed westbound near Plano Road when she struck the rig parked on the shoulder of the on-ramp. The accident is still under investigation and the victims name has not been identified.
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A stalled or disable big rig can be an enormous hazard on the roadway. While some may take this at face value what some may not know is that federal rules require the trucker to place warning apparatuses at specific distances from their rig. Knowing the traffic around Dallas and just a gut feeling I suspect she had no warning of the stalled rig. While the authorities are still looking into the matter if this is the case the woman may have a personal injury claim against the trucker. Regardless an independent investigation should be conducted to determine liability that Thursday morning.
Dallas Personal Injury Attorney Michael Grossman
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