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Civil & Criminal Consequences After Commercial Vehicle Accidents
After a crash involving a commercial motor vehicle (CMV), most people who are interested in pursuing legal action will seek damages in a personal injury lawsuit in civil court. However, if an accident follows a certain pattern, it is sometimes possible that criminal charges will also be brought against the person who allegedly caused… Read More »
Rear-End Collision In Polk County Kills 1
In May 2025, a Lake Wales man was killed after his pickup collided with a tractor-trailer near Lake Alfred in Polk County. The man ignored a stop sign, colliding with the back end of a stopped tractor-trailer near Old Polk County Road. While the tractor-trailer driver was uninsured, the pickup driver was pronounced deceased… Read More »
Tractor-Trailer Driver Arrested In Alleged Hit-and-Run
In May 2025, a tractor-trailer driver allegedly caused the death of two Florida surveyors in an accident on I-95 South, in Brevard County. The surveyors had parked their pickup and were walking along the ‘grassy shoulder’ when the tractor-trailer driver lost control of his vehicle. It struck the pickup truck, and then the two… Read More »
Explaining Vicarious Liability In Florida
When accidents happen as a result of a negligent commercial vehicle driver, one of the most important legal concepts that comes up is that of vicarious liability, also known as respondeat superior. Vicarious liability is a concept that dates, in some form, back to English common law, and it holds that in some cases,… Read More »
Intrastate vs Interstate Commerce In Commercial Vehicle Accidents
As there are in so many legal areas, there are both federal and state regulations governing the operation of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs). While every CMV company must comply with the regulations in their home state, too many forget that if they operate in interstate commerce – that is, driving between states – they… Read More »
Tractor-Trailer Starts “Chain Reaction” Crash
Most people think of tractor-trailer accidents as involving no more than two vehicles, but sometimes, crashes can affect many others using the roadway. For example, in late March 2025, a tractor-trailer headed down I-75, near MM 262, failed to stop for cars that were stopped “or driving slowly in heavy traffic.” The tractor-trailer struck… Read More »
Commercial Vehicle Accidents & Comparative Fault
It is not uncommon for people who have been through a serious auto accident – particularly one involving a large commercial vehicle – to be unable to reconstruct events. Things happen so quickly in this kind of situation, and between shock, fear, and self-preservation, an injured person may not truly know whose actions led… Read More »
Driver Flees Fatal Accident Scene Involving Tractor-Trailer
One thing Florida drivers should always be aware of, regardless of the vehicle one is driving or the reason they are on the road, is that leaving the scene of an auto accident is a crime. This is true whether the damage done was to property or to another person. In early April 2025,… Read More »
Truck Driver Sentenced After Texting & Driving
In April 2025, a Florida man was sentenced to 8 years in jail, plus 7 years’ probation, after pleading ‘no contest’ to several charges including vehicular homicide. The man was driving a dump truck in May 2022 in New Smyrna Beach, when he crashed into the back of a pickup truck while texting and… Read More »
Should I File Suit After A Commercial Vehicle Crash?
If a person is injured in a Florida auto accident, it can sometimes be difficult to determine whether or not they have a case worth pursuing in court. This can be particularly true in accidents involving commercial vehicles like large trucks or commercial buses – truck drivers do not generally have the assets or… Read More »
