by J. Gonzalez Injury Attorneys | May 22, 2018 | 18 Wheelers, News
A six-vehicle car crash in Pharr leaves seven people injured. The victims were taken to local hospitals for unknown injuries. The Accident Involved an 18-Wheeler On Monday, May 21nd, at around 5:30 PM, five cars and an 18-wheeler were involved in an accident on the...
by J. Gonzalez Injury Attorneys | Apr 16, 2018 | 18 Wheelers, Auto Accident, News
As reported by KTXS, DPS Troopers were on the scene of a major car accident in Cameron County on Monday, April 16th. Authorities said that the crash involved two 18-wheelers and several other vehicles. One of the vehicles is said to have caught on fire. Law...
by J. Gonzalez Injury Attorneys | Apr 5, 2018 | 18 Wheelers, News
Back in December 2017, a federal requirement that all 18-wheeler trucks nationwide be installed with an electronic logging device (ELD) went into effect. While the law was in a “soft enforcement” period, April 1st saw full implementation of this federal mandate. This...
by J. Gonzalez Injury Attorneys | Feb 13, 2017 | 18 Wheelers, Auto Accident
As drivers, we are required to share the road with many types of vehicles that are different from the passenger vehicles that the majority of us operate. Few, if any, grab our attention like eighteen wheelers and other large commercial vehicles that drive alongside us...
by J. Gonzalez Injury Attorneys | Aug 31, 2016 | 18 Wheelers, Blog
When brakes malfunction and a serious accident occurs, a variety of parties may be liable for the ensuing damage. The federal government has set very strict standards and regulations on the braking systems of 18-wheelers and other commercial vehicles. For instance,...
by J. Gonzalez Injury Attorneys | Aug 30, 2016 | 18 Wheelers, Blog
In September 2014, Shannon Ford, now 37, slammed into the back of a school bus in Florida, injuring multiple students. Now, two years later, Ford has plead no contest to four counts of reckless driving with bodily injury. The judge gave Ford 20 years in prison as a...
