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Travel anywhere on a Missouri or Illinois highway and you will encounter commercial trucks. Tractor-trailers crisscross the nation with their cargo, in the process often rumbling through Missouri and Illinois. And when truckers are careless or negligent, innocent Missouri and Illinois motorists sometimes end up getting hurt.
If you have been injured or someone you love has been injured or died as a result of a car-truck accident, contact the Missouri truck accident lawyers and Illinois tractor-trailer collision attorneys at Zevan & Davidson by calling 314-588-7200 or filling out our online contact form.
In 1956, the Federal Aid Highways Act was signed into law and Missouri became one of the first states in the nation to build an interstate highway. Now, more than a half-century later, large commercial trucks account for approximately 16 percent of all travel on Missouri's interstates.
Missouri's extensive interstate highway system includes:
- Interstate 70
- Interstate 44
- Interstate 55
- Interstate 64
- Interstate 29
- Interstate 35
The most congested stretches of road are found in the St. Louis and Kansas City areas, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation. Unfortunately, when inattentive truck drivers reach these heavily trafficked areas, tragedy sometimes results. Motorists trapped in bumper-to-bumper traffic may be unable to avoid a speeding truck whose driver is unable or unaware of the need to stop.
With more than 2,000 miles of interstate highway, Illinois boasts the third-largest system in the nation. In Illinois, 18-wheelers frequent:
- Interstate 94
- Interstate 90
- Interstate 88
- Interstate 39
- Interstate 80
- Interstate 55
- Interstate 57
- Interstate 64
- Interstate 72
- Interstate 70
According to the Report Card for America's Infrastructure, Illinois ranks fourth in the nation in terms of tonnage moved by trucks. It also has two of the five most congested interchanges in the nation, both located in the Chicago area.
With so many crowded interstates in Missouri and Illinois, serious and fatal accidents resulting from the action or inaction of a careless truck driver or negligent trucking company are inevitable.
Some of the most common causes of a tractor-trailer collision are:
- Driver fatigue
- Driving under the influence of alcohol
- Driving under the influence of drugs
- Improper truck maintenance
- Driving too fast for the road conditions
- Shifting loads and improper loading
- Texting while driving
- Cell phone use while driving
Zevan & Davidson is a trial law firm with a track record of successful results in high-stakes catastrophic personal injury cases in Missouri and Illinois. Our lawyers have recovered millions of dollars for our clients in a wide range of legal matters, including medical malpractice, tractor-trailer collisions, farming accidents and other wrongful death cases.
Get immediate help. Contact the St. Louis truck accident lawyers at Zevan & Davidson today to schedule a free consultation by calling 314-588-7200 or filling out our online contact form.
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