Negligence in the Katy Freeway Dropped Cargo Overturned Truck Wreck

Negligence somewhere down the line lies at the root of almost every truck wreck we see in our Houston, TX metro area. And we get a lot of major truck wrecks. Houston, TX is a shipping transit hub for much of the rest of the nation. Almost every day, a truck wreck rooted in someone's negligence ties up some part of a rush hour commute. Yesterday, apparent negligence shut down a busy 610 ramp onto the Katy Freeway for the better part of a day.

Spilled cargo and dropped cargo accidents can almost always be traced clearly to negligence on the part of someone. Sometimes (usually, in fact) there are several negligent someones. The difficulty lies in determining precisely who was at fault.

• Was it the cargo loader?
  Was it the trucking company that failed to maintain truck cargo straps, tie downs, and other safety devices?
  Was it a manufacturer that supplied a defective cargo strap?
  Was it the truck driver that failed to check if his cargo was secure and his cargo fasteners were good before he left on his haul? Did he take a curve or a turn too fast? What?

If you're one of the people whose cars got seriously dinged by falling metal scaffolding, you probably want to know. You're very lucky that's all that happened. It's almost miraculous that there were no reported injuries from that dropped cargo accident. Sudden spilled and dropped cargo accidents can be deadly. At the very least, they usually cause severely debilitating injuries.

Somebody was watching out for you when that dropped cargo fell on the Katy Freeway. So count your blessings. You may be counting up the repair or even replacement costs for your car right about now too. If you are, know that you could make a full financial recovery for those vehicle damage losses from those whose negligence caused your losses.

It isn't easy though. You may well need an adept Houston, TX dropped cargo accident attorney to track down the source(s) of the negligence AND the evidence you'll need to prove their negligence. If so, feel free to call me. I used to be a trucker. I know where to find negligence when dropped cargo falls on you down on the Katy Freeway.