What is " underride ?" What happens in an underride accident ?

 

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Clear Lake, TX personal injury attorney answers: Underride happens when one vehicle slides fully or partially underneath another vehicle in a collision. It occurs frequently in accidents where a car collides with the rear of a truck or when a car impacts the side of a truck trailer. Underride doesn't pose much of a risk when two trucks collide. But when a car runs into a truck, the high ground clearance of the truck trailer allows most cars to drive at least partway underneath the truck. In a Clear Lake, TX underride accident, the truck might clear the hood of the car and then slam through the passenger compartment, decapitating car occupants.

The high risk and serious carnage of car-truck underride accidents has led to U.S. government requirements for truck rear impact guards. But tests and studies have shown that many of the available impact guards aren't very effective in preventing a truck underride accident. And truck side impact guards remain a rarity, while side impact underride accidents between trucks and cars do not.

If you have been injured or lost a family member in a Clear Lake, TX underride accident, you know just how serious and costly the damage these events can cause. Impact guards on the truck that collided with your car may have failed. Or the truck may have been operating without impact guards. You may be eligible to obtain financial compensation from the trucker or trucking company responsible for your injuries. You need the compensation to which your injuries and accident losses entitle you so that you can pay the huge and ongoing expenses from your truck underride accident. We could help you make a winning claim.

Obtaining the compensation you deserve after a truck underride accident is no easy matter. Trucking companies and their insurers fiercely defend high dollar truck insurance policies and trucking company assets. You need a Texas Board Certified personal injury attorney with extensive experience in successfully representing injured truck accident victims to win your case. We have the experience you need to win. We're Chad Points and Tony Denena, Texas Board Certified personal injury attorneys with more than 12 years of experience helping injured victims obtain justice and fair financial compensation. Call now for your free legal consultation.

Call us at 877-307-9500 to speak with a Board Certified Clear Lake Personal Injury Attorney about YOUR case today!