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Commercial Truck vs Pedestrian Accident Attorney

Pritzker Olsen attorneys have successfully litigated commercial truck vs. pedestrian accidents, including the following cases:

A hard-fought $1,536,921 verdict for a 36-year-old man who was struck by a commercial garbage truck as he tried to cross a road in his motorized wheel chair. The man had pre-existing rheumatoid arthritis and the crash resulted in a hip fracture that required surgery, causing the man to lose additional function.
A $1,700,000 settlement on behalf of a 42 year-old man who was run over by a commercial semi truck as he stood beside the road assisting another motorist who crashed in an earlier accident. The victim sustained a number of fractures and internal injuries, including a severely broken and dislocated ankle.

Commercial truck drivers are required to drive with greater care and they must comply with many federal and state regulations, including regulations related to the number and placement of mirrors on the truck (Standard No. 111). Some trucks and buses may have a potential design defect where the large driver’s-side mirror obstructs the driver’s view when turning left. Several accidents involving pedestrians may have occurred due to mirror obstruction.

Pritzker Olsen truck accident attorneys represent victims of commercial truck accidents and their families and have a national reputation for successfully litigating complex wrongful death and personal injury cases, including traumatic brain injuries and spinal cord injuries. Our attorneys have been interviewed by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Lawyers USA and others. If a family member was injured or killed (as a pedestrian or motorist) by a commercial truck, please contact our law firm.

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