North Georgia Truck Accident - Was Driver Fatigue Responsible?
Yesterday, a tractor-trailer accident in north Georgia blocked traffic for hours. The AJC reported that around 4:00 p.m. the tractor-trailer, which had been traveling eastbound on Ga. Hwy 53, left the roadway near a bridge west of Dawsonville and burst into flames. Fortunately no other vehicles were involved and the driver escaped without injury.
Although the cause of this truck accident has not been reported, as Georgia injury lawyers, we wonder whether driver fatigue may be responsible. Many commercial vehicle accidents are caused by a driver’s inattentiveness or fatigue resulting from the operation of the vehicle for an excessive amount of time. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations provide time limits by which drivers and their employers must abide. In addition, drivers are required to keep a Drivers Log documenting driving times and rest breaks. Carriers have a duty to monitor their drivers’ logs through an appropriate log verification procedure and to establish proper control of driving time to ensure compliance with the maximum hours of service regulations set by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
The Georgia injury lawyers at Finch McCranie, LLP have been representing victims of tractor trailer crashes in serious injury and wrongful death cases for over 40 years. If you or a loved one has been injured or killed as a result of the negligence of a tractor trailer driver, call us immediately to learn your rights.
