Truck Accident Lawyers - Attorneys for Portland, Lewiston & Auburn, Maine

Has a collision with a truck changed your life forever?

When a passenger car tangles with a big truck, the results are often devastating. Truck accidents result in thousands of injuries and deaths each year. In most cases, the people who suffer the worst injuries, including head injury, are the passengers in the smaller vehicle. The personal injury attorneys of Hardy Wolf & Downing represent victims of car accidents, motorcycle accidents, and truck accidents in Portland, Lewiston and Southern and Central Maine areas. We do our best to ensure that victims of truck accidents and their families are compensated for their injuries.

Truck Accidents in Maine - Overview

When truck accidents occur, passengers traveling in the smaller vehicle are extremely vulnerable to the size and weight of the truck. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, about 3,600 to 3,700 occupants of passenger vehicles die each year as the result of truck accidents. In Portland, Lewiston, and across the state of Maine, truck accidents account for upwards of one-fifth of all passenger vehicle occupant deaths in multiple vehicle accidents.

Residents of Maine have learned to share the roads and highways with large trucks. But no matter how aware or cautious they may be, truck accidents still occur in Portland, Lewiston, and in other towns and cities across the state. There are various factors that make truck accidents hazardous and difficult to avoid. Trucks can weigh as much as 20 to 30 times more than passenger cars, and loaded trucks can take 20 to 40 percent further to stop than smaller vehicles (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety). Factor in the reality that many truck drivers suffer from fatigue, and truck accidents become even more dangerous and unavoidable.

Contact a Truck Accidents Attorney in Portland or Lewiston

Contact our Maine personal injury lawyers today to schedule a consultation.