Remarkably, 80 percent of drivers nationwide admit to using a cellular phone while driving – and that’s just as bad as driving drunk. A 2006 study done at the University of Utah revealed that motorists talking on a cell phone were just as impaired as drunken drivers – not because of the cell phone itself, but because of the effect it has on a driver’s concentration. And while estimates of cell phone use among truck drivers vary, it’s certain that many use them. Consequently, cell phone use and truck accidents that result have caused a rise in truck accident injuries.
If you suffer truck accident injuries, an experienced truck accident attorney may be able to prove cell phone use by the driver. The Utah study showed that drivers having a phone conversation develop “inattention blindness “ – they become distracted by their phone conversations – until the semi truck accident happens.
Truck accidents caused by cell phone use are a serious threat to your life and property. If you have suffered an injury or loss as a result of a semi-truck accident, your attorney can represent you in a semi-truck lawsuit and find out whether the driver who hit you was “on the phone” while driving. By seeing to it that the driver (or his employer) compensates you for your injury and loss, you’ll help protect your life and property, and that of others as well.
Call the offices of Johnson Law Group today at 1-888-311-5522 to speak with an experienced truck accident attorney, or email us to schedule a consultation.
