Truck Accidents
Sugar Beet Truck Accidents a Concern in North Dakota
Sugar Beet Truck Accidents a Concern in North Dakota Any kind of commercial or farm vehicle could be involved in a deadly accident, but the number of agricultural drivers across North Dakota makes this concern more important than in other states across the U.S.. Recently, North Dakota regulations for agricultural drivers are coming under fire.…
Read MoreWhat Happens When Truckers Drive Distracted: How North Dakota is Handling the Increase of Oil Field Truck Accidents
The oil boom in North Dakota is great for the economy, but is leading to terrible problems for locals in the Bakken Shale area. One issue of great concern is the shocking increase in fatal and serious accidents involving trucks in the area. With 12,000 trucks moving through the communities of Watford City, Williston, Dickinson…
Read MoreSemi Trucks vs. Cars – Who is at fault?
According to the NHTSA, there were 333,000 traffic accidents involving semi trucks in one recent year alone. In that same year, 3,921 people were killed and 104,000 more were injured in crashes involving large trucks. Of the fatalities resulting from truck accidents, 73 percent were occupants of other vehicles. Semi-truck drivers in North Dakota regularly…
Read MoreNorth Dakota Semi Truck Driver Killed in Collision
Accidents involving tractor trailers can have tragic results, for both the semi operator and any occupants in the other vehicle. Recently in North Dakota, a semi truck driver was killed and a woman was injured in a terrible accident on a local highway. Car accidents like this one certainly bring attention to the dangers truck…
Read MoreHelp Identify Hit and Run Driver of Semi in North Dakota
How do North Dakota law enforcement agents identify drivers involved in hit and run car accidents? In a particular case from a recent accident, they are requesting help from the public as they track down the hit and run driver of a truck who caused a fatality. In similar types of car accidents, police could…
Read MoreCar vs Semi Truck Accidents Lead to Tragic Outcomes in North Dakota
It is sad but often true that in a car vs semi truck accident, the car just doesn’t stand much of a chance. These big rigs are just that, big, and can do a whole lot of damage with very little effort. Sadly, auto accidents with these tractor trailers are a pretty common occurrence and…
Read MoreBakken Oil Field Deaths | Tanker Exploded Killing Three Men
The tragic loss of a loved one in an auto accident often leaves surviving family members asking questions and needing answers as to how and why the accident occurred. Fatal car accidents simply are life changing events, which can be very difficult to move forward from. A tragic accident resulting in more Bakken Oil Field…
Read MoreSubrogation Rights Explained for the Insurer
Many people are surprised to learn that they have to repay their health insurance or others such as Medicare, Medicaid or Workforce Safety when they recover money from somebody who injured them. Unfortunately, these are in place and known as subrogation rights of the insurer. Under laws passed back in the early 70s, health plans have…
Read MoreFargo Truck Accident Leaves Two Injured but Alive
Investigators are still trying to figure out what caused the Fargo truck accident that had a MEI truck veer off the road just days ago. According to reports, the out of control truck slammed into a fence and an electrical pole before driving over an occupied parked vehicle. Injured but alive, the occupant of the…
Read MoreFatal HWY 200 Accident as Driver Drifts Over Centerline
Investigators with the North Dakota Highway Patrol are still trying to determine what caused the HWY 200 accident where a 49 year old Beulah resident’s car crossed the centerline and cause a head on collision with another vehicle. Though one of the passengers survived the serious accident without injury, the other driver was not so…
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