An average of about 5,000 trucks are involved in a fatal traffic accident each year. Tractors pulling one semitrailer are the most common truck configuration, accounting for about 60% of all trucks involved in a fatal accident.
The number of people killed in accidents involving a truck decreased to 5,567 in 2000, compared with an average of 5,647 from 1997-1999. The number of truck drivers killed in traffic accidents increased from 658 in 1998 to 713 in 2000. About 360 pedestrians and 70 bicyclists are killed each year in traffic accidents involving trucks.
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The Davis Law Group represents plaintiffs in wrongful death and catastrophic injury cases in Washington. Christopher Davis focuses on cases involving car accidents, commercial vehicle accidents, and truck accidents (semi truck, tractor trailor, big rig truck, 18 wheeler, log trucks). Chris Davis has successfully handled hundreds of personal injury claims and has obtained numerous outstanding settlements and verdicts in complex injury and wrongful death cases.
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