Broadside Truck Accident Lawyer
Our truck accident attorneys will fight for your justice while you focus on recovery after your broadside collision.
When an 80,000-pound semi-truck strikes the side of a passenger vehicle, the consequences are often catastrophic for victims and their families, resulting in serious injuries or death.
At The Law Firm for Truck Safety, our personal injury attorneys have seen firsthand how these devastating accidents upend lives —from overwhelming medical bills and lost wages to the physical and emotional trauma that follows.
If you or a loved one was involved in a broadside truck accident, call an experienced truck accident attorney today to get the justice you deserve. Here’s everything you need to know about a broadside accident involving a truck.
Contact The Law Firm for Truck Safety
If you or a loved one was involved in a broadside truck accident, you deserve justice.
Let the experienced truck accident lawyers at The Law Firm for Truck Safety help you recover compensation for all the ways you were harmed.
Broadside Truck Collisions
Broadside collisions are also known as T-bone accidents or side-impact crashes.
They occur when the front end of one vehicle collides with the side of another vehicle that is moving on a road perpendicular to the one the first vehicle is traveling on.
In our example, the front of the at-fault vehicle crashes into the side of the other vehicle. In broadside crashes, the results are often devastating, especially when they involve a commercial vehicle.
Broadside truck collisions often occur at traffic intersections, but they can also occur:
- In parking lots
- When a tractor-trailer is merging onto a highway
- When a delivery vehicle is reentering the flow of traffic
- After making a stop
Why Side-Impact Truck Crashes Cause Serious Injuries
Side-impact crashes are particularly harmful because they combine three deadly factors:
- Minimal protection
- Maximum force
- Multiple points of impact
A vehicle’s sides lack protective crumple zones, meaning impact forces transfer directly to passengers' bodies. Unlike front or rear impacts, side collisions strike where vehicles are most vulnerable. As a result, the passenger’s bodies take on the brunt of the impact forces.
When an eighteen-wheeler delivers this blow, the consequences are devastating. The truck's high front profile aligns directly with passengers' heads and necks, while its massive weight — up to 80,000 pounds — amplifies the destructive force.
Even modern safety features like side airbags and reinforced door beams prove insufficient against such overwhelming impact.
In addition to a more forceful impact and fewer protections, side-impact truck crashes may cause the victim’s car to spin into another lane, hitting a third car, barrier, or even building. It could also flip over if the truck was traveling fast enough.
When a commercial truck strikes a passenger vehicle's side, the human body absorbs what the vehicle's structure cannot—often with catastrophic results.
Did You Know?
At The Law Firm for Truck Safety, we have:
more NBTA (National Board Trial Advocacy) board-certified truck accident lawyers and attorneys with Class "A" commercial driver’s licenses than any other firm in the nation.
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Potential Damages and Injuries in a Broadside Trucking Accident
Side-impact truck collisions often result in catastrophic injuries that can permanently alter lives.
Common injuries seen in broadside truck accident cases include:
- Paralysis
- Neck and spinal cord injuries
- Burns, cuts, and abrasions
- Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs)
- Amputation
- Orthopedic injuries
- Eye injuries
- Internal organ damage
- Death
Beyond physical injuries, survivors often experience psychological trauma or PTSD. Much like physical injuries, these emotional issues may require expensive treatment, and in some cases, they could affect a person’s job performance.
These unseen injuries may include:
- Severe psychological trauma
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Chronic pain and suffering
- Depression and anxiety
- Loss of career and income
- Strained family relationships
- Reduced quality of life
If you've been injured in a side-impact truck crash, you deserve full compensation for all your losses—both seen and unseen. An experienced broadside accident lawyer can help you get the compensation you deserve.
Who Can I Sue after a Broadside Truck Accident?
Broadside accidents are often caused by a truck failing to stop, yield, or driving into traffic, which typically results in truck drivers being found liable for the crash. However, they aren’t the only party that may have responsibility for causing your crash.
Here are just a few of the parties you may want to name in your truck accident lawsuit:
The actions and behavior of the truck driver are often central to causing an accident. Some common driver-related factors that can contribute to a broadside truck crash include:
- Distracted driving
- Operating while fatigued
- Driving under the influence
- Speeding or reckless driving
- Failure to yield
- Running red lights or stop signs
If maintenance crews fail to properly inspect, repair, or maintain the vehicle, they can be held liable for accidents caused by mechanical failure or poor upkeep. Potential issues include:
- Neglecting required inspections
- Failing to address known issues
- Poor quality repairs
- Inadequate maintenance records
- Skipping mandatory safety checks
In many cases, the trucking company itself may be held responsible for failing to ensure proper safety protocols, hiring qualified drivers, and maintaining safe practices. Possible areas of responsibility include:
- Hiring unqualified drivers
- Ignoring poor driving records
- Inadequate driver training
- Unsafe scheduling practices
- Pressuring drivers to violate rest requirements
- Failing to monitor driver compliance
In rare circumstances, a government entity could be named in your lawsuit. If your broadside accident involved a city bus, fire truck, or police car. Additionally, if road infrastructure played a role in your crash happening, it is uncommon, but you may be able to list a government entity in your lawsuit.
- Malfunctioning traffic signals
- Inadequate road signage
- Poor road maintenance
- Dangerous intersection design
- Municipal vehicle involvement
Defective parts or poorly manufactured components can cause accidents, and the manufacturer may be held responsible if their products fail. Common issues include:
- Defective brake systems
- Faulty steering components
- Poor quality control
- Failure to issue recalls
- Known safety defects
- Inadequate testing
If you leave liable parties out of your lawsuit, you could be leaving substantial compensation on the table. More importantly, if you fail to list all responsible parties in your lawsuit, you’re allowing these entities to get away with their unsafe practices.
Determining liability and how many parties to name in your truck accident lawsuit is complex, so it’s essential to seek the help of an experienced broadside truck accident lawyer. Our experienced truck accident attorneys understand both the complexity of commercial vehicle laws and the urgency of your situation.
Crash. Not Accident.
The word “accident” is often used to describe devastating truck crashes. Many people in need of legal help will search for a “truck accident lawyer near me” or the “best truck accident attorney”. We even use "accident" in our site name.
However, most truck “accidents” are not accidents at all.
Truck crashes are often caused by distracted, fatigued, poorly trained, or downright dangerous truck drivers and/or the unsafe business practices of the trucking companies and brokers that hired them. Every semi-truck accident lawyer at The Law Firm for Truck Safety is committed to helping those who have been irreparably harmed in commercial vehicle crashes and providing education to the public that crashes are not accidents.
How an Attorney Can Help with Your Broadside Truck Accident Lawsuit
Every second after a broadside truck collision matters. While you're dealing with injuries, medical bills, and lost wages, trucking companies are working to build their defense and minimize their liability.
With our experienced attorneys fighting for you, you will have advocates on your side ready to immediately step in and protect your rights, ensuring these corporations are held accountable.
At The Law Firm for Truck Safety:
We Build Strong Cases
Our attorneys know exactly what evidence to gather and how to preserve it before it disappears:
- Driver logbooks revealing hours-of-service violations
- Truck maintenance and inspection records
- Black box data and dashcam footage
- Cell phone records showing distracted driving
- Police reports and accident scene documentation
- Complete medical records and expert testimony
We Take on Insurance and Trucking Giants
We've spent decades learning every strategy insurance companies use to minimize settlements. This experience matters. Our attorneys anticipate their moves, counter their arguments, and consistently secure the full compensation our clients need for long-term recovery.
Whether through skilled negotiation or powerful courtroom advocacy, we ensure your case reaches its full value.
We Calculate Your Accident True Costs
A side-impact truck crash can cause life-altering injuries.
We work with:
- Medical specialists who document your long-term prognosis
- Economic experts who calculate lifetime care costs
- Occupational experts who verify lost earning capacity
- Accident reconstructionists who can recreate and analyze the crash scene
- Life care planners who detail future needs
Let our experienced broadside truck accident attorneys fight for you.
Reach out to The Law Firm for Truck Safety today for a free case evaluation.
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Contact a Truck Accident Attorney for Your Broadside Truck Accident Case
If you or a loved one has been injured in a broadside trucking accident, contact the attorneys at The Law Firm for Truck Safety today.
- Our Ohio, Tennessee, Oklahoma, and Illinois offices have more National Board of Trial Advocacy–-certified attorneys than any other law firm in the country.
- Five of our truck accident lawyers hold commercial driver’s licenses, giving us direct insights into the rules, regulations, and standards of care to which truck drivers must adhere.
- This, combined with our extensive trial experience and truck safety expertise, allows us to uncover critical case facts that other truck accident law firms can’t.
If you or a loved one was involved in a broadside truck accident, reach out today to seek the justice and compensation you deserve.
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