An Arkansas trucking company and its driver are found to be negligent in a crash killing three men on I-81. $2.175 million was paid to the families of the deceased: 27 year old Hilario Goux Vicente and 35 year old Ramiro Vicente-Ajun from Tennessee and 50 year old Dennis Lavelle Fayne from Arkansas. Two 18-wheelers collided, Fayne was climbing out of one of them, from the passenger seat to free himself after the collision, as Vincent and Vincent-Ajun stopped their Hyudai behind the crash. A third truck drove by Miller does not stop in time for the accident.
"There was sufficient evidence to establish that Banik's negligent conduct triggered a continuous chain of events spanning mere seconds that produced the second collision..."
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As skilled Mississippi 18-wheeler accident attorneys, we encourage you to seek legal help as soon as possible if you have been injured in an 18 wheeler accident. The sooner you speak with our law firm, the sooner we can begin investigating the accident.Hopkins,Barvie & Hopkins, P.L.L.C. has extensive knowledge of Biloxi tractor-trailer crash investigations. We have found that the following are common causes of truck accidents:
- Driver fatigue
- Driver distraction such as talking on a CB or cell phone
- Excessive speed
- Faulty or defective truck equipment
- Overloaded and improperly loaded trucks
- Driver operating truck too fast for road and weather conditions
- Following a car too closely
- Other noncompliance with federal and state trucking regulations
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