Texas Truck Accident Attorneys

Medical Conditions and Texas Truck Accidents

Despite federal regulations, a U.S. safety study shows that hundreds of thousands of licensed commercial truck drivers are, in fact, medically unfit to drive. Truckers who suffer from medical conditions such as epilepsy and sleep disorders have been known to suffer attacks while on the road, causing them to lose control and crash into the unsuspecting drivers around them.

The Texas truck accident lawyers of Williams Kherkher believe that people with potentially dangerous or unpredictable medical conditions should not be put in control of 40-ton vehicles on our state’s streets and highways. Doing so creates an unacceptable and entirely preventable threat to public safety.

Unfortunately, according to a review of commercial driver violations collected by the Associated Press, Texas has one of the highest rates of medical rules violations in the country. This means that Texans are potentially at high risk of being in a truck accident caused by a trucker’s medical condition.

Holes in the System

Although federal law requires medical certification for all commercial vehicle operators, it does not sufficiently regulate the medical personnel responsible for issuing such certification. Introducing such regulatory measures was one of eight urgent reforms proposed by U.S. safety regulators in 2001. To date, not a single one of those eight reforms has been implemented by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

As a result, many truck drivers on Texas roads are operating under fraudulently obtained, missing, or inaccurate medical records, creating a danger that cannot be ignored. Studies have consistently shown that medical conditions are one of the leading causes of truck accidents in the United States, and yet regulators seem unable – or unwilling – to take serious action.

The Texas truck accident attorneys of Williams Kherkher, however, are not. We have a long history of representing victims of truck accidents and holding truckers and their employers responsible for the damages, injuries, and deaths caused by their negligence and misconduct.

If you have been hurt in a commercial truck crash caused by the medical condition of a truck driver, call a Texas truck accident attorney from Williams Kherkher at 800-220-9341 today for a free initial consultation.