Truck Accidents Attorney in Encinitas, California

Can you tell us about a memorable trucking accident case you handled?

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sure so Trucking accidents um are always
serious just by the nature of the the
size of the vehicles involved and uh a
memorable case I had recently was uh a
driver was rear-ended uh by a semi on
the freeway after coming to a stop for
traffic now the the driver of the truck
alleged that our client cut him off and
slammed on their brakes Now using
the data from both the truck and the car
we were able to take that to an expert
who could create an animation that
showed the testimony of the driver was
just not feasible uh it couldn’t have
happened the way that the truck driver
said it and in fact our client was
stopped for several seconds uh before he
was rear ended by the truck and that uh
obviously undermined their case and we
quickly settled after that was
revealed

Encinitas, CA personal injury attorney Jeffrey Padilla talks about a memorable trucking accident case he handled. Trucking accidents are inherently serious due to the size of the vehicles involved. A notable case involved a driver who was rear-ended by a semi-truck on the freeway after stopping for traffic. The truck driver alleged that the client had cut him off and slammed on the brakes. However, by utilizing data from both the truck and the car, the firm was able to present this information to an expert, who created an animation demonstrating that the truck driver’s testimony was not feasible; the events could not have occurred as he described. It was revealed that the client had been stopped for several seconds before being rear-ended by the truck. This revelation significantly undermined the truck driver’s case, resulting in a swift settlement.

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