Category: After the Crash

Whether you call them “ice missiles,” “snow mattresses,” or just another nuisance, one thing is clear: chunks of snow and ice that fly off trucks can be deadly. Several states have established laws requiring drivers to clear snow and ice from their vehicles before driving. Some of these laws were…

Highways and interstates are chock-full of vehicles: slow and fast, large and small, all with different places to be. The left lane is designed to make the road more efficient, letting fast-moving traffic pass slower vehicles. You’ve probably been frustrated before by a semi-truck hogging the left lane. They take…

They rumble, squeal and take up a lot of space. You usually see them on the interstate. We all rely on them, but they can be dangerous. Any guesses? Semi-trucks and other commercial vehicles are necessary in our economy, but that doesn’t mean we’re fond of seeing them everywhere. How…

Here’s the moral of the driving-on-winter-roads story: Take it slow. Give yourself extra time. Your patience could save your life. A meteorologist and a personal injury attorney agree that speed is one of the riskiest factors on slick roads, and the numbers back them up. In 2022, the winter months…

Every winter, Craig, Kelley & Faultless is hired to represent the victims of semi-truck accidents on icy or snow-covered roads. And, every winter, I see truckers pin the blame on car drivers. They say passenger vehicles — not big rigs — are the problem. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration…

During his career, one meteorologist reported some of Indiana’s wildest winter weather, from the state’s earliest-ever snowfall (10 inches in October ’89) to its coldest temps (36 degrees below zero in January ’94). Randy Ollis — whose name many Hoosiers recognize — spent a successful 39 years reporting the weather…

Type “Amazon truck wreck” into your search bar, and you’ll find dozens of articles published recently from all across the country. The headlines share glimpses of a concerning trend, where Amazon trucks are involved in preventable crashes, their drivers found guilty of safety violations. A recent CBS News investigation shared…

Don’t brake too hard. Slow down. Stay far from other vehicles. Stop driving. These are just a few of the rules truckers must follow when driving in winter weather, as established in the Commercial Driver’s License Manual. Semis, tractor-trailers, and even buses are held to strict standards when snow and…

Notes from Episode 53 of After the Crash Podcast “When we are in trial, I want everybody on my team to have the mindset of this,” John Romano said. “We are invincible in the moment of this case.” Fifty years of experience have taught the Florida-based attorney that attitude is…

Indiana froze during the first weekend of January as up to 13 inches of snow blanketed the state. Plows couldn’t keep up, clearing roads just to clear them again within the hour. Other states felt the storm: Roads in Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky and other Midwestern states became slick, and cars…