ASCUTNEY, Vt., 11/22/05
A tractor-trailer driver who fell asleep at the wheel crashed on I-91, causing a rollover and forcing the evacuation of about 300 residents and two schools Monday. Officials said the tractor-trailer was carrying sodium persulfate, a strong oxidizer, along with several flammable materials which combined could have caused a toxic chemical fire. Fire crews evacuated the area as a precaution. No injuries were reported. See article.
While there were no injuries reported, the incident underscores widespread challenges with driver fatigue and handling of hazardous substances in the trucking industry.
The Shigley Law Firm represents plaintiffs in wrongful death and catastrophic injury cases statewide in Georgia, and in other states subject to the multijurisdictional practice and pro hac vice rules in each state. Ken Shigley was designated as a “SuperLawyer” in Atlanta Magazine and one of the “Legal Elite” in Georgia Trend Magazine. He is a Certified Civil Trial Advocate of the National Board of Trial Advocacy, Chair of the Southeastern Motor Carrier Liability Institute and former chair of the Georgia Insurance Law Institute. He particularly focuses on cases arising from truck wrecks and accidents (tractor trailers truck wrecks, semi truck wrecks,18 wheeler truck wrecks, big rig truck wrecks, log truck wrecks, dump truck wrecks).