Truck Accident Lawyer Blog

In the case of Victor Creech v. Joseph Santomassino, Case Number 4D2024-0279 (Fla. 4th DCA October 23, 2024), Florida’s Fourth DCA held that a brief glance by a truck driver at his cell phone is not an active engagement or handling of a cell phone and does not rise to the level...

In the case of Lexington Insurance Company v. Towanna James, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Noami James, et al, Case Number 1D19-1954 (Fla. 1st DCA May 8, 2020), Florida’s First DCA held that an insurance company with the amount of damages limited by a bankruptcy...

In the case of Tuong Vi Le v. Colonial Freight Systems, Inc., Case Number 1D18-39 (Fla. 1st DCA December 4, 2019), Florida’s First DCA held that a semi-trailer owner is not responsible under a theory of non-delegable duty for negligent maintenance of the trailer. Instead, the...

The Ledger reported that a box truck truck a pedestrian on North Combee Road in Lakeland, Florida at approximately 3:23 a.m. on July 27, 2018.  The pedestrian was identified as a male in dark clothing who was standing near the center of the road.  The truck driver, John Bland,...

The widow of Michael Dimezza filed a lawsuit against the operator of a garbage truck, FCC Environmental Services, LLC, for wrongful death arising from an accident that took the life of her husband.  Mr. Dimezza was on a motorcycle and was stopped at a traffic light in Lakeland,...

A silver Nissan Altima was struck by a semi-truck from Saddle Creek Corporation at the intersection of US98 and Rockridge Road in Lakeland, Florida on May 17, 2018 at approximately 2:45 p.m.  The Ledger reported that the Nissan Altima driver had a green light at the time of the...

Robert Allen Topping, II, died after striking the rear end of a service truck and then a disabled semi-truck on Interstate-4 near State Road 33 on July 11, 2017.  Topping was driving a 2006 Isuzu pickup truck and is reported to have left the outside lane for unknown reasons and...

Dennett Blue, Jr. died after hitting a semi-truck that was making a left hand turn into the Cedar Trail Landfill on SR60 in Bartow, Florida on May 18, 2017.  The accident happened at approximately 5:30 a.m. as Ariel Soto’s semi-truck got hit crossing the highway....

A crash with injuries was reported on State Road 60 in between Indian Lake Estates and the Westgate Ranch.  The photographs show a severe collision with an SUV and a semi-truck.  The news media has not released the identities of those injured or how the police believe that...

A dump truck carrying sand turned over while turning right from SR60 (Van Fleet Drive) onto US98 in Bartow, Florida on April 26, 2017.  The truck was attempting to head northbound on US98.  This is the busiest intersection in Bartow and resulted in closure of several...

A semi-truck accident was reported at the intersection of US98 and Autumnwood Grove Boulevard in Lakeland, Florida on March 17, 2017.  The intersection involved is the entrance to Polk State College.  The accident happened at approximately 8:00 a.m.  No further details...

A semi-truck struck a cement mixer on US17 in Winter Haven at the intersection with Winter Lake Road.  The collision occurred at approximately 7:45 a.m. on March 9, 2017.  The semi-truck was hauling a load of sand at the time of the collision and flipped on its side as a result of...

Hailey Ruiz lost control of her vehicle on I-4 near Park Road in Plant City, Florida at approximately 5:00 a.m. around mile marker 22.  Thereafter, she crossed over the median and struck a Coca-Cola semi-truck heading the opposite direction.  The accident caused the truck to land...

A semi-truck carrying metal for recycling was involved in an accident on I-75 in Hillsborough County near Fowler Avenue on January 4, 2017.  The truck was traveling on I-75 when the driver lost control and fell off the bridge onto Fowler Avenue.  The truck was carrying...

Four vehicles, including two semi-trucks, were involved in an accident on SR that resulted in a leaking hazardous materials container on January 3, 2017.  The accident happened at approximately 4:10 p.m. between two semi-trucks, a pickup, and an SUV.  The accident scene was located...

A dump truck was involved in an accident on I-4 past (west) the US27 ramp in Haines City on December 20, 2016.  Two vehicles were involved in the accident.  The accident caused the dump truck to flip over and catch fire.  The photograph shows where the dump truck’s load came...

Wisma Antoine, from Lakeland, Florida, suffered serious injuries as a result of a truck accident on I-75 in Manatee County.  The accident happened when Nicole Lachance, of Lehigh Acres, attempted a lane change going southbound.  As her 2003 Volkswagen Beetle went from the center...

A motorcyclist died as a result of an accident with a Saddle Creek semi-truck on Drane Field Road in Lakeland, Florida on December 11, 2016.  The accident occurred in the 4000 block of Drane Field Road at approximately 11:30 a.m.  In the photograph, it appears that the...

James Simmons died after being struck by a semi-truck on SR674 just east of Owens Road on December 5, 2016 at approximately 3:00 p.m.  The accident happened in the afternoon when Tommy Mars was headed westbound on SR674.  Mars was driving the semi-truck and struck Simmons,...

A Nissan Altima crossed over the center line and struck a Wal-Mart semi-truck on the Poinciana Parkway in Davenport, Florida.  The accident happened at approximately 5:30 a.m. as Donald Watson was driving a semi-truck westbound on Kinney Harmon Road (Poinciana Parkway) when...