{"id":2716,"date":"2013-12-31T10:00:40","date_gmt":"2013-12-31T16:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/injury.robertkreisman.com\/?p=2716"},"modified":"2013-12-29T08:33:25","modified_gmt":"2013-12-29T14:33:25","slug":"large-truck-fatalities-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/large-truck-fatalities-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"Large Truck Fatalities Are on the Rise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/p>\n<p><!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/p>\n<p><!--[if gte mso 10]&gt;--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fmcsa.dot.gov\/\">Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration <\/a>(FMCSA) has published recent data showing that the number of large trucks (those weighing more than 10,000 lbs.) involved in deadly crashes has risen.<span>\u00a0<\/span>In 2011, 3,608 trucks were involved in fatal crashes.<span>\u00a0<\/span>The 2011 numbers are an increase of 3 percent from 2010 and a 12 percent increase from 2009.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">In the United States, 3,757 individuals died in large truck crashes in 2011.<span>\u00a0<\/span>More than 80,000 were injured in truck-related crashes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Even though the numbers are rising, truck drivers or professional drivers abide by the traffic and highway laws in most cases.<span>\u00a0<\/span>More than 83 percent of truck drivers compared to 65 percent of drivers of other passenger vehicles use their seat belts.<span>\u00a0<\/span>Truck drivers are much less likely to be drinking alcohol when driving than other motorists.<span>\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/large-truck-fatalities-rise\/#more-2716\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has published recent data showing that the number of large trucks (those weighing more than 10,000 lbs.) involved in deadly crashes has risen.\u00a0In 2011, 3,608 trucks were involved in fatal crashes.\u00a0The 2011 numbers are an increase of 3 percent from 2010 and a 12 percent increase from 2009. 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