Interviewing lawyers for a truck crash case? It's complicated. First, you should know that truck is just a faster way of saying commercial motor vehicle. Truck crash cases are the result of crashes with semi-trucks, garbage trucks, flatbeds, heavy equipment—vehicles a driver needs a special license to operate. To find the best lawyer for your [...]
In dark hours of an early winter morning, truckers are eager to miss rush hour traffic as they are headed out on their routes. Dispatchers advised that a winter weather advisory was expected. The temperature hovered right around freezing on the east side of the Snoqualmie Pass. It was just before 5 a.m. when [...]
Every year around this time, I think about the Wright family—and the head-on, high-speed semi-truck crash that almost killed them at Christmas. The family was on their way to a Christmas party when the family vehicle was struck head-on by a semi-truck and trailer, at full highway speed. Two of the family members suffered serious injuries. [...]
Kevin Coluccio has earned certification in "Truck Accident Law" by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. It is the first— and only—American Bar Association accreditation for Truck Accident Law in the United States. Coluccio is one of only fifty attorneys who have earned Board Certification in this practice area. Board Certified attorneys pass a comprehensive [...]
The road rage truck crash that killed Sara Allison and seriously injured her husband was shocking, even for seasoned veterans of trucking law. It was a head-on collision with a semi-truck driver who had been trying to pass a motor home. Ms. Allison tried to avoid the oncoming semi-truck by swerving into a ditch. [...]
Attorney Kevin Coluccio was published in the Winter/Spring 2020 edition of the Journal of Trucking Litigation. Below is the transcript of the full article, with minor changes for accurate digital representation. See the PDF: Trucking Law: Jurisdiction and Venue Can Enhance Case Value. Good lawyers know the importance of a choosing a forum that best serves your [...]
On Monday, April 27, a semi truck crashed into cars in a Washington dust storm along State Route 26. Spokane news outlet KXLY reported that a section of the highway was closed due to a semi crash "from poor visibility and blowing dust." It is tempting to think of a crash like this as [...]
Many years ago, I represented Anthony Qamar’s family after he was killed in a log truck crash. I often think of the families and people I have represented over my three decades as an attorney. Tony’s case came to mind recently when I was asked to represent a man who was seriously injured when [...]
Being ready to respond to a road hazard is a basic duty of every driver on a public road or highway. Professional drivers have an even higher standard. A truck driver who fails to take necessary and appropriate action can cause a lot of pain and damage. That is what happened to Constance. Driving through [...]
A squall is a sudden, sharp increase in wind speed and usually associated with heavy rain showers. Squalls usually last only a few minutes. In the Pacific Northwest, squalls are not an unusual occurrence. It was late May, near the Washington – Oregon border and a commercial driver trainee was behind the wheel of a big [...]