On June 4, 2008, the driver of a tanker truck on interstate highway 75 in Florida lost control on an overpass. The tanker truck fell off the bridge and landed on U.S. 301 below. A fire was ignited during the crash. The truck burst into flames and the fire damaged the I-75 bridge.

Both freeways were closed for repairs. The heat from the explosion is causing the underside of the bridge to crumble.

The driver of the tanker truck was taken to the hospital with burn injuries. Two others also sustained injuries during the accident.

An official report states that the accident was caused when a car lost control in the rain. The tanker truck swerved to keep from hitting the car, causing the driver to loose control and fall off of the overpass.

Car wreck attorneys are working on cases in which serious injuries have resulted due to the negligence of another driver.

A man in New York was sentenced to 2-4 years in prison after being found guilty of criminally negligent homicide and fleeing the scene. The man had been driving late one evening when he lost control of the car and it rolled over, ejecting his passenger. Reports say he then got out of the car, looked at his passenger on the ground, and then fled the scene leaving him to die.

Police recovered the driver’s license of the man at the site and a witness who saw the crash later confirmed seeing the man flee the scene. The next day, the driver surrendered himself to the police.

Car wreck attorneys are working on cases of families who have been affected by vehicular homicide or negligence.

A family in Texas has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against GMC and another woman for a two-car collision that occurred on May 24, 2006 and resulted in the death of a family member. The fatal collision was allegedly caused by a combination of driver negligence and manufacturer negligence for the defective design of the GMC Yukon.

The original report states that the family was driving in their 2002 GMC Yukon on the highway when the defendant allegedly crossed into their lane. The family tried to take evasive action and veered off the highway causing their SUV to roll over. The suit states that although the family in the SUV were wearing their seat belts and were properly restrained, the driver suffered severe head injuries, proving fatal, while the other passenger was seriously injured as the vehicle failed to protect them.

The lawsuit claims that GMC was aware of the design defects of the GMC Yukon, but they did not fix the design or warn customers of the problem. It also states that the family seeks actual damages, which are a result of GMC’s manufacturing defects.

Car wreck attorneys are working on cases where fatality has resulted due to negligence.