On January 25, 2006, a Florida truck driver fell asleep behind the wheel of a tractor-trailer truck and collided with a car filled with children waiting for the school bus. Seven children were killed in the car wreck.

On June 12, 2008, he driver of the tractor-trailer was sentenced to seven years in prison. He faced seven counts of vehicular homicide, among other related charges. He pleaded no contest.

The driver did not have alcohol or drugs in his system. He did exceed the federal standards for tractor-trailer drivers by being behind the wheel for over 34 hours without sleeping.

According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, tired and inattentive drivers may be at fault for about 75 percent of car wrecks. In 2006, about 5,000 people were killed in truck accidents and 106,000 people were injured.

Car wreck attorneys are working to prevent serious injuries and fatalities that result from the negligence of drivers.

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.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is researching the benefits of establishing a new standard for tire tread depth. 

Currently, the federal government requires that a “wear bar” is built into a tire by the manufacture. This is done at the depth of 2/32 inches. Minimum tread standards are regulated by state and 37 states have minimum tread standards of 2/32 inches. 

The NHTSA is looking into changing the minimum standard to 4/32 inches. This is supposed to increase breaking distance on wet surfaces and may help prevent injuries and fatalities in car wrecks. If a new minimum standard is established, tires will be taken out of circulation once the tread reaches 4/32 inches instead of 2/32 inches.  

The COO of Michelin Americas Research Co., Dave Stafford, has stated that Michelin does not support a new NHTSA standard because of the influx of tires that would be needed in order to maintain the standard. In the