A hip hop web site has reported that rapper Beanie Sigel was injured in a Baltimore, Maryland semi truck crash last weekend.
Hip-Hop artist and Philly rapper Beanie Sigel who has been speaking on his side of the story with former friend and rival Jay-Z over the past few months, is stated to have been injured in a car accident in Baltimore over the weekend (Saturday, December 19) following a session at a recording studio.
According to reports, the rapper was riding in a car that was side-swiped by a tractor trailer which also ran them off the road.Beanie Sigel received several injuries to his body which included his legs, arms and face. . . .
Too many people have been killed by semi truck crashes and trucking accidents.
Nationwide, large trucks (known as tractor trailers, semi trucks, eighteen wheelers, diesel, big rigs, or commercial trucks) make up only about 3% of the vehicles on the road. However, they account for far more traffic fatalities. For example, in Missouri, semi truck crashes make up as much as 15% of traffic deaths. In Illinois, tractor trailer crashes cause more than 10% of traffic deaths.
The National Transportation Safety Board ("NTSB") lists the following as some of the most common causes of big rig accidents:
Poor Driver Training
Driver Fatigue (Tiredness)
Speeding
Overloaded Trucks
Oversized Trucks
Brake Failure
Poor Driving Conditions
Driver Inexperience
Failure To Yield The Right-Of-Way
Driving Under The Influence of Alcohol Or Drugs
Aggressive, Dangerous Or Reckless Driving
Mechanical Failure (Or Improper Maintenance)
Defective Parts (Such As Defective Steering Or Brakes)
Truckers and trucking companies must be mindful of each of these trucking accident causes.
These companies need to quit putting profits over safety. Do they think there is a separate set of rules for them?
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Brett Emison is currently a partner at Langdon & Emison, a firm dedicated to helping injured victims across the country from their primary office near Kansas City. Mainly focusing on catastrophic injury and death cases as well as complex mass tort and dangerous drug cases, Mr. Emison often deals with automotive defects, automobile crashes, railroad crossing accidents (train accidents), trucking accidents, dangerous and defective drugs, defective medical devices.
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