Heber City, UT (June 25, 2022) – Two people were hospitalized after a passenger vehicle and a tractor-trailer collided on Highway 40 near mile marker 15 in Wasatch County on Friday, June 25th.
Crews from Wasatch Fire were dispatched to the scene at about 11:40 p.m.
A male occupant of the passenger vehicle had to be extricated and med flighted to Utah Valley Hospital.
The driver of the tractor-trailer was taken by ambulance to a local hospital.
Neither the condition of either victim nor the details of the crash have been provided.
Highway 40 was shut down for several hours due to spilled fuel and oil.
Our thoughts are with the injured victim and their family at this time. We hope for their full recovery.
When an accident resulting from negligence leaves others with damages, the injured person ought to seek the legal advice of a semi-truck injury attorney in Soldier Summit. When one person is injured by the actions of another, the law entitles them to compensation for their damages.
During the ten years leading up to 2002, the number of semi-trucks involved in serious accidents increased by 10%; an upsurge due primarily to avoidable circumstances like being too tired to drive safely, driving a truck in a dangerous manner, oversized or unbalanced freight, and faulty parts. Accidents involving semi-trucks are also predisposed to the same factors that cause car accidents, such as drivers who are intoxicated, driver error, drowsy driving, equipment malfunctions, and insufficient maintenance.
After being hit by a semi-truck, most victims must face an agonizing and lengthy recovery. This might include rigorous and painful physical therapy in addition to numerous surgeries and costly, ongoing medical treatments, all leading to a constantly-growing stack of hospital bills combined with other associated damages like lost income from being unable to work.
Sadly, most semi-truck crash victims panic and concede to the first settlement they are offered without giving thought to their possible future medical expenses and, oftentimes, without having received their final medical diagnosis. This common mistake leaves victims to cover the not-inconsiderable remaining costs out of pocket.
The representation of a skilled semi-truck accident attorney in Utah who knows how to determine the expenditures you can expect to make in the coming months is your best chance at securing the compensation you are entitled to.
The Salt Lake City semi-truck crash lawyers at Jardine Law Offices P.C. P. C., work hard to make sure their clients see justice done by doing whatever is necessary to secure the full amount of compensation as supported by their claims.
If you were hurt in a truck crash, contact our Utah truck accident attorneys at (801) 350-3506 to schedule a free claim evaluation and find out how we can help you.
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