A recent AAJ article says that the National Transportation Safety Board cited a lack of appropriate federal safety standards and driver fatigue as contributing factors in this deadly crash where nine people died. The AAJ is calling for new regulations directed at improving the safety of passengers on commercial transportation vehicles. Proposed standards would include installation of electronic devices to monitor driver fatigue, seat belts, and stronger vehicle construction. Commercial trucks are also included in this call for more stringent standards.
Passenger train strikes tractor trailer
January 12, 2011
As an attorney handling truck crash cases in New York, I have again taken notice of another truck accident involved in Western New York, specifically in Dunkirk, Chautauqua County. This crash involves a passenger train and a tractor-trailer at a railroad crossing. Railroad crossings require the upmost care