In many cases, accidents in which commercial vehicles are involved result from excessive speed. Just as dangerous, however, are commercial vehicles that travel on interstates and highways at excessively slow or reduced speeds. One woman recently filed a lawsuit against the driver of a tractor-trailer truck and his employer for a car and truck accident that occurred as a result of the truck driver allegedly driving too slowly.

The car and truck accident occurred as the truck was traveling along an interstate in the far right lane at approximately 5 to 10 MPH. At this time, a female driver came upon the tractor trailer. As she attempted to pass the slow-moving truck, her car crashed into the trailer's back.

As a result of the rear-end accident the woman sustained numerous serious bodily injuries for which she required medical treatment. The woman recently filed a lawsuit alleging the truck driver and the trucking company for which he works, are negligent in failing to operate a vehicle at the minimum speed limit of 55 MPH. The truck driver asserts that at the time of the accident, he was transporting heavy asphalt material which required him to drive at a significantly reduced speed.

As a result of the truck driver and company's alleged negligent actions, the woman claims to have suffered lost wages and earning capacity, physical and emotional pain and suffering and general aggravation and inconvenience. She is seeking an unspecified amount of both compensatory and punitive damages related to the accident, injuries and resulting adverse impact on her life and wellbeing.

Source: The West Virginia Record, "Lawsuit: Tractor-trailer going too slow caused highway accident," Kyla Asbury, March 25, 2013