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It is estimated that around 5,000 people are killed and around 150,000 are injured in the US each year as a result of truck accidents. Some of these accidents may involve drugs or alcohol, but driver fatigue is an even bigger factor. Driver fatigue is thought to play a role in nearly 40% of all truck accidents.

Truck driver fatigue can be directly linked to the long hours and stressful schedules required by the trucking companies. In a rush to deliver their goods, truck drivers will often skip sleep, take drugs to stay awake, or simply ignore the maximum hours of service regulations. Unfortunately, this puts the rest of us in danger.

According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, there are maximum driving regulations for truck drivers. The following apply to a property carrying commercial motor vehicle where the employing carrier operates them not every day of the week, subject to exceptions.

These driving regulations are:

• No more than 11 cumulative hours in a 14 hour period following ten consecutive hours off duty
• No more driving after 60 hours of being on duty in a seven consecutive day period.
• A seven consecutive day period may end with the beginning of 34 consecutive hours off duty

These rules were put into place to address concerns of the number of truck accidents as the result of driver fatigue. Fatigue significantly increases the chance for a truck accident, which often results in severe injuries and multiple vehicle pileups. It is inexcusable for a truck driver to drive to the point of exhaustion, since it places all the lives of those who are on the same road in danger.

If you or a loved one has been injured in a truck accident in Phoenix, or anywhere in Arizona, please contact experienced truck accident attorney Jerrold Mayro for a free confidential consultation.

2415 E. Camelback Road Suite 700 Phoenix, AZ 85016

In the Phoenix area, there are two major interstates (I-17 and I-10), several state highways, and numerous city and county roads. One of the things these roads have in common is the chance for an automobile accident to occur. And, in a city of over one million people with a large tourism base, there is certainly no shortage of automobiles.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's latest statistics, in 2008 there were 583 fatalities caused by automobile accidents in Arizona. Thousands more suffered severe injuries. Fortunately, fatalities have declined from previous years due to a combination of better safety technology, driver awareness, and enforcement. Nationwide, the number of car accident related fatalities hovered around 42,000 for years and recently dipped to a little over 37,000.

The statistics don't mention the family members left behind. They don't show the thousands of people who wind up paying thousands in doctor bills or figuring out new ways to navigate their lives after a life altering injury sustained in an automobile accident. While the decline in fatalities is good in the abstract, whenever I meet with a client who has lost a loved one or who has suffered a severe injury, I realize this is about more than statistics - much more.

What is worse, I know that many of these accidents should never have happened. The statistics show that nearly a third of the fatalities may have been avoided had someone involved not been drinking. Another third might have survived had they worn their seatbelts. And what about distracted drivers who are texting or talking on their cell phones. That is becoming a huge problem.

As an Arizona accident lawyer, it is my job to seek justice for my clients. If you are seriously injured in an auto accident or if a loved one died in a car crash in Phoenix or anywhere in Arizona, you may be entitled to compensation. I can help make that happen. Please contact us today to speak with an experienced accident attorney.

Jerrold A. Mayro, Attorney At Law 2415 E. Camelback Road Suite 700 Phoenix, AZ 85016

I'll never forget the call from the father. His college student son, thousands of miles away, was killed by a tractor trailer. The police officer told him it was just one of those things, that the incident was unavoidable. His son's car had struck an elk on a highway and flipped over. As the young man was getting out, a horrible crash occurred.

Lawyers sometimes have to go on missions for justice. It feels like a mandate as if there is no choice--a torch is put in your hands to seek justice when no one else can. In the whole world there is no one else trying to save and preserve the young man's memory. No stone can be be left unturned in the effort to unravel what happened.

The excruciating agony of the grief stricken parents poured through me. He had been a fine young man in the prime of his life. I was out there to seek justice because his memory was at stake. I saw his face often in my mind during the case and occasionally still do.

Ultimately I was successful in finding negligence on the part of the tractor trailer driver.

It's about carrying the torch for the victims.

If you are seeking justice as a result of accident injuries or a wrongful death, contact Jerrold A. Mayro of The Mayro Law Firm. The consultation is free.


The Mayro Law Firm, 2415 E. Camelback Road, Suite 700, Phoenix, AZ 85016

Many doctors consider burn injuries to be one of the most painful injuries a person can endure. Severe burn injuries require multiple surgeries and skin grafts to replace destroyed tissue.

Burns can result from a variety of sources, such as a fire, chemicals, electrical and radiation sources. Burns are categorized according to the extent of damage. First degree burns involve the outer layer of skin, and are the least painful and most common. Second degree burns refer to the damage going through the second layer of skin. Third degree burns involve all the layers of the skin and are extremely painful, usually requiring skin grafts and resulting in severe scarring.

Burns severely affect the quality of a persons' life, usually requiring long-term care and treatment that is very costly in the terms of money and pain and suffering. Burns are often caused by occupational hazards or negligence. Burn injuries due to the negligence of another can result in financial settlements paid to compensate for burn treatments, lost income and the loss of quality of life.

If you live in the Phoenix, Mesa or Tucson Arizona area and you or someone you love has been the victim of life-altering burns, please contact the Phoenix, Arizona office of experienced burn injury attorney Jerrold A. Mayro of The Mayro Law Firm today to schedule a no-cost confidential consultation to discuss your options and whether you are entitled to financial compensation for your pain and suffering.

2415 E. Camelback Road, Suite 700, Phoenix, AZ 85016