INDIANA TRUCK CRASH ON I-65 CAUSED BY SLEEPING DRIVER
October 5, 2009, by Jeffrey J. Kroll
Truck drivers who fall asleep while operating their vehicles is a serious problem on the nation's roadways. I am a truck crash attorney in Chicago and I recently spoke at a seminar hosted by the Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America in Las Vegas on "Deposing the Fatigued Truck Driver." The focus of the seminar was entirely on handling fatigued truck driver cases, with an emphasis on preventing truck accident tragedies.
Unfortunately, on Saturday, October 4, 2009, around 6:45 a.m., the driver of a garbage truck crashed into a pickup truck in front of him about 3 miles south of the Lowell, Indiana exit. The driver of the garbage truck told police that he fell asleep while driving.
