Today a tragic accident occurred in Munfordville, Hart County, KY involving a tractor trailer that crossed the median on I-65 and killed at least eleven people. The collision occurred at 5:30 AM and impacted the Esh family of Marrowbone, near Burkesville, Ky.

Given the time of day that this collision occurred, one of the primary issues is going to be fatigue of the tractor trailer driver. It is likely that he fell asleep and that caused him to cross the median. I have blogged extensively on this before, whether from hours of service violations  and fake logs, or from sleep apnea, fatigue is absolutely deadly.

A second possibility would be a load shift, causing the driver to loose control. This might have implications for the company that loaded the tractor trailer, depending on how the facts develop.

Finally, technology exists that would have prevented this tragedy. I have blogged on lane departure systems that would have alerted the tracto trailer driver before this tragedy occured.

The preventable tragedy that occurred in this case is something my firm deals with on a regular basis across the country and why we donate to truckingsafety organizations that attempt to make the roads safer.

The Truck Accident Lawyers at the Law Offices of Morgan Adams concentrate in protecting the rights of those who were seriously injured or lost a loved one in an accident with a commercial truck or bus. Our lawyers are based in Tennessee, but serve clients throughout the nation. If you or someone you love has been seriously hurt by a careless driver, don’t sign anything the trucking company gives you — contact us as soon as possible at 866-580-4878 or by email to learn more at a free, confidential consultation.

 Morgan Adams is a trial attorney licensed in Tennessee and Georgia. He is listed as a "Mid-South SuperLawyer" (Limited to the top 5% of the lawyers in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas), is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum (limited to lawyers who have recovered 1 million dollars or more for their clients), a LawDragon 500 Finalist, and is the Chair of the American Association of Justice’s Interstate Trucking Litigation Group. He has served as chair of the Tennessee Association of Justice’s Trucking Litigation seminars since 2004, and is a frequent speaker at national legal education programs, training lawyers to properly handle injury cases involving commercial vehicles.