USW Passenger Van Fatal Accident

More than 4,480 people died on Texas roadways in 2021, according to the Texas Department of Transportation, marking the second-deadliest year of traffic fatalities since the agency began tracking them in 1940.

When asked which vehicles are among the most dangerous on the road, few consumers would mention passenger vans. In fact, passenger vans, when loaded are among the most difficult vehicles to maneuver in hazardous conditions. Their poor design leads to rollovers causing serious injuries or death from roof crush or ejection.

On Tuesday, March 15, 2022, a Ford passenger van that was registered by University of the Southwest was traveling northbound, while a Dodge 2500 pickup was traveling southbound. For unknown reasons, the Dodge pickup truck drove into the van head-on causing both vehicles to catch on fire. The van was heading back from a golf tournament in Midland where both the women's and men's golf team members were competing. Nine people are tragically killed and two others are injured.

Types Of Commercial Vehicles:

• Corporate commuter and passenger vans
• Heavy pickups like the Ford F350, often used as work vehicles at oil rigs and commercial worksites in West Texas and around the country
• Commercial delivery vans, Fed Ex and UPS trucks
• Beer and soda trucks
• Panel vans
• Dump trucks and other construction vehicles
• Tow trucks
• Logging trucks
• Heating oil delivery trucks, especially in the northeastern United States

At Miller Weisbrod, our clients are not statistics — they are real people in need of proactive, aggressive representation to defend their rights. We represent victims of truck accident injuries and wrongful death nationwide. We welcome the opportunity to apply our years of experience, skill and demonstrated ability to produce real results in difficult and complex cases involving: Truck driver error & carelessness, truck underride accidents, driver fatigue.

Your family has the right to pursue compensation from those responsible for the economic loss and emotional distress you have endured. We bring our demonstrated trial experience, wealth of resources and in-depth knowledge of commercial vehicle regulations to every case we handle. We have obtained substantial multi-million dollar recoveries on behalf of bereaved families across the nation.

• $8.75 million from a major trucking company that was responsible for the deaths of two Mexican nationals
  

  * A contingent (%) fee charged on the successful recovery resulted in a fee of $3,500,000.00 and $289,683.18 in litigation expenses which were reimbursed by the client out of the gross settlement amount.

• $5.8 million on behalf of the families of two women killed by a truck driver for the largest milk hauler in the U.S. who fell asleep at the wheel
  

  *A contingent (%) fee charged on the successful recovery resulted in a fee of $2,320,000.00 and $85,600.00 in litigation expenses which were reimbursed by the client out of the gross settlement amount.

• $6 million for the family of a female driver killed by a distracted driver
  

  *A contingent (%) fee charged on the successful recovery resulted in a fee of $1,600,000.00 and $112,447.50 in litigation expenses which were reimbursed by the client out of the gross settlement amount.

While past results are no guarantee of future recoveries, our attorneys can guarantee to provide the experienced, aggressive and dedicated representation you deserve to hold negligent truckers and trucking companies accountable.

Our truck accident attorneys are absolutely prepared to take on commercial transportation operations across the United States. For more information, contact our offices at 888.987.0005 to schedule a free consultation.