Surprise, AZ – Double Tractor-Trailer Crash Leaves Several Injured on Loop 303

Surprise, AZ (June 21, 2022) – The northbound lanes of Loop-303 in the area of Peoria Avenue were shut down after a collision involving two tractor-trailers on Monday, June 20th. 

The Arizona Department of Public Safety reported that four people sustained injuries during the impact when two tractor-trailers collided with two passenger vehicles. Both trucks overturned following the crash. 

Non-critical injuries were reported by officials but the number of victims has not been disclosed.  

Our thoughts are with the injured victim and their family at this time. We hope for their full recovery.

Tractor-Trailer Collisions in Arizona

Although tractor-trailer collisions do not get the same attention as collisions involving smaller vehicles. they are often much more serious. According to the law, a truck is defined as a motor vehicle that weighs 10,000 pounds or more, Many tractor-trailers, however, are much larger, weighing up to 80,000 pounds. For comparison, an average passenger vehicle weighs in at about 3,000 pounds. 

The legal definition of a truck accident is an event or sequence of events that involves a vehicle weighing 10,000 pounds or more and resulting in bodily harm, damage to property, and/or death.  

For the victim of a tractor-trailer collision to be eligible for recovery, the accident must first meet the criteria for negligence. Negligence can be proven through numerous forms of evidence, like photos, videos, police reports, and witness statements. In most cases, there are additional types of evidence that would be helpful in showing negligence, including documented signs of the driver’s drug use, intoxication, or extreme fatigue. 

To establish negligence, all four of the following must be proven:

• The victim was owed a duty of care by the other driver
• The other driver breached that duty of care by behaving in a reckless or irresponsible manner  
• That breach of duty was the direct cause of the accident that caused the victim’s injuries
• Those injuries resulted in financial damages

Contrary to popular belief, not all tractor-trailer incidents are the fault of the truck’s operator. If the action or inaction of another driver caused the accident, then the injured truck driver is eligible to collect compensation for their damages the same way that the driver of a car would. These damages may include medical bills, pain, suffering, lost earnings, and many other crash-related expenses.

If you or a loved one has been injured in a tractor-trailer crash, reach out to an Arizona truck injury lawyer today.

If you were hurt in an accident involving a tractor-trailer, contact a personal injury lawyer at Saavedra Law to schedule a no-obligation case review with a member of our legal team right away. 

Note: Our writer used outside sources in the creation of this post. These sources include local news reports, local and state police incident reports, social media outlets, and eyewitness accounts about serious injury accidents that take place in Arizona. We have not independently verified all of the facts surrounding this accident. If you find any information that is not correct, contact Saavedra Law Firm, PLC as soon as possible so that we can correct the post to reflect the most accurate information available. We will remove this post upon request. 

Disclaimer: This post is not a solicitation for business. None of the information in this post is intended to be medical or legal advice. If you have been injured in an accident, seek the help of a medical professional. The photo used in this post was not taken at the actual accident scene.