Mar 10, 2025 - Blogs by Sky Law Group
The Moment That Changes Everything Picture this: Imagine you are driving down the 5 Freeway in Anaheim as the sun is setting and casting long shadows over Angel Stadium. You are listening to the radio, thinking of the evening ahead and your dinner plans in the Packing District, when suddenly, without warning, a semi-truck veers into your lane. You have no time to brake and your car slams into 85,000 pounds of steel. Your vehicle’s glass shatters, metal is twisted and before your eyes, your normal day turns into a nightmare. As a personal injury lawyer in Anaheim, I’ve seen this situation happen often to ordinary people whose lives, tragically, will never be the same. The Immense Force of Semi-Trucks The law of physics applies to the force and magnitude of these accidents. Semi trucks, which often are transporting goods, fully loaded can cross 80,000 pounds, which is about 20 times more than the average size of a sedan weighing in around 3,500 pounds. The weight of the semi-truck can easily withstand the vehicles on the roadway or freeway. The collision with the vehicle, which is much smaller, doesn’t stand a chance as the vehicle frame crumbles, windshields and glass debris break and the trauma and force absorbed by the human body take a beating. Freeways in Anaheim, including the 5, 91 and 57, snake through a bustling city, which makes these collisions far too common. Anaheim’s Truck-Heavy Hotspots Anaheim and the cities which surround it have a relatively unique […]