Tractor-Trailer Being Sought In Connection With Hit-And-Run Accident
January 11, 2012
The cloud of mystery surrounding an SUV found abandoned and partially submerged this morning in Lake Pontchartrain at the Twin Spans is beginning to lift. According to reports from WWLTV 4 News, the vehicle was involved in a hit-and-run accident with a tractor-trailer late Tuesday night.
A spokesman for the New Orleans police department said that the driver of the black SUV was heading eastbound along I-10 at around 10:00 PM Tuesday night, when a tractor-trailer with a purple cab moved into the SUV’s lane and clipped the vehicle. This caused the SUV to spin out of control and into the lake.
The driver was able to escape through a sunroof and swam to shore. There, investigators said a witness stopped and helped the victim. The male driver of the SUV was extremely shaken up by the incident, but he was otherwise uninjured.
Police are searching for a tractor-trailer with a purple cab that possibly says “Raynor” on the side.
Although no one was injured in this crash, more times than not, truck accidents are deadly. The US Department of Transportation (USDOT) estimates that roughly 5,000 people are killed per year in tractor-trailer related accidents.
Due to guidelines that regulate the trucking industry, truck accidents involving injuries or death can quickly become tied up in bureaucratic red tape. The Louisiana truck accident attorneys with Dudley DeBosier Injury Lawyers specialize in helping cut through that mess. Call us today if you have been injured in a tractor-trailer accident and have any questions regarding your case.
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