McKinney Hit and Run Accident Lawyer

Commonality of a Hit and Run Accident

An at-fault driver that has an easy avenue for escape usually happens when wrecks occur with close access to highways. North Texas has an extensive system of service roads leading onto highways. When an accident takes place on the service roads or from the businesses going onto these service roads, the at-fault driver may choose to flee the scene using an entrance ramp to the highway like US 75 or State Highway 121. A number of these hit-and-run accidents involve commercial drivers, especially dump trucks, 18-wheelers, and other heavy trucks on the major highways.

In 18-wheeler cases, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Act has a web of safety regulations created by requiring a public-private partnership between the trucking companies and the federal authorities to have certain safety standards and training standards. One of the standards is a progressive discipline scenario set up in the event of at-fault wrecks. Seasoned McKinney hit and run crash lawyers can help those who have been injured by another driver seek the compensation they may be entitled to.