Oakdale, CA – Car Wreck Involving Truck Causes Injuries on Hwy 108 near Lancaster Rd
Oakdale, CA (May 21, 2021) – At least one person was injured in a head-on crash that happened between a truck and a passenger car on a highway in Oakdale. The wreck was reported to have taken place at approximately 11:15 p.m. on Highway 108 in Oakdale.
Reports show that the collision occurred near Lancaster Road when a sedan and a big rig were involved in a head-on crash. A hazmat team was sent to assist in cleaning up a diesel fuel spill that resulted from the collision.
Injured parties were treated on-site before being taken to area medical centers for further care as needed. Their identities have not been released to the public at this time.
Police in Oakdale continue to investigate the details of the wreck. Our thoughts are with everyone involved.
We hope for the full recovery of the injured victims.
Truck Accidents in California
Truck crashes are more likely to result in injury or death than regular car crashes. Especially a crash with a semi-truck, which almost always results in serious injury to the parties in the smaller vehicle. In the year 2017, there were a reported 361 fatalities that resulted from California truck accidents involving large trucks. Approximately 87 of those crashes involved a single truck, and 233 of those accidents involved another vehicle.
In the event that you or a loved one have been injured in a California traffic accident caused by the recklessness or negligence of another person, it is in your best interest to contact an experienced and skilled truck accident attorney in California. The reputable truck accident attorneys at Torem & Associates have been successfully preserving the rights of those injured in negligently caused truck accidents for the past four decades. We strive to provide our clients with the maximum compensation available for their own personal injuries and losses that may have resulted from being injured in an accident. Recoverable losses in a truck accident case with injuries include medical bills, pain and suffering, mental health treatment bills, prescription costs, funeral costs, and more. Depending on the circumstances of your recent truck accident, you could be able to collect full and fair financial compensation that could cover a large percentage if not all of the costs associated with your crash.
If you or a loved one were injured by another person’s negligence while on the road, you could be entitled to significant compensation for your injuries and incurred damages. Call Torem & Associates at (888) 500-5000 in order to speak with a skilled personal injury lawyer in California regarding your eligibility for compensation. We hold a firm belief that no one should ever have to pay for being injured by another person’s carelessness and work diligently to uphold it.
Note: Our team of writers utilizes secondary sources when creating these posts. These sources include but are not limited to local news reports, police accident reports, and eyewitness accounts about serious injury accidents in Stockton. For that reason, the details surrounding the incident have not been independently verified by our team of writers. If you locate any information that is not correct in our post, please contact our firm right away so that we correct the post to reflect the most accurate information available.
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