Sadly, nearly all truck accidents are preventable. The loss of life and property that commonly occurs in a T-bone crash involving a truck results from the negligence of one or multiple parties.
The truck industry and truck drivers may engage in actions leading up to a crash that endangers the life of the public traveling the roads around them. Truck drivers often live on the roads for weeks at a time and face mounting pressures from their superiors. They may take risks, purposely or recklessly, that increase the chance of causing an accident with another vehicle.
A T-bone accident can happen due to a number of factors, but typically, when a truck interferes with another driver's right of way, it is the truck driver's fault the crash occurred.
The actions of a truck driver that may lead to a T-bone accident include:
Drunk driving or driving under the influence of drugs
Distracted driving
Speeding
Reckless driving
Running a light or traffic sign
Failure to adapt to changing weather or road conditions