A study by researchers at Harvard University confirms that screening truck drivers for obstructive sleep apnea using obesity-driven testing strategies can help diagnose drivers who suffer from the condition, allowing them to receiving treatment and preventing the risk of truck accidents.

Obstructive Sleep Apnea or OSA is a sleep disorder in which there is disturbed sleep at night. Persons who suffer from OSA may experience frequent periods of wakefulness at night. Sleep apnea is caused by obstruction of the airways. There may be several episodes of interrupted sleep because of pauses in breathing during sleep.

Persons who suffer from sleep apnea are at an increased risk of high blood pressure, stroke and cardio vascular diseases. People who suffer from sleep apnea have a risk of heart attack that is up to 30 percent higher than the general population. Because of frequent periods of wakefulness at night, a sleep apnea sufferer may find themselves extremely tired and drowsy during the daytime.

Medically unfit drivers are at a high risk for causing auto accidents. Drivers who suffer from sleep disorders are likely to dose off while the truck is in operation increasing the risk of a serious accident. The Harvard study raises concerns about the increasing frequency of the problem as Americans become excessively overweight.

The study screened 456 commercial truck drivers over a 15-month period. 78 drivers screened positive for suspect sleep apnea. These drivers tended to be older and overweight. They also suffered from high blood pressure.

The researchers are calling for mandatory screening of all obese truck drivers for sleep apnea. According to the researchers, a federal mandate for screening of truck drivers will be more effective in screening drivers and treating them. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is currently considering recommendations that will require obese truck drivers to be screened for sleep apnea.

A truck driver falling asleep at the wheel of the truck is bad news for motorists around. In California, several truck accidents every year can be linked to drivers who are tired or sleepy. With mandatory screening of these drivers for sleep apnea, truck drivers who suffer from this sleep disorder will be able to get the treatment they deserve.

According to the Harvard study, most of the truck drivers who were screened positive failed to follow up with their recommended treatment programs recommendations. Of the 53 drivers who were screened for suspect sleep apnea, 33 who were supposed to show up for sleep studies, did not do so. The remaining 20 drivers were confirmed to have sleep apnea. Among them, only one driver complied with the recommended treatment program.

It’s clear that merely screening drivers won’t do much to catch drivers with the sleep disorder, and get them to receive the treatment they require. It is important that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration mandate screening for sleep apnea based on body mass index (BMI) to enable drivers to get the treatment they need.

The Reeves Law Group is a law firm with offices throughout California dedicated exclusively to the representation of personal injury victims, including victims of truck accidents. Please visit our website at trlglaw.com. If you desire a free consultation on a personal injury matter, please call us at (800) 644-8000 or email us.

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The driver of a truck that went out of control as it came down the Angeles Crest Highway and crashed into several vehicles at a La Canada Flintridge intersection is facing at least three new charges in the truck accident.

Marcos Costa has already pleaded not guilty to two felony counts of vehicular manslaughter in the fatal truck accident last month. He has now been charged with three additional charges of reckless driving. Costa has already pleaded not guilty to the two earlier charges and has pleaded not guilty to these latest charges too.

On the 1st of April, Costa was driving a tractor-trailer hauling three cars on the Angeles Crest Highway. The truck seems to have experienced a brake failure, and Costa’s big rig went out of control at a busy intersection. It first crashed into a Ford Escort carrying Jorge Posca and his twelve-year-old daughter Angelina. The two were killed instantly. The big rig then slammed into several other vehicles nearby, damaging several of them and injuring at least twelve occupants of these vehicles. At least two of these people suffered serious injuries in the truck accident. Apparently, the new charges of reckless driving are related to the additional people who were seriously injured in the accident. Costa has been accused of ignoring posted weight limit for large trucks on the Angeles Crest Highway which forbid trucks that were the same weight as his tractor trailer from traveling on the highway. His attorneys deny that accusation.

It’s nearing two months since the day the big rig went out of control at a busy insertion, plowed into several cars and then ended up in a nearby book shop. La Canada Flintridge officials had blamed Caltrans officials for the crash. Apparently, the city had made several appeals to Caltrans for enhancements to be made to the highway because of the heavy movement of trucks. Last year, a similar accident involving a tractor-trailer had a big rig loaded with 70,000 pound of onions crashing into several vehicles in the parking lot of a nearby cafe. That accident had left one person with minor injuries and had damaged several vehicles. After that accident, calls for safety at the spot were beginning to get louder, but according to La Canada Flintridge officials, Caltrans ignored these please with devastating consequences.

Since the tragic truck crash that involved Costa’s truck, a 90-day temporary ban on big rigs has been enforced on the Angeles Crest Highway. An emergency bill by Assemblyman Anthony Portnantino is also looking to impose a ban on the movement of large trucks in that area. In the days since the temporary ban was imposed, there have been several trucks that have been caught on the highways, unaware that there was a ban in place.

Short-term measures may be fine, but it’s evident that there have to be official measures to bring about long-term safety on the highway. We shouldn’t have to wait for another tragic truck accident to make safety upgrades to the area.

The Reeves Law Group is a law firm with offices throughout California dedicated exclusively to the representation of personal injury victims, including victims of truck accidents. Please visit our website at trlglaw.com. If you desire a free consultation on a personal injury matter, please call us at (800) 644-8000 or email us.

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A 16-year-old girl had been warning authorities in her hometown LA Canada Flintridge for months about the risk of truck accidents posed by these large commercial vehicles driving on Angles Crest Highway.

A couple of weeks ago, a large truck went out of control as it came out of Angeles Crest Highway, and entered a LA Canada Flintridge intersection. The big rig slammed into several cars. In the first car it struck were a 12-year old girl, Angelina Posca and her father. Both were killed instantly. The big rig continued to plow on, ending in the back of a book shop and coffee shop near by. The driver of the truck had failed to spot a sign that prohibited trucks of the size of his truck from entering the intersection.

A Girl Scout and student of LA Canada High School Malia Mailes, it appears, had been warning authorizes about the risk of truck accidents because of these large trucks coming down the Angeles Crest Highway. Malia began her truck safety campaign last year after a similar accident involving a truck coming down the Angels Crest Highway. In that accident, a 5-axle truck loaded with 78,000 pounds of onions experienced brake failure and went out of control in a parking lot. One person was injured in that accident and several vehicles were damaged.

The crusading schoolgirl found a number of factors was to blame for that accident. There were no signs that warned truck drivers, and there was a lack of regulations for truck drivers coming down Angeles Crest Highway. Malia prepared a presentation as part of her efforts for the Girls Scouts Gold Award, and showed it to the city council in March. City officials then presented it to Caltrans as part of its efforts to force the department of transportation to act quickly to prevent the dangers of a truck accident in the area. Caltrans, however, sat pretty on the proposal, with directors not too keen on spending limited funds on making improvements to the dangerous intersection.

That was in March. Barely a month later, driver Marcos Costa lost control of his truck as it came down the Angeles Crest Highway because of brake failure. If the accident had happened 10 years ago when there was an emergency truck escape lane at the intersection, Costa could have used it as soon as he realized the brakes were beginning to fail. However, Caltrans closed the truck escape lane down apparently because the route was safe for truckers to use.

It was apparent to a schoolgirl that the movements of large trucks on Angeles Crest Highway and into the intersection posed a significant threat of truck accidents. We wonder how Caltrans could have missed what a 16-year-old spotted with such ease. Caltrans since then has imposed a temporary ban on five axle trucks using the Angeles Crest Highway. It’s unfortunate that it took a tragedy to help them see through Malia’s eyes, and act to prevent accidents.

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Caltrans is working fast to limit the damage to its reputation after a deadly Los Angeles area truck accident left a 12-year-old girl and her father dead. A temporary ban on large commercial five-axle trucks has been placed on Angeles Crest Highway, the route the truck was coming from when it went on a rampage.

The ban will last for 90 days, during which, the agency is expected to review the traffic situation in the area, which has seen at least one other tractor-trailer accident in recent months. Caltrans officials will be looking at traffic safety improvements they can make to the road to prevent any recurrences of the tragedy.

Since the days after the accident that shocked a community and jolted Caltrans into action, it has emerged that Marcos Costa, the truck driver at the helm of the vehicle, was driving down Angeles Crest Highway when his brakes began to fail. The truck first crashed into a car in which 12-year-old Angelina Posca was a passenger. Her father was driving. Both were killed instantly. Then the truck proceeded to plow into at least five other vehicles in the vicinity, severely damaging and overturning some of them. The rampage of the out-of-control truck ended in a nearby bookstore where the truck finally came to a stop. By the time the carnage had ended, there were at least a dozen people with severe injuries. At least three of those injured are reported to be in a critical condition.

Since the crash, La Canada Flintridge Mayor Laura Olhasso has been severely critical of Caltrans’ failure to respond to requests by city officials for a truck escape lane in the area. Last September, a similar accident involving an out of control truck in a parking lot had injured one person, and left several cars damaged. After that particular accident, city officials had “put Caltrans on notice” to take measures to avoid a repeat of that potentially fatal accident. Besides adding a new truck escape lane, city officials had also been looking at adding additional safety signs. Costa seems to have either missed or ignored a sign prohibiting the entry of large trucks of the same size as his tractor-trailer. He is facing two counts of vehicular manslaughter, and is scheduled to be arraigned later this month.

It’s unfortunate that it has taken a tragedy of this magnitude to alert officials at Caltrans to the damages caused by this particular road. An earlier truck escape lane was shut down after officials deemed that the route was safe. A runaway truck escape lane alone could have been used by Costa to avoid hitting the several cars that were involved in the accident. Injuries could have been minimized, and the deaths of the Posca father and daughter could have been avoided. Too often, city and state officials in charge of building and maintaining safe highways fail to do so, creating a dangerous condition with the risk of serious accidents like the one that has occurred here. A temporary ban is the most obvious first step, but much more needs to be done to avoid such truck accidents in the future.

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A truck went out of control and crashed into several vehicles on Wednesday, ending up in a Los Angeles bookstore and leaving a 12-year-old and her father dead. At least 12 other people suffered injuries in the tractor-trailer accident and three of them continue to be in a critical condition. Several cars were left damaged in the accident that took place at a La Canada Flintridge intersection.

The driver of the truck, Marcos Costa was questioned, and then arrested on suspicion of felony reckless driving and gross vehicular manslaughter. Costa was driving a car transporter on Wednesday, when he apparently passed a sign that prohibited trucks and tractor trailers the size of his vehicle. According to preliminary investigations, the truck’s brakes were beginning to fail by the time it reached the intersection. The tractor-trailer first struck a car, and then rammed into at least five more vehicles. Leaving a trail of overturned vehicles and injured people, the large truck then crashed into a nearby bookstore. At the end of the rampage, Angelina Pasco and her father were dead. Several others were hospitalized for their injuries.

Making matters worse was the fact that the accident occurred during afternoon rush hour. The accident has shocked families of those injured and city authorities, who say they have sent repeated requests for trucks to be prohibited on some parts of the highway to the state of Department of Transportation. City officials also asked the DOT for signage that could warn trucks about the street, and the installation of a truck escape lane that would allow trucks in accidents like the one here, to move out of the intersection. However, those requests went largely unheeded as the DOT and city authorities failed to agree on the location of the truck escape lane. There earlier had been a runaway truck lane just before these vehicles entered La Canada, but it was closed by Caltrans 10 years ago because “truck safety on the route had improved”, at least according to Caltrans.

The deadly Los Angeles truck accident has predictably resulted in finger pointing between the city and Caltrans with Mayor Laura Olhasso openly voicing her anger that the city’s demand for an escape lane and other truck safety improvements were largely ignored. Caltrans is sticking to its line that the road is safe if truck drivers only take care to follow all rules while driving. Olhasso, at a news conference, has now asked for a complete ban on these large trucks that use Angeles Crest Highway to enter the city. This has not been the first accident involving a large truck in the area. Last year, a semi-truck crashed into several cars in a parking lot after the truck’s brakes failed. Several vehicles were damaged in that accident and one person was injured.

It make more sense for city and state agencies responsible for the maintenance of highways to make improvements to these to make them safer instead of having to deal with California truck accident lawyers after a tragic crash like this.

The Reeves Law Group is a law firm with offices throughout California dedicated exclusively to the representation of personal injury victims, including victims of truck accidents. Please visit our website at trlglaw.com. If you desire a free consultation on a personal injury matter, please call us at (800) 644-8000 or email us.

More than a year and a half after a horrific truck accident killed three little siblings, the driver of the tractor trailer in that crash has been sentenced to a year in jail and five years of probation.

Jorge Romero pleaded no contest to three counts of vehicular manslaughter and was convicted in August of 2008. His attorney had said in his defense that while Romero had been guilty of carelessness while driving, Caltrans was also to blame because of the negligent road design at the spot where the accident occurred on the I-5 freeway. The crash took place when the Coble children, all below five years of age, were traveling with their mother and grandmother in their minivan. Their mother was driving, and had slowed down because traffic had stopped ahead. The big rig was approaching the spot, and Romero, who was driving at speeds that were unsafe considering that it was a crowded freeway, was unable to stop in time to avoid the minivan. He crashed into the rear of the van, killing all three kids.

In the days since the crash, investigations have focused on a number of factors that were responsible for the crash. The company that Romero worked for was found to have been irregular in the maintenance of its fleet inspection records. Romero himself was a frequent driver on that route, and must have been aware of the problem spots on the freeway, especially where the accident occurred. Yet, he chose to drive at unsafe speeds which meant that he could not stop in time when it was necessary. Caltrans had received a number of complaints about the design of the freeway, and the need for an additional lane at the accident spot to unclog the frequent traffic jams there. The agency ignored these requests, and as a result, the agency has also been mentioned in a civil lawsuit filed by the Cobles, which also includes the trucking company that Romero worked for. Since the tragedy that shattered their family, the Cobles have been blessed with triplets.

Recovering damages in a truck accident can be more complicated than litigation in a passenger car crash. That’s because there are a number of factors at work in a truck accident and a range of parties that can be identified as possible defendants in any lawsuit. The driver’s negligence at the time of the accident, like talking on a cell phone, driving drunk etc., may only be a part of the big picture. There are other things to look into, like the condition of the fleet at the trucking company. Fleet inspection records will have to be checked, and the driver’s log books will have to be probed to determine if the driver had been driving for longer than the stipulated hours. Besides, there may be other parties at fault, like the agency responsible for constructing and maintaining an unsafe roadway. An Orange County truck accident lawyer will be able to make the necessary investigations and recover the compensation a victim deserves.

The Reeves Law Group is a law firm with offices throughout California dedicated exclusively to the representation of personal injury victims, including victims of truck accidents. Please visit our website at trlglaw.com. If you desire a free consultation on a personal injury matter, please call us at (800) 644-8000 or email us.

What could have been a major truck accident disaster was averted when a truck carrying hazardous materials lost control on Interstate 5 near the Lebec exit of the Los Angeles-Kearns County exit. The crash injured at least 11 people, some of who had to be airlifted to hospitals in the area. Initial information suggests that a brake failure in the truck caused the vehicle to run amok.

The crash occurred on Wednesday just after 1 pm, and conditions at the time of the accident were foggy. The truck, which was carrying a load of corrosive liquids crashed into a total of 11 vehicles, before finally coming to a stop near the center divider. At least four people sustained injuries that were serious enough to warrant emergency evacuation to nearby hospitals. California Highway Patrol officers say that all of the injured are expected to survive. Investigating officers are looking into the driver’s initial statement that the brakes failed, and he couldn’t control the truck. There is also speculation that poor visibility caused by heavy fog in the area could have caused the accident. As of now, the truck driver has not been cited in the accident.

We can expect to wait weeks or months before a full and complete investigative report is submitted. If however, what the driver says is true, then it definitely does seem like poor truck maintenance was a factor in this crash. Unfortunately, all too often truckers are forced to drive vehicles that have not been subjected to regular inspections. Federal trucking regulations set inspection standards for trucks which include inspection of worn out parts, like tires and hydraulic brakes, lights, reflectors, windshield wipes, and the steering mechanism. These worn out parts must be replaced as quickly as possible, and the truck must not be put back in service until the defective parts are replaced. If an accident occurs because of these malfunctioning parts, then the trucking company can be held liable for its failure to maintain the truck properly. If any third party was responsible for the maintenance of the truck, then that company too can be named in a truck accident damages lawsuit.

There can be more than one factor causing a truck accident. In the accident here, the driver also seems to have not taken proper precautions for driving slowly in poor visibility. Drivers are required to exercise caution in poor weather conditions, and it’s not yet certain if the truck driver here was following all precautions for driving in bad weather.

The victims here must know that they may be eligible for compensation for their injuries if it turns out that there was a problem with the truck that caused the accident. A detailed investigation will also reveal if there was more than one factor to blame, including driver negligence or fatigue, or defective truck equipment. The injured must consult with an experienced Los Angeles truck accident lawyer to evaluate their options for compensation from all parties concerned.

The Reeves Law Group is a law firm with offices throughout California dedicated exclusively to the representation of personal injury victims, including victims of truck accidents. Please visit our website at trlglaw.com. If you desire a free consultation on a personal injury matter, please call us at (800) 644-8000 or email us.

On an average, the state saw fewer fatalities from car accidents and fewer arrests for drunk driving over the holiday season this year, as compared to the same period in 2007.

In Los Angeles County, California Highway Patrol arrests for drunk driving were down by a whopping 44 percent from last year. According to cbs2.com, four people were killed in traffic accidents in the first 60 hours of the holiday season. All across California, the number of deaths from accidents were 16, compared to 18 last year. Between Wednesday and Saturday, there were 158 arrests for drunk driving, as against 282 arrests made during the same period last year in Los Angeles County. Even the statewide drunk driving arrests were markedly lower this year, from 1303 last year to 824 in 2008.

Elsewhere in the state, similar trends were noted over the usually accident heavy holiday season, as better law enforcement, more checkpoints and patrols brought down the number of drunk drivers on the roads considerably. In the South Bay too, drunk driving arrests as well as fatalities were down from last year. The Avoid the 13 campaign which kicked off on midnight of December 12th and continued through the holiday season resulted in 528 arrests for drunk driving, which was a drop of 8 percent from last year, when the number of DUI arrests was 569. However, the number this year is expected to increase slightly because reports from a couple of agencies have not yet come in. The Avoid the 13 campaign is part of a nationwide effort to crack down on drunk drivers. As the holiday season draws to a close, officers are expected to continue with their efforts, manning checkpoints at several other spots including Palo Alto, Sunnyvale, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, and San Jose.

In San Jose, two people were killed during the holiday season, including a pedestrian who was killed by a drunk driver while she was crossing at a crosswalk. The man’s blood alcohol levels were at least twice the limit of .08. The other fatality occurred in a solo accident when a driver crashed his car into a tree.

However, the real danger of drunk driving in the holiday season is expected to peak during New Year’s Eve. Police officers who have monitored more than one holiday season say that celebrations tend to change in tone and character as New Years’ approaches. Christmas is celebrated with lesser raucousness, but come December 31st, and all bets are off. The partying tends to get higher in intensity, and drinking is heavier. Officers are bracing for an increase in drunk driving accidents, arrests, and maybe fatalities. They plan to counter the problem by manning more DUI checkpoints at areas that have seen several drunk driving accidents.

The Reeves Law Group is a law firm with offices throughout California dedicated exclusively to the representation of personal injury victims, including victims of drunk driving accidents. Please visit our website at trlglaw.com. If you desire a free consultation on a personal injury matter, please call us at (800) 644-8000 or email us.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has drafted a new rule regulating the number of hours a truck driver can work in a day, but critics say that the rule that sets the same number of work hours as an earlier rule does nothing to help prevent the rate of truck accidents in the country.

The incidence of deaths due to truck accidents is greater than the number of fatalities that occur due to other traffic accidents. Public advocacy groups worry that the new rule, that upholds the 14 hour rule, may do nothing to stop accidents, and in fact, may even increase the risk of accidents. The rule lays down 14 hours as the maximum number of hours a truck driver can work in a day. Out of these, 11 hours is the maximum number of consecutive hours that a driver can spend at the wheel. Earlier regulations set the limit to 10 hours a day, and the administration says there can be no going back to that rule because it loses the trucking industry at least a couple of billion dollars a year.

The concern among traffic safety groups is that these extra hours actually place greater strain on a truck driver’s physical condition than the previous rule. Your risks of being involved in an accident are greater in the later hours of work, these groups say. The administration however maintains that since the 11-consecutive hour work rule was introduced, there have been fewer accidents that were caused during the 11th hour of work.

There are several reasons why truck accidents continue to be such a major cause of injuries and fatalities on our streets. A rule that mandates14 hours as the maximum number of work hours for a day may be fine, but there is reason to believe that these don’t stop truck drivers from lying in their log books, and working longer than the 14 hours that are stipulated. Such cheating practices are common, according to seasoned truck drivers, and they should be cause for concern for truck accident lawyers and truck safety advocates. Besides long work hours that cause driver fatigue, identified as an important factor in truck accidents, there are other factors like the pay scale, the health of the driver, as well as the general nature of his job that requires a driver to spend hours behind a wheel with delayed meal breaks and days away from home. All these have an effect on truck driver morale, and any new rule that proposes to set work hours should take the diver’s non-driving duties and other factors into consideration, if we are to find a lasting solution to this problem.

Any rule that’s set because of the benefits that it gives trucking companies can’t hope to have an impact on the truck accidents it hopes to prevent. Truck drivers work in hard conditions, and making them work longer so that the companies that pay them can get more than their penny’s worth seems uncomfortably like a sweatshop operation. It’s bad news for truckers, motorists who share the space with these vehicles, and the community as a whole.

The Reeves Law Group is a law firm with offices throughout California dedicated exclusively to the representation of personal injury victims, including victims of truck accidents. Please visit our website at trlglaw.com. If you desire a free consultation on a personal injury matter, please call us at (800) 644-8000 or email us.

A California Highway Patrol investigation report into the truck accident near Santa Clarita last year has concluded that the driver’s speed played a major part in the crash. The report has also expressed concern over the state of the tractor-trailer at the time of the truck accident, and this, the district attorney fears, could be used by the defense team as the principal cause of the accident.

According to the Los Angeles Times, the CHP investigative team recommended that vehicular manslaughter charges be brought against the truck driver Jose Reyes, but prosecutors have declined. A finding in the report that faults the state of the truck’s brakes for the truck accident is being given as the reason for the refusal to press charges against Reyes.

On October 12th, of last year, Reyes was driving his tractor-trailer though the Interstate 5 tunnel when he crashed into a concrete wall. His speed at the time of the crash was 65 mph in what is a 55 mph speed limit zone. The accident blocked much of the tunnel, and many of the trucks that were following Reyes were able to stop in time. However, the slowdown of vehicles led to many more trucks colliding near the exit. In all, thirty-three trucks were involved in the multi-vehicle crash. Some of these burst into flames, trapping truck drivers and motorists inside the tunnel, which soon turned into a blazing inferno. Temperatures shot up to 1500 degrees, and flames touched the tunnel roof. A 6-year-old boy in one of the vehicles survived the accident, but was killed by the flames. Two other people died in the truck crash. The charred remnants of the trucks that were burned affected transportation in the tunnel for over a month.

The CHP reports mention the speed of the driver as he was navigating the curving road on a slick surface as the main cause of the crash. However, prosecutors are of the opinion that the findings are not conclusive. A defense team could well fault the findings of the report, and come up with simulation data that prove that Reyes was not above the speed limit.

There is also a finding in the report that places the spotlight on the kind of shape the truck was in at the time of the crash. Analysis done on the right front brake of the tractor-trailer revealed that the vehicle was in poor condition. There was a build up of grease around the wheel that could have affected the control that Reyes had over the truck. Such an accumulation of grease would have interfered with the truck’s control when the brakes were applied, and the vehicle could have veered to the left, the report found. That’s exactly what happened when Reyes applied the brakes- the truck veered to the left, and smashed into the concrete wall.

Saia Motor Freight Line Inc., the trucking company that owned the truck and was responsible for its maintenance, has refused to accept the CHP report’s findings as true. The truck accident occurred because of the dangerous nature of the tunnel, with poor lighting and too many blind curves, a company spokesman has said

Meanwhile, families of the people who were killed or injured in the truck accident are waiting for more conclusive evidence that can pinpoint responsibility in this case. An experienced California truck accident lawyer would be able to conduct independent investigations into the trucking company’s maintenance records to verify if the condition of the truck was indeed responsible for the crash.

The Reeves Law Group is a law firm with offices throughout California dedicated exclusively to the representation of personal injury victims, including victims of truck accidents. Please visit our website at trlglaw.com. If you desire a free consultation on a personal injury matter, please call us at (800) 644-8000 or email us.