Today’s news that the tractor-trailer driver who caused the accident that severely injured comedian Tracy Morgan and claimed the life of his mentor, comedian James McNair, was awake for more than a day comes as little surprise to the Little Rock, Arkansas truck accident attorneys at the Law Offices of Alan LeVar.
News outlets are reporting the results of an investigation into the June 2014 accident that was conducted by the National Transportation Safety Board. The NTSB report determined that the driver who was at fault for this deadly crash drove 800 miles from his home in Georgia to his work site in Delaware, before picking up a 14-hour shift driving a vehicle for WalMart.
WalMart has said that it provides its shipping drivers with information about the dangers of fatigue, a common cause of commercial truck accidents. But the company is not required to enforce any type of mandatory rest schedule for its truck drivers.
If you live in Arkansas and need an experienced truck accident lawyer, please contact the Law Offices of Alan LeVar online or by telephone today to book a free consultation with one of our attorneys: (888) 220-7068.