[12-02-2021] San Diego County, CA – Fatal Big Rig Accident in Escondido Results in One Death

One person was killed after a deadly rear-end crash involving a big rig in Escondido on Thursday morning, December 2, 2021.

The accident transpired at approximately 2:30 a.m. on the northbound side of Interstate 15, just south of the Bernardo/Pemardo Road off-ramp.

A northbound vehicle was traveling on Interstate 15 when the driver failed to see the slow-moving semi-truck in front of him. The man then rear-ended the back of the trailer attached to the big rig.

Due to the severity of the impact, the car caught fire. Emergency personnel immediately responded to the scene and extinguished the flames. Unfortunately, the driver of the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities suspect that the driver may have been unable to see the semi-truck clearly due to the heavy fog in the area. The semi-truck driver remained at the scene and willingly cooperated with authorities.

The crash is currently under further investigation.

Fatal Big Rig Accident Statistics

Crashing into another vehicle from behind is known as a rear-end collision. Crashing into another car from behind is usually (but not always) caused by an inattentive driver in a passenger seat.

More than a quarter of all serious car accidents in the U.S. are caused by rear-end collisions. According to the National Transportation Safety Board, rear-end collisions cause an additional 950,000 injuries and 2,000 deaths each year (NTSB).

In this case, a semi-truck was involved in the collision. Semi-trucks play a significant role in the economy as they transport thousands of goods every day across the country. Hundreds of billions of dollars worth of goods are transported by truck each year in the United States. Millions of large trucks on the road put other drivers at risk.

Big rig truck fatality rates have climbed by 30 percent since 2009, according to the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation. In 2017, there were 4,102 fatal traffic accidents involving a big rig.

San Diego County Truck Accident Attorney for Victims of Fatal Big Rig Accidents

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Damages (such as loss of income and companionship, burial costs, pain and suffering, and emotional anguish) caused by the fatal accident can be sought through the wrongful death claim.

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