A log truck slammed into a car in Powellsville, North Carolina today, killing the car driver.
North Carolina State Police reported that the driver was going south on US-13 when his car was T-boned by an International tractor trailer carrying logs. Logs were strewn across the road, causing the road to be shut down for several hours.
The car driver was killed during the crash, and his vehicle was dragged 200 feet down the road.
Police stated that charges are pending against the log truck driver.
Our truck accident personal injury legal team sends deep condolences to the family of the deceased driver. When a tractor trailer accident happens, more often than not, any car involved is going to absorb most of the impact.
Any small mistake by the truck driver can have devastating consequences.
A case we handled in 2010 involved a big rig rear ending our client’s car on I-64 in Virginia. Both vehicles burst into flames, but our client could not escape his car and died at the scene.
While our client was driving slowly on the interstate due to a tire problem, we proved in court that the truck driver had violated Virginia CDL safety rules. He had, for example, failed to control his diabetes, which we showed could have led to the accident. This case was settled satisfactorily for $3.5 million.

Rick Shapiro has practiced personal injury law for over 30 years in Virginia, North Carolina, and throughout the Southeastern United States. He is a Board-Certified Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (ABA Accredited) and has litigated injury cases throughout the eastern United States, including wrongful death, trucking, faulty products, railroad, and medical negligence claims. During his three-decade career, Shapiro has won client appeals before the VA Supreme Court, VA Court of Appeals, NC Supreme Court, SC Supreme Court, WV Supreme Court, TN Supreme Court, and three times before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, underscoring Shapiro’s trial achievements. In addition, he and his law firm have won settlements/verdicts in excess of $100 million. His success in and out of the courtroom is a big reason why he was named 2019 “Lawyer of the Year” in railroad law in U.S. News & World Report's Best Lawyers publication (Norfolk, VA area), and he has been named a “Best Lawyer” and “Super Lawyer” by those peer-reviewed organizations for multiple years. Rick was also named a “Leader in the Law, Class of 2022” by Virginia Lawyers Weekly (total of 33 statewide honorees consisting of lawyers and judges across Virginia). And in September 2023, Rick was selected as a recipient of the National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) 2023 President’s Award. Although many nominations were submitted from across the country, Rick was just one of eight attorneys chosen by the prestigious National Board which certifies civil trial attorneys across the U.S. Rick was also recently named to Virginia Lawyers Weekly 2024 Virginia’s Go To Lawyers Medical Malpractice. The attorneys awarded this honor are nominated by their colleagues and chosen by a panel from the publication.
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Lesley Cullipher
How can I contact you about a case for this! It was my daughters father that was killed of July 7 2015 Mr Andrew P Lassiter.
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