Truck Accident Profiles: Oklahoma

Providing Legal Services to Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Norman, Lawton, Broken Arrow, Edmond, Enid, and Moore OK

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Note: All values are approximate, based on available crash data.

Tractor Trailer Accident Statistics 2006 | 2007 | 2008

  • Fatal Truck Accidents: 104 / year
  • Non-Fatal Truck Accidents: 1397 / year
  • Accident Locations: 30% (Urban), 70% (Rural)
  • Carrier Information:
    • 50% of Oregon truck accidents involve carriers whose principle place of business is not OR.
    • Largest Oklahoma Truck Carriers:

There were no contributing weather conditions in 82% of Oklahoma truck accidents.

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Car Accident Statistics

  • Persons Killed in Motor Vehicle Crashes: 774 / year
  • Multi-Vehicle Crashes Resulting in Fatalities: 285 / year
  • Approx. 69% of fatal car accidents occurred at speeds of 55mph or greater.
  • 70 auto accidents resulting in fatalities were on roads with 3 or more traffic lanes.
  • Economic Cost of Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes: $2.59 + Billion/year

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Major Interstates, Intrastates, and Highway Corridors

Three major interstates service the state of Oklahoma, including I-35, I-40 and I-44.

Interstate 35: I-35 extends from Laredo, Texas at the Mexican border north to Duluth, Minnesota. It covers 235 miles of Oklahoma, where it intersects I-40 and I-44 in Oklahoma City. The spur route 235 goes around the city.

Interstate 40: I-40 is one of the major east-west highways in the U.S. It begins in Barstow, California and ends in Wilmington, NC. Oklahoma contains 331 miles of I-40, which runs through Oklahoma City, here the spur route 240 emerges.

Interstate 44: I-44 begins in Wichita Falls, Texas and terminates in St. Louis, Missouri. 329 miles extend through Oklahoma, here the highway goes through Oklahoma City and Tulsa, where spur route 244 loops around the city.

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About Oklahoma

Oklahoma, the "Sooner State", lies in the south central portion of the United States. Although the region is highly modernized, Oklahoma remains true to its Native American heritage. Oklahoma City, the state capital, reported a population of over 506,000 in the 2000 Census, while the total state population was 3,450,654. Other cities with populations exceeding 50,000 include Broken Arrow, Edmond, Lawton, Midwest City, Norman and Tulsa.

Oklahoma, U.S.A., features nearly 70,000 square miles of scenic landscape, where the Arbuckle, Ouachita, Ozark and Wichita mountain ranges rest. Despite the rural flight of recent years, Oklahoma offers a vibrant business and academic environment with the propensity for significant growth.

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Oklahoma Counties

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Truck Accident Lawyers

Did you know that every 16 minutes a person is killed or injured in a truck accident? Did you know that big rig truck accidents continue to increase? Even with these frightening scenarios and statistics, powerful trucking industry lobbyists continue to call for the weakening of truck safety rules and regulations to reap a higher profit.

When truck collisions do occur, trucking companies involved in the accident often send representatives to the accident scene. These agents work to handle everything at the scene of the accident so that they can limit or mitigate their company’s liability.

Munley, Munley & Cartwright is a law firm experienced at handling tractor trailer accident claims. We accept cases nationwide.

Munley, Munley & Cartwright charges clients of personal injury claims on a contingency basis. What that means is the attorney is only paid if he or she wins money damages for you – the client. This makes it possible for anyone to hire only the best lawyer. It gives everyone access to the justice system and representation that is equal to the best that insurance companies, doctors and other defendants can hire. You can contact the lawyers of Munley, Munley & Cartwright for a free consultation by completing our online accident evaluation form -or- calling toll-free at 877-421-9175.

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The goal of Munley, Munley & Cartwright is simple and direct: To Successfully Resolve the Legal Problems of our Clients.

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