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February 5, 2012

Deadly Pileup Crash On FL I-75 Raises Legal Liability Questions

A horrific series of pileup crashes occurred on Interstate 75 just south of Gainesville, FL last Sunday, January 29th, resulting in 10 deaths and over 20 injuries.

In the aftermath of car & truck accidents, there are always questions about legal liability for injuries and damages suffered by participants and victims. In a large-scale incident like this I-75 pileup, those questions are themselves now piling up.

Was arson a factor in smoke conditions blocking motorists' visibility?

Did the Florida Highway Patrol reopen the roadway too soon?

Are trucking companies responsible for questionable actions of the drivers of two large semi-trailers involved in the crash?

Like the prairiefire.jpgthick smoke from a nearby prairie fire that blanketed a stretch of I-75 in the pre-dawn darkness of January 29th, the confusing array of facts and circumstances in play here are making it hard to clearly see the answers to those and other questions, for now.

Here's what we do know:

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