Sleep Deprivation

Sleep deprivation affects 47 million American adults, or almost a quarter of the adult population. According to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, driver sleepiness is related to one in five serious car accident injuries. The National Sleep Foundation estimates that about 20 percent of Americans have dozed off while driving.

Commercial truck drivers are at a particular risk for sleep deprivation-related accidents. Truck drivers often work long hours and drive late into the night or early in the morning. Strict deadlines often compel drivers to ignore drowsiness or to use legal and illegal stimulants that may impair their ability to safely operate a vehicle. Any of these factors can cause the driver to lose control of the huge vehicle and cause a devastating accident.

Because it is very difficult to prove lack of sleep as the cause of an accident (no objective test exists to measure driver drowsiness), it is essential that victims have an experienced Scranton, Stroudsburg, Milford, and Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania-area car accident attorney on their side. Our attorneys can utilize accident reconstruction to help determine and prove the cause or causes of an accident. Contact a Stroudsburg car accident lawyer at the Foley Law Firm to schedule a consultation with our attorneys.