Voted one of Spokane's "Best Law Firms" since 1948.
Voted one of Spokane's "Best Law Firms" since 1948.
Since 1981, our experienced and professional team of lawyers at Crary, & Domanico P.S., has aggressively represented the victims of serious truck accidents in Spokane, across Eastern Washington, and in Northern Idaho.
Truck accident cases can be more complex because they often involve a careless truck driver and the truck driver’s employer. Allow us to represent you and demand the maximum in compensation for your injuries after a frightening collision.
Your accident becomes our accident.
We don’t stop fighting until you have what you need to recover physically and financially.
If your truck accident only involves a damaged car, you may not need the help of a lawyer to get reimbursement. But a collision with a massive, heavy vehicle is rarely a minor incident, and if you have a serious injury, it’s a good sign that you should speak to a skilled Spokane attorney.
When higher medical bills are involved, insurers fight make it even harder for victims to secure the support they need. You’ll want a legal professional on your side.
These are just a few of the reasons a lawyer can make a big difference in the outcome of your claim:
With a CCD Law professional fighting for you, you have a great chance of earning much more for your recovery than you could by taking on insurers and businesses yourself.
Truck accident claims can unfold a bit differently than a collision that involves two drivers in their personal cars. The truck driver may be on the road and on the clock for an employer, and sometimes both may be liable for accidents.
A driver for a local farm or a truck driver delivering grocery pallets to Safeway locations represent the companies and owners they work for.
Your CCD attorney would identify and go after every party that shared in the blame for a frightening accident. In some cases, claims could be filed against more than one party.
These are just a few of the at-fault parties we can file claims and lawsuits against:
Your CCD Lawyer makes sure no responsible owner or corporate chain escapes justice after a devastating truck accident.
Their business practices make them responsible for any crashes their employees cause and any injuries you are left to cope with.
Big rigs present a lot of different hazards, even from different angles, to drivers on local interstates and streets.
A car-carrier on I-90 can have its payload of vehicles swaying back and forth between lanes, ready to smack SUVs off the road.
A driver in an 18-wheeler on US-2 can be distracted and miss a traffic slowdown ahead. Failing to brake in time, the driver can ram stopped cars from behind to crush smaller SUVs and cars.
A truck collision might happen because of the truck’s size, turning radius, and the extra time it takes the driver to fully brake. But other accidents occur because professional truck drivers aren’t paying attention to the road as they should.
These are just a few of the types of truck accident cases CCD Law is ready to handle for our clients:
In addition to being more dangerous in nature, accidents involving commercial trucks are commonly more legally complicated. Trucking companies are liable for accidents caused by their drivers — meaning most companies will try to find any way to minimize liability.
A trucking company’s insurance representatives are sometimes at the scene of the accident to collect data and evidence at the same time as police and medical assistance arrive. Some truck drivers even go to extreme lengths not to be blamed for the accident, including doctoring or falsifying information in driver logbooks.
At Crary, Clark & Domanico P.S., we are committed to holding the responsible party accountable for the actions that caused the truck accident.
We have handled a wide range of cases when the accidents resulted from these and other acts of negligence and recklessness:
With more than 60 combined years of proven experience handling truck accident cases, our Spokane truck accident attorneys, Robert Crary and James Domanico, are prepared to help you. Our team’s comprehensive knowledge of important trucking laws, including the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regulations have allowed our clients to achieve maximized compensation for their losses.
Case Spotlight
Semi-Truck Wrongful Death | Settlement $365,000.00
Our client, an 18-year-old man who was riding with his stepfather in a work vehicle, was hit head-on when a semi-truck driver crossed the centerline. At the time of this unfortunate accident, Washington did not allow for a wrongful death recovery for an adult child. As a result of our lobbying efforts and those of his mother, the Senate almost passed legislation allowing parents to bring suit to recover for injuries and death of an adult child. The settlement exhausted the total available insurance coverage.
We have delivery vans, tractor-trailers, and tanker trucks of all shapes and sizes traveling through Spokane and Spokane Valley. That’s not to mention the many produce trucks and farm trucks that pass through our City. Encounters with big rigs occur on every trip through Spokane County; there’s no way around it. And sometimes there’s no way to avoid a collision.
The size and weight of big trucks and delivery vehicles carry more force into collisions, and put the passengers inside at more risk of traumatic injuries. The shape of trucks that sit higher also increases the severity of many injuries. Vehicles can end up under a tractor-trailer in a crushed car, and have to wait to be cut out of the wreckage to get medical attention.
When people survive a crash with a large truck, they’ll often suffer what are known in the medical profession as catastrophic injuries. The National Center for Catastrophic Sport Injury Research defines these types of injuries as those that lead to a temporary or permanent functional disability. The catastrophic injuries that can result from a frightening truck impact can affect victims for the rest of their lives.
These are some of the most serious injuries that might send Truck accident victims in Spokane to Sacred Heart Medical Center:
According to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), there’s been an average of 164 heavy truck accidents a year in Spokane recently (2020-2024). Sadly, those accidents often do more than just crumple a door or fender. They also leave dozens of people with major and life-threatening injuries each year.
Spokane saw an unwanted uptick in truck accidents and fatalities in 2024. WSDOT reports there were 171 accidents involving heavy trucks in Spokane in 2024. Those accidents caused at least three deaths. That’s down from 2023, when there were 149 accidents and 2 deaths documented.
WSDOT also documented 6,027 large truck accidents across Washington State in 2024. Those accidents led to at least 53 tragic fatalities.
The size of a settlement check is critical to the full recovery of victims. A settlement may need to cover victims for months or years. Broken bones can heal in the wrong position and require additional surgeries and physical therapy in the future.
A truck collision injury leading to a permanent disability could force victims to depend on a settlement to support themselves for the rest of their lives.
An experienced lawyer knows what a settlement must cover, and rejects offers that leave victims without enough for the years ahead.
These are just a few of the demands we’ll be making on your behalf.
At the scene, if it’s safe and you feel strong enough, try to grab photos of the location and the damage to vehicles. Make sure to note the signage on the truck that indicates who the driver works for. Show any visible injuries. Make sure to talk to witnesses and get their contact information. Get the truck driver’s information if an officer doesn’t provide it to you. Get an employee number if possible. Collect the accident report filed by the Spokane Police or the Washington State Patrol. If you have a lawyer, you don’t have to worry about getting the report yourself. Keep all of your medical invoices and charts. Collect all of your paycheck stubs that show the losses in your income after becoming injured.
Three years. You have three years from the date of an accident to file, but you should never delay. Alert your lawyer as soon as possible. Your lawyer needs to collect evidence while it’s still available and secure witness testimony before eyewitnesses become harder to locate.
Paying CCD Law shouldn’t be one of your worries while you recover from an accident. We work on a contingency basis. It means you don’t pay anything unless we win your case for you. Then, you still don’t have to touch your savings to cover our fee. After a win for you, our fee is paid out of the money that a truck accident insurance company must provide to you and your family.
The trucking insurance company on the opposing side of your accident case isn’t there to help you. It’s in existence to make money, and the more claims that it pays little or nothing on, the more money it makes. Insurance companies and their defense attorneys throughout the State of Washington know us and respect us. Our preparation is aggressively meticulous, and we don’t stop until such time as we’ve left no stone unturned and maximized the compensation for your injuries. Don’t be denied full compensation for your injuries and damages.
We invite you to contact the law office of Crary & Domanico, P.S., today to schedule a free and confidential consultation. There’s never an obligation for this meeting. Find out what your case is worth and how to hold trucking companies liable for their accidents.