Preliminary data for 2023 report 6,402 truck crashes in Illinois, an average of 17 accidents every day. Truck collisions frequently produce significant property damage and catastrophic injuries, some resulting in fatalities. If you are injured in a truck accident, you may be eligible for compensation, but you need evidence proving the truck caused your crash.
What is a truck’s black box? How can black box data support my accident claim? Your knowledgeable lawyer from Fotopoulos Law Office can answer those and other questions during your free consultation, but it is important to call as soon as possible after your collision.
What Is a Truck’s Black Box?
Officially called an event data recorder, most commercial trucks have a black box installed. Similar to mandatory electronic logging devices that track a driver’s hours of service, EDRs record various data about the truck’s and driver’s behaviors surrounding an event, such as a crash. Data recorded by an EDR includes: