{"id":490,"date":"2021-02-05T20:51:17","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T20:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seidmanlaw-net.lawblogger.net\/blog\/what-is-an-underride-accident\/"},"modified":"2022-06-29T15:35:43","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T20:35:43","slug":"what-is-an-underride-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/what-is-an-underride-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is An Underride Accident?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"item-meta h3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/category\/truck-accidents\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Truck Accidents<\/a> | February 5, 2021<\/p>\n<p>Crashes involving large commercial trucks often result in severe injuries for drivers and passengers in traditional vehicles. Semi-trucks and other large commercial vehicles are higher off the ground than most other vehicles on the roadway. This can lead to devastating accidents if a vehicle lower to the ground impacts the larger truck. Unfortunately, smaller vehicles tend to \u201cride\u201d underneath these larger trucks as a result of the momentum of the crash. These incidents are called underride accidents. If you or a loved one has been involved in an accident, contact our <a href=\"\/auto-accidents\/truck-accidents\/\">Chicago truck accident lawyers<\/a> today.<\/p>\n<h2>Understanding an Underride Accident in Illinois<\/h2>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/what-is-an-underride-accident\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading What Is An Underride Accident?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Truck Accidents | February 5, 2021 Crashes involving large commercial trucks often result in severe injuries for drivers and passengers in traditional vehicles. Semi-trucks and other large commercial vehicles are higher off the ground than most other vehicles on the roadway. 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