California Man Dies in Guardrail Accident

California Man Dies in Guardrail Accident

A 24-year-old California man was killed in a crash in the North San Francisco Bay Area when his vehicle collided with a guardrail system that has been blamed for injuries and deaths throughout the United States. At this time, it is unknown why the man crashed into the guardrail. What is known is tha...

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Law Firms Pursue Claims Against Guardrail Manufacturer

Two law firms have announced they will be pursuing civil claims against Trinity Industries. The firms say Trinity’s allegedly defective guardrails are located all across the United States’ highways and roads. One of the firms has said they’ve been in talks with at least 20 people i...

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Highway Regulators Supported Guardrail System In Spite of Scrutiny

Internal emails between Trinity Industries and the Federal Highway Administration have revealed that federal regulators knew about a change in the malfunctioning guardrail systems years earlier than they claimed. An engineer for the Federal Highway Administration, Nick Artimovich, was alerted to iss...

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Over 9,000 Potentially Unsafe Guardrails on Pennsylvania Highways

Over 9,000 Potentially Unsafe Guardrails on Pennsylvania Highways

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is facing criticism and controversy after deciding to leave potentially unsafe guardrails on their highways. The guardrails – manufactured by Trinity Highway Products – were recently the subject of a $175 million lawsuit in Texas. The suit was brought by...

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New Jersey Bans Controversial Guardrail

New Jersey Bans Controversial Guardrail

New Jersey has joined a growing list of more than thirty states that have banned the installation of a controversial highway guardrail head. The ET-Plus model, designed by Trinity Industries, has been known to malfunction and exacerbate highway collisions. According to NJ.com, the Federal Highway Ad...

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