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A tractor-trailer involved in a fatality accident northeast of Pittsburgh in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, was cleared of mechanical problems by state inspectors yesterday. The crash, which occurred March 26, killed a 17-year-old Ford City High School cheerleader. She was driving her car and crossed into the path of the tractor-trailer, which was carrying a steel coil weighing upward of 20 tons. Two passengers, both 8^th-grade boys, were taken to the hospital but were released within two days of the accident. The trucker, who suffered a head injury, was released the day following the accident, and is not yet being charged in connection with the accident.

Investigators are now seeking to determine whether the steel coil, which broke loose during the accident, crushing the cab of the truck before landing on the car, had been properly secured. Lab tests are being conducted to determine the strength of the chains used to secure the steel coil.

Tractor-trailer trucks are tightly regulated because they carry so many possibilities for fatal accidents, including not only their size and weight, but the weight of their cargo. If you have lost a loved one in a tractor-trailer accident, contact the experienced truck accident lawyers at Pomerantz, Perlberger, and Lewis, LLP today for a free initial consultation.