Personal Injury Lawyers – Accident Law
If you are hurt in a car accident in Texas, you know that the true cost of the losses can never be measured. The pain of a serious injury can last the rest of your life. Money will never be enough to make up for what you’ve endured. But the laws make the driver who caused the crash responsible for your losses. The car crash lawyers at our Law Office can help with your case. In a perfect world, we could turn back the hands of time and yell watch out to the at-fault driver and prevent your crash. We wish we could do that for you and your family. All we can do now is to help us to get the full compensation you deserve. That’s our goal as your lawyer. More on this website
Types and causes of car accidents
The majority of auto accidents involve moving vehicles crashing into something or someone. In 2021, TxDOT reports that speed was the main reason for the total of 163,756 traffic crashes in Texas. Those resulted in 6,493 serious injuries and 1,532 fatalities. Crashes with fixed objects were the second most common type of accident, while other wrecks included:
collisions with pedestrians
rollover accidents
collisions with bike riders
crashes with parked cars
accidents involving deer or other animals
collisions with trains
The road rules, including speed limit laws, and right-of-way laws, are designed to protect motorists, pedestrians, and bicycle riders. If everyone drove carefully and obeyed all the road rules, there would be virtually no car accidents. And even in this imperfect world of distracted driving, if insurance companies paid the claims fairly, there would be no need for our Law Office to help you. Unfortunately, people make careless choices and dangerous driving mistakes every day. These mistakes can lead to deadly car wrecks or to accidents that cause serious injuries.
Common types of behavior that lead to Texas car accidents include:
* Speeding: the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) cites speeding as a top cause of car wrecks throughout U. S. Speeding accidents can happen even when the speed limit is not exceeded if a driver goes too fast to be safe under current road and weather conditions. Only 55 percent of speeding-related accidents involve a driver exceeding the speed limit.
* Distracted driving: distraction.gov reports that distracted driving claimed 3,142 lives in 2020. A full 18 percent of all crashes during this time period involved a distracted driver. Cell phone use and texting are the most dangerous distracted driving behaviors. A recent NHTSA survey indicated that as many as 660,000 people are using cell phones on the roadways at any given moment. Other distracted driving behaviors include grooming, eating, reading a map, or using a GPS.
* Drowsy driving: the center for disease control (CDC) recently conducted a study of more than 147,000 drivers in 19 different states. It was found that 4.2 percent of all drivers admitted to dozing off behind the wheel in the prior 30 days.
* Driver inexperience: the national safety council reports that driver inexperience is the top cause of teen car accidents. Teens, unfortunately, are three times as likely as adult drivers to be involved in a car accident that causes injury.
* Drunk driving: the CDC reports that 30 people die each day in the United States due to intoxicated driving.
* Aggressive driving: the AAA foundation of traffic safety reports that aggressive driving is a potential cause of up to 56 percent of fatal car wrecks. The NHTSA defines aggressive driving as failing to yield, disregarding traffic control signs or signals, tailgating, illegal or unsafe passing, and weaving in and out of lanes.
Accidents can also be caused by vehicle malfunctions, road design, or maintenance defects. For example, problems with vehicle components can cause car accidents, especially when trucks are involved. Any malfunctioning vehicle, however, can result in an accident. When there is a vehicle defect, road design, or road maintenance problem, the company or entity responsible can be legally liable for injuries.
In every crash, it is important to determine if one or more drivers were to blame, if there were vehicle problems or if there was an issue with the road. The person or entity that caused the car accident can be legally required to compensate accident victims for all losses, including past and future medical bills and costs or medical costs incurred before death, wages lost due to missed work, vacation days or sick days, reduction in income or a permanent loss of income due to injuries or death pain and suffering anxiety and emotional distress, wrongful death damages, and compensation for loss of companionship.
Accident victims can obtain monetary damages for these losses in two ways: by settling a case with an insurance company or through a personal injury lawsuit. In either situation, it is up to the accident victim to prove they are entitled to damages. This means the accident victim must show the other driver was unreasonably careless or broke the road rules and that these bad decisions were the direct cause of the accident and injuries. Evidence, including police reports, eyewitness testimony, expert testimony from accident reconstruction experts, and photos at the accident scene, can all help prove your case. The stronger your claim, the more likely the insurance company will settle, or you will prevail in court. As such, you need to begin building a car accident case as soon as you can after the accident. This means you need an experienced car accident lawyer right away. Our car accident attorneys can help you with the outcome of your car accident claim and will determine if you have enough money to cover the costs of a serious accident. When looking for a car accident lawyer, you shouldn’t have to choose between a lawyer known for negotiating or an experienced trial lawyer. With our Law Office, you never have to make this choice you get two firms in one. Our Law Office handles your car accident claim, we send in our top negotiators to fight for your rights with the insurance company. If your case has to go to trial, you’ll be represented by a trial attorney who can make a strong case to the judge and jury to get you the compensation you deserve. With so much at stake in your car accident case, you should never settle for a legal team that can’t provide the best legal service from start to finish. Trust in our Law Office to represent you, and you’ll have the right advocate to get you fair and full compensation no matter how your claim is resolved. Our Law Office has been handling cases since 1985 and has represented over 33,000 people like you! Give us a call or contact us online today to schedule your free case evaluation and learn more about the unique legal representation we can offer.
