Fault in Personal Injury Cases
A car accident involving a student driver and one other car was recently reported by the New Hamburg Independent. The student driver, accompanied by an instructor, lost control of the car while driving westbound on Snyder’s Road East and hit a car which was exiting via a private laneway. After contact, the student driver’s car hit an embankment and flipped onto its roof, landing in a farm laneway and trapping the student driver and instructor inside for a short time.
In a personal injury claim, there is always one basic question which must be answered: who is at fault? This must be answered even before consideration can be made of the victim’s losses/injuries. To pursue damages for injuries sustained in an accident, it must be proven that the opposing party was at-fault for said accident. A proper legal assessment is essential for all possible defendants to be considered in determining whether the opposing party’s negligence caused the victim’s injuries, as questions will be raised about each of those involved, as well as other factors such as road/weather conditions, in order to re-create the situation and determine fault as accurately as possible.
In such cases, police records/reports may also shed light on road conditions, whether the accident or aftermath were observed by an officer, and whether charges were made against the at-fault party. When serious accidents occur [which may or may not involve fatalities], the police will conduct very comprehensive reviews with the help of professionals who specialize in accident-reconstruction. In correlation with the seriousness of a car accident, the importance of such a detailed analysis of an accident rises so fault can rightfully be assigned and justice served.
If you’ve been injured in a car accident, contact 844 See Mike for a free consultation. We are a Chicago-based injury law firm representing individuals (and their families) who have suffered an injury in an accident. We will handle your case quickly and advise you every step of the way, and we will not hesitate to go to trial for you.
Lastly, 844 See Mike is not paid attorney’s fees unless we win your case. Our no-fee promise is that simple. You have nothing to risk when you hire us – only the opportunity to seek justice.
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