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Over 6 million Americans are involved in car accidents every year. Not only are such accidents linked to the most serious of personal injuries, but even seemingly minor injuries can disrupt a victim’s life and turn their world upside down.
If you or a family member have been injured in a car accident, Golfeiz Law is here to help. Our Los Angeles accident attorneys understand how challenging it can be to pursue justice when you are dealing with health complications, medical bills, and the emotional and physical exhaustion of being involved in an accident. That is why we are here to help.
Call an accident attorney at Golfeiz Law today at 1-877-465-3349 to see how we can put our experience to work for you.
Common Causes of Car Accidents
Despite recently adopted accident prevention measures such as autonomous braking, lane-keep assist, and forward-collision warnings, car accidents are all too common.
The most common causes for car accidents include:
- Distracted driving: includes cell phones, conversations with passengers, or even changing the radio station
- Intoxicated driving
- Recklessness
- Poor/unsafe road conditions: includes weather conditions such as strong rains, stiff winds, in addition to roads that are not adequately maintained by government authorities
- Mechanical defects – includes vehicles designed, built, or sold with defective parts
Regardless of the cause, we have a car accident attorney who can help. Contact a personal injury lawyer from Golfeiz Law today to discuss the cause of your vehicle accident, and to find out if you have a legitimate car accident case.
Common Accident Types
- Head-on collisions
- Side-impact or T-bone collisions
- Rear-end collisions
- Sideswipe accidents
- Low-impact collisions
- Left-turn accidents
- Intersection accidents
- Merging accidents
- Failure to yield accidents
- Rollover accidents
- Single-car accidents
- Pile-up / multi-car accidents
- Motorcycle accidents
- Hit and run accidents
Car accidents often result in vehicle damage and property loss. Nevertheless, the damages tend to be much more severe than that. Devastating personal injuries can change a car accident victim’s life forever.
Common Car Accident Injuries
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), more than three million Americans suffer injuries due to motor vehicle accidents each year. Such injuries vary as do the individual circumstances of each collision.
Nevertheless, some of the most common car accident injuries include:
- Whiplash
- Spinal cord injury
- Traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- Broken bone(s)
- Internal bleeding
- Amputation
- Road rash/cuts
- Emotional distress
Many car accident victims may not feel any injuries immediately after an accident. This is due to the adrenaline rush that most accident victims experience at the time of impact. Therefore, if you have been involved in a car accident, it’s essential to seek immediate medical attention to determine the true extent of your injuries.
How to Protect Yourself from Car Accidents
A large percentage of crashes can be avoided if drivers follow the rules of the road and watch out for each other. If you’re looking to keep yourself and everyone else safer on the road, follow this advice.
- Keep your vehicle roadworthy: Keep up with your car’s maintenance schedule
- Avoid drugs and alcohol: Always drive sober
- Be a defensive driver: Watch out for other vehicles that are speeding, look out for any potential safety hazards on the road, and maintain a safe distance from other cars.
- Keep your eyes on the road: Remove any other distractions such as cell phones
It is important that you follow these safety regulations in order to protect yourself. Nevertheless, even when all of these precautions are followed, another party’s negligence can make all the difference. If you or a loved one has suffered due to a car collision, contact Golfeiz Law to speak to one of our experienced car accident lawyers today. Our firm can help get you the compensation you deserve. We want to fight for you. Call 1-877-465-3349 today.
Determining Liability
Depending on the facts of your car accident case, multiple parties may be found responsible for the damages you have suffered, including:
- Other drivers
- Vehicle owners
- Driver employers (if a driver was on the clock)
- Manufacturers / shipping companies / retailers / marketers
One complicating factor in a car accident claim is determining what happens if you were partially at fault for your accident. Under California law, pure comparative negligence reduces the compensation awarded to car accident victims by the degree of their fault in the accident.
For example, if you are 30% at fault for an accident, then the total compensation awarded to you will be reduced by 30%. Call a Los Angeles automobile accident lawyer to get clarification on the laws governing pure comparative fault.
Potential Compensation for Victims of Car Accidents
Car accident injuries can take months, even years, to fully heal and lost wages and other expenses can begin to pile up. Due to the severity of damages, victims of car accidents may be entitled to maximum compensation.
If you were injured in a crash caused by someone else, you may be entitled to the following compensation:
- Specific Damages
- Past and future medical bills
- Lost wages
- Lost earning potential
- Necessary repair and replacement services
- Home and vehicle modifications
- General Damages
- Physical pain and suffering
- Loss of consortium
- Emotional distress
With millions of dollars recovered for our clients, our compassionate, client-first approach is proven to get results. Don’t settle for less—get the care and compensation you deserve with the car accident lawyers at Golfeiz Law.