Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of personal injury cases in Winnebago County and the counties surrounding it. These cases might involve car, truck or motorcycle crashes. They can even be based on bicycle or pedestrian accidents. Victims are often seriously injured and sometimes fatally.
Types of Driver Error
A personal injury lawyer in Rockford, IL, will tell you that driver error is the leading cause of motor vehicle crashes. Those errors might be of many different types, including some of the following:
Speeding or driving too fast for weather or traffic conditions
Distracted
driving while talking on a cell phone, texting, using a navigational
device, eating or even attending to personal grooming
Driving
under the influence of alcohol, drugs or both, which results in
significantly diminished cognitive perception, coordination and
reaction time
Fatigued
driving, which also diminishes cognitive perception, coordination and
reaction time
Failing to yield the right-of-way when turning, especially on left turns
Insurance
Don’t depend on the insurer of the person who caused your injuries and damages to help you. The insurance company knows that it might be paying you compensation, but it will only have its own best interests in mind. It will do whatever it can to either devalue or deny your claim in its entirety. Those efforts will include using any statement that you might give it against you or using information from a medical authorization to blame your present injuries on a preexisting condition. You’re under no legal obligation to provide that statement or authorization, so politely refuse to give them one.
After being seriously injured or losing a family member in a motor vehicle crash that was caused by someone else’s negligence, contact a personal injury lawyer in Rockford, IL, at The American Law Firm to arrange for a free consultation and case review. You can also use our easy contact online today.
