Drivers injured in automobile collisions may sometimes be victims of unseen causes that only attorneys experienced in accident investigation can help identify.

Truck driver’s accident record

A driver suffered multiple leg fractures when a tractor trailer crossed a center median, striking her car head-on. The driver’s attorney sued the tractor-trailer
driver and his employer for negligence and wantonness in failing to keep a proper lookout and drive safely. When a jury heard that the truck driver had been involved in 11 prior collisions, jurors provided the plaintiff a significant award, plus punitive damages. The parties subsequently settled for a confidential amount.

Water pooled on roadway

A car slid off a road, then rolled down an embankment. Although the driver survived, his passenger died of severe head injuries. His wife sued a road-repair
construction company that had created a dangerous, high-water condition which endangered drivers. Her attorney obtained a confidential settlement after demonstrating that the contractor was allegedly aware of a dangerous water-pooling situation because 18 other auto accidents had occurred at this location
during the 24-hour period in which the plaintiff’s husband had suffered his injuries.

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