Single-Vehicle Accidents, Hit Objects
Have you been in an accident where yours was the only vehicle involved? Single vehicle accidents are far more common than people realize and may happen for many different reasons.
Bad weather can be the cause of single-vehicle accidents, which is why it is so important when there is rain, snow, or fog that drivers slow down. Driver fatigue is another important factor that can cause drivers to simply drift off the road and into a fence, tree, or even a home.
Sometimes there are objects in the road that you can’t see until you are so close you don’t have time to do anything about them. For instance, a truck might have part of its load fall off into the road and not realize it, causing the following drivers to lose control. Or a deer, pedestrian, bicycle rider, or a skateboard may suddenly be in the road right in the travel lane, and you did what you could quickly to avoid what would have been a worse accident. In those cases, you could end up hitting a tree or pole right on the road and causing serious damage to your vehicle and injury to yourself and your passengers.
There is an almost endless number of possible scenarios. You could be driving your work truck and get cut off by someone who didn’t clean off their windshield before driving that morning, causing you to choose to crash into another vehicle or drive off the road and take your chances. You could even be someone injured by a vehicle when that vehicle hits an object and causes it to fly through the air and hit you.
Injured?
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Even if yours was the only vehicle involved in the accident, you may still be able to recover for your injuries. Depending on the circumstances, you may even be found not at fault or only partially at fault in the accident. Before taking the blame and with it the liability, you can speak to an experienced personal injury attorney about your options. You may be able to prove that fault lies with:
- the vehicle manufacturer, for creating a defective product that failed and caused you to crash through no fault of your own;
- a local government entity responsible for maintaining safe roads and ensuring the traffic lights and signs are posted properly in the area;
- pedestrians, bicyclists, motorcyclists, or scooter/hoverboard riders, or who caused you to swerve to avoid harming them; or
- people who caused the accident through their negligence, strict liability, recklessness or gross negligence in other ways, such as by leaving sporting equipment, toys, or other objects in the road in front of their homes. Just as property owners are responsible for shoveling their sidewalks, they are also responsible for keeping their belonging secure and out of the streets.
While it is always traumatic to be in an automobile crash, those feelings can be worse when you don’t know what to do next. When there are other drivers involved, your legal obligations are easier to understand, because there is another party there and you can exchange information.
In either case, our experienced team can help you understand and evaluate your case, and guide you through your legal journey. Contact us for your free consultation today.
