Distracted Driver Accident

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Cell Phone Use, Texting and Other Distractions

Driver on Cell Phone As car accident lawyers, many of the accident cases we handle involve distracted drivers. Cell phone use and texting while driving have emerged as a growing threat on our roads. Other distractions include eating, drinking, conversing with passengers, as well as interaction with in-vehicle technologies and portable electronic devices. Less obvious forms of cognitive distractions such as daydreaming or dealing with strong emotions also present potentially dangerous situations for drivers.

Distracted Driver Lawsuit

How Our Law Firm is Paid: If you hire our law firm, you will not have to pay any up-front costs, and we are not paid unless you win.

Negligence: If there is sufficient evidence to prove that a driver involved in an accident was distracted, that will generally result in a finding of driver negligence.

Fault: The distracted driver must be at fault, at least in part. To prove this, our lawyers investigate the accident and hire reconstruction specialists when necessary.

Injury Compensation: Our lawyers will review your medical records, review your employment records (to determine lost income) and interview you and your family. We hire medical experts to testify regarding the seriousness of your injuries, physical pain, emotional suffering, past and future medical expenses, and other relevant issues.

Wrongful Death: If the distracted driver is at fault and someone died in the accident, the family of that person can sue the driver (and others, depending on the facts) in a wrongful death suit.

Distracted Driver Statistics

The following statistics are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Admininistration:

Driver distraction was involved in 16 percent of all fatal crashes in 2008.
The age group with the greatest proportion of distracted drivers was the under-20 age group.
An estimated 21 percent of injury crashes were reported to have involved distracted driving.
Nearly 6,000 people died in 2008 in crashes involving a distracted or inattentive driver.
More than half a million were injured.

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