Who Was At Fault?

The Causes of Auto Accidents

During your free initial consultation, you will meet personally with a lawyer to discuss the cause of your auto accident injuries and how you or your loved ones have been affected. Then, we can begin to assist you in a settlement or recovery of money compensation for your medical bills, lost wages, lost earning capacity, pain and suffering, as well as medical bills and lost wages you may incur in the future. All personal injury cases are handled on a contingency fee basis, where you pay no lawyer fees or court costs unless there is a settlement in the case. If you are looking for a personal injury attorney who will aggressively fight for you and your family, search no further.

Causes of Motor Vehicle Accidents

Motor vehicle accidents are a series matter. The term “accident” typically means unavoidable, but most vehicle collisions and auto accidents are avoidable and most auto accidents are caused by the negligence of one or more of the drivers involved. An auto accident can cause serious damage to your property and your health, and could even cost you your life.

Car wrecks happen because of driver behavior, such as failure to keep a lookout and poor driving. Other accidents are caused by defects in automobiles and tires, roadway design or maintenance problems, and such things as rain and other dangerous weather.

Statistics show that most vehicle collisions and car wrecks are caused by bad driving, such as driver inattention, failure to yield the right of way, speeding, racing, aggressive driving, illegal passing, falling asleep, driving in snow, ice, fog or rain, use of alcohol or drugs, and the driver being distracted by cell phone, texting, music, eating, reading, putting on makeup or conversations with or interference by passengers.

Some of the mistakes that cause vehicle accidents are:

• Failure to stop at a red light or stop sign
• Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs
• Failure to drive carefully in dangerous weather
• Speeding or driving below the speed limit
• Using cell phone, passenger, radio or another distraction
• Failure to obey traffic law
• Road rage and reckless driving
• Aggressive driving

Road Rage – How to Handle Road Rage?

First, keep your senses about your, stay calm and be polite to a road rage driver. Absolutely, do not confront road-rage drivers and aggressive drivers. The best thing is to give them the road and try to stay out of their way. If they follow you, do not look at them or return obscenities and gestures. Whatever you do, avoid anything that the road rage driver could interpret as a challenge. The best way to help yourself and other drivers is to report the aggressive driving to the highway patrol by stopping in a safe place to make the call. However, do not stop in a place where the road rage driver could confront you.

Drunk Driving Accidents

Drunk driving is the cause of many auto accidents. If you are injured by a drive that you believe was driving while under the influence (DUI) of alcohol or drugs, seek the help of a DUI accident attorney, such as Byrd & Barnhill, who will explain your legal rights.

What if another driver did not cause my auto accident?

Sometimes vehicles malfunction. If your vehicle accident is caused by a vehicle or part that was negligently designed, installed or repaired, you may have a products liability or negligent design or negligent repair case against the designer, manufacturer or distributor of the product. If a auto repair shop or mechanic made improper or negligent repairs to the care that caused the accident, the shop and the repairman may be liable.

What if Road Construction Caused the Accident?

If the state or local government improperly repaired, constructed or maintained the roadway, and such things caused an accident, you may have a claim against the government or contractor who did so.
The bottom line is most automobile accidents are preventable because most are caused by human behavior that could have been avoided. The World Health Organization reports that over one million people worldwide die every year due to automobile crashes. Among young people, car crashes are the number one cause of death.

Know Your Rights - Ask a Skilled Injury Lawyer

If you are the victim of an automobile accident you need to know your legal rights.

If you've ever been in an accident where someone was injured, you should know that the insurance company lawyers and claims representatives are ‘on the ground’ as soon as possible doing their best to make the accident appear to be all or partially your fault, and thus reduce the amount of money that the company will be forced to pay on the claim. This is why it is so important that the injured auto owners and passengers have their own attorneys on the case as soon as possible, in order to conduct an investigation independent of the insurance company adjusters

Plant City Car Wreck Lawyer

Our Plant City personal injury law firm is a civil trial law firm aggressively pursuing the recovery of damages for serious injuries from car wrecks and motorcycle accidents. Our goal is to win your case so that you to receive the compensation that you and your loved ones deserve. The knowledgeable and aggressive attorneys at Byrd & Barnhill are experienced at obtaining compensation for injuries sustained in car wrecks, automobile crashes and motor vehicle accidents. Our skilled personal injury lawyers handle car crash, motor vehicle and motorcycle accident cases resulting in serious injury and wrongful death. Give Byrd & Barnhill a call today at (813) 759-1224.