Reasons for an Auto Accident Attorney

An auto accident attorney can help an individual or family sort out a very stressful and painful time. A car accident can occur for mechanical, roadway, individual, or natural (weather) influenced reasons throughout the year. It may cause injury to one vehicle/person or several vehicles/persons. Most companies and individuals possess some type of insurance to cover any such injury claims. However, when an individual is found to be at fault in the cause of the strike, collision, or pile up the injured parties are well within their rights to seek punitive damages for their property or bodily harm.

The reasons for the necessity of an auto accident attorney are numerous, as drivers become more and more distracted while operating a motor vehicle. Handheld devices are a part of a spreading band, but they continue to preoccupy pedestrians and drivers causing grave consequence and injury. On the other side of the coin, there are plenty of distractions a driver cannot control such as inadequate roadways, the behavior of an out of control driver, or mechanical error. The roadways can cause a blown tire or once passed over may contribute to the launch of debris that cracks a nearby windshield. The behavior of a driver under the influence, exhausted, or medicated that cause a car accident present the cases where someone is clearly at fault. If driving can be avoided (as it should be with drinking and driving) it should be avoided.

The auto accident attorney can represent a motorist or a pedestrian in an accident as long as a motorist was the one found to be at fault. Pedestrians may become hurt in a heavily populated area where a multi-car accident has crashed onto the sidewalk or into the cross walk. Many pedestrian related car accidents occur in cross walks actually because either party did not see the other in time to stop or avoid the collision. As far as individuals on non-motorized bicycles, like the pedestrian, they do not have the speed or weight of a vehicle around them to avoid or protect themselves from injury. Sadly, many car accidents end in tragic injury and loss. This is where is important to have the proper insurance and legal counsel in place to help you recoup and settle as quickly as possible.

There are several different types of auto insurance which provide coverage for you whether you are at fault and not at fault. Before any in or out of court settlement is reached, some type of basic liability and collision coverage will be necessary in order to assist in distressing the proceedings. Bodily injury or property damage to another motorist or their car needs to be covered somehow. Collision will cover your damaged car, but you may also require some medical so that you can seek any medical help that you require. But you will not be in this alone through this process.

The auto accident attorney will gather evidence pertinent to the case in order to prove the guilty party’s negligence and the claims that you are making clear in your lawsuit. He or she will begin with gathering photos, the police report, medical bills, list of expenses, and witness accounts of the events of that day. Your auto accident attorney will work hard to collect all of the information necessary to help your case settle as quickly as possible with the injured party receiving retribution for the unintentional disruption to their lives.