Contact Our Henrico Personal Injury Attorney if You’ve Been in Any of These Kinds of Car Accidents

How Our Henrico Personal Injury Attorney Helps During Your Recovery

Each of these different types of accidents brings its own unique legal challenges. For instance, in a multi-vehicle collision, the negligent driver may have hit someone else who then hit your car. Or, in truck accident cases, it may make more sense to pursue legal action against the trucking company rather than the actual truck driver.

You shouldn’t have to worry about that side of the equation while focusing on your physical recovery, however. That’s where an attorney comes in to perform a thorough investigation into the crash to show negligence on the part of the at-fault party and provide compelling arguments that your injuries were directly caused by the accident. 

Your lawyer may need to contact eyewitnesses, analyze photographs and physical evidence, gather details from a cargo truck’s black box, access employment records, and take other routes to determine if the accident was caused by: 

• Distracted driving behaviors like texting, applying makeup, inputting GPS coordinates, smoking, talking on the phone, etc.
• Driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol
• Failing to yield at stop signs, traffic lights, and intersections
• Falling asleep at the wheel
• Improperly maintained or improperly loaded cargo trucks
• Negligent hiring, training, and disciplinary practices from trucking companies
• Speeding and other unsafe driving behaviors
• Traveling the wrong direction on a one-way street

Many car crash victims don’t realize a lawyer is necessary even if you are solely seeking a claim through insurance instead of initiating a lawsuit against the at-fault driver. The advice of a skilled personal injury lawyer is crucial to avoiding common mistakes that can cost you by reducing your settlement or even seeing it denied altogether. Whether through an insurance claim or a court judgment, an attorney can help you recover full and fair damages for:

• Initial costs like an ER visit or hospital stay after the accident
• Future medical costs if you will require ongoing therapy or additional surgeries stemming from the injury
• Out-of-pocket costs for expenses that aren’t covered while seeking treatment
• Emotional damage, pain and suffering, and other intangible effects like post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, or depression directly connected to the crash
• Reduced quality of life in the event of serious accidents with extreme injuries like loss of limbs or permanent disfigurement
• Wages lost when you can't work during your recovery, as well as future economic damages if the injury reduces your earning capacity