If you or a loved one was injured in a car wreck, you need an experienced lawyer. Car accidents are one of the most common causes of injury and death in the United States. If you have suffered serious injuries, appropriate compensation for full recovery is necessary. The unfair business practices of many insurance companies make this process difficult and complex. Having a team of experienced attorneys on your side will give you the advantage you need to recover your compensation. 

Traffic Collision Types and Causes

It’s important to know the difference between types and causes and how they can relate to your case. Traffic collisions can be classified by general types. Types of collision include: Head-On, Road Departures, Rear End, Side Collisions, Rollovers

Causes are typically defined as what contributed to the crash. A 1985 study by K. Rumar, using British and American crash reports as data, suggested 57% of crashes were due solely to driver factors, 27% to combined roadway and driver factors, 6% to combined vehicle and driver factors, 3% solely to roadway factors, 3% to combined roadway, driver, and vehicle factors, 2% solely to vehicle factors, and 1% to combined roadway and vehicle factors ((Harry Lum; Jerry A. Reagan Winter 1995. “Interactive Highway Safety Design Model: Accident Predictive Module”. Public Roads Magazine.)). Some of the most common causes are Human factors, Motor vehicle speed, Driver impairment, Alcohol, Physical impairment, Sleep deprivation, Drug use, Distraction, Intent, Road design

After a motorcycle crash, you may be facing medical bills, lost wages, property losses, pain, and many other problems. A motorcycle accident claim can help you recover for all of your losses.

Motorcycle accidents can lead to serious injuries that require extensive – and expensive – medical care. Surgeries, physical therapy, and long-term rehabilitation can cost thousands upon thousands of dollars. The cost of this care can easily drain your accounts and leave you with nothing to get by on day to day. You shouldn’t be left with this burden when someone else caused the crash. A motorcycle accident claim may include the cost of any medical care your injuries needed, and the cost of care your injuries may need in the future.

Another important category of compensation is for the wages and income you’ve lost due to your accident. A motorcycle accident can leave you in recovery for days, weeks, months, or even longer. When this happens, you can’t work, and you can’t bring in the income that you and your family need to get by. A motorcycle accident claim may include the lost wages your injuries have cost you, and the damage your injuries inflict on your future earning potential.

Motorcycle crash victims often face lasting physical and mental pain because of their injuries. Physical pain can disrupt your life and prevent you from engaging in the activities you love. Mental pain can manifest itself in the forms of depression, anxiety, and other lasting problems. Disfigurement is a real risk in motorcycle accidents and can lead to a lifetime of pain that can turn your life upside down. A motorcycle accident claim may include compensation for these serious harms to your life.

Property damage is a category of compensation that frequently comes up in a motorcycle accident claim. After an accident, your motorcycle may be damaged or totaled, and your clothing, safety equipment, and other valuable items you may have had on you at the time of the accident may be damaged or destroyed. A claim may include the cost of repairing or replacing your valuable possessions.

Punitive damages may be available in certain motorcycle accident cases. When the conduct of the responsible party was extraordinarily bad, malicious, or reprehensible, a court may order punitive damages to punish the defendant.

What Damages Can You Recover After an Abilene Truck Crash?

The massive size and bulk of most commercial trucks will protect the driver. However, other motorists involved in truck accidents can end up suffering catastrophic injuries. Multiple fractures, crushing injuries resulting in damage to internal organs, spinal cord injuries and traumatic brain injuries (TBI) are all common in tractor-trailer crashes. They can have a devastating effect on every area of your life.

At KRW, we will pursue all compensation that you are entitled to receive such as:

Economic damages – To cover the actual costs you incur in an accident such as medical expenses and lost wages
Non-economic damages – To compensate you for the pain, suffering, and mental anguish you suffer, along with the lost quality of life you and your family must face.
Exemplary damages – To punish the at-fault party in cases that involve exceptional misconduct such as gross negligence.