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Multi-Vehicle Accident Results In Six Crashes

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Multi-Vehicle Accident Results In Six Crashes
November 10, 2022
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One car accident in Jacksonville ended up resulting in five more accidents. The multi-vehicle crash, which took place on November 27th, on I-295 Southbound at Morse Avenue, involved more than 20 vehicles, including two commercial trucks, and resulted in multiple injuries. Flordia Highway Patrol, who is investigating the accident, reports that none of the injuries were life-threatening.

How Is Fault Determined?

If you have been injured in a car accident, it is critical to determine clear fault of the accident in order to collect the financial damages you may be entitled to. A car accident lawyer can assist you in pursuing those damages, either through a settlement with the at-fault driver’s insurance company or through a personal injury lawsuit.

The majority of car accidents have factors that the insurance company may try to use against the victim in order to reduce the financial compensation of the claim or reject it entirely. Before settlement negotiations can really begin between your attorney and the insurance company, fault for the accident must be established.

Your lawyer will examine different aspects of the crash to prove that fault. One way is to see if any traffic laws were broken by the other party. If there is a police report on the accident that describes that violation, as well as any citation the at-fault driver received, that is very strong evidence of fault that will likely not be able to be disputed by the driver’s insurance company.

In some cases, there may even be an accident reconstruction to help bolster the victim’s case.

There may be accidents where both parties were guilty of some type of traffic violation, however, only one of the party’s actions actually caused the crash. For example, if the victim’s brake lights were not working, but the accident was a T-bone crash because the other driver ran a stop sign, then the brake light malfunction would not be an issue in the car accident claim.

However, if the brake lights were not working and the accident was a rear-end collision, an accident reconstruction could show mitigating circumstances. For example, if the other driver had been speeding when he or she rear-ended the victim’s car, then both parties may be at fault. In these types of cases, comparative negligence may apply.

Comparative negligence is a principle that many states use that says when there is an accident, the fault of each party is based on how much each party’s actions contributed to the accident. Whatever percentage of fault is assigned to the victim is the percentage that will be deducted from the final amount of settlement or award. For instance, a car accident victim is found to be 30 percent at fault for the crash. A jury awards them $100,000 for their injuries, but 30 percent – or $30,000 – would be deducted from that amount.

Contact a Personal Injury Law Firm

If you have been injured in a crash caused by another driver, you may be entitled to financial compensation for your losses. Contact a skilled Palm Beach, FL car accident lawyer from Tuttle Law, P.A. for a free consultation. 

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