Sometimes An Auto Accident Is Just An Accident
There was a serious
truck accident
on 2/16/12 in Cathedral City. It was a multi-car collision claiming the
life of one of the drivers. The police reported that a driver of a flat-bed
truck suffered some kind of medical condition that caused the driver to
hit a Sunline bus. The truck then hit a PT Cruiser that was stopped for
a red light. The Cruiser was caused to hit a Lexus that was also stopped
for the light. To make matters worse the flat-bed then hit a Ford Mustang.
The driver of the Cruiser was killed in the accident. According to the
police there was no alcohol involved. You may think that the driver of
the flat-bed is responsible for the personal injuries of the other drivers and the
wrongful death
of the 91 year old man driving the Cruiser. If the flat-bed driver did
in fact suffer a heart attack or a stroke or some related medical condition
which caused him to lose control of his truck, he would not be legally
responsible for the accident.
Auto accident
victims can only recover damages against another driver that caused the
automobile or truck accident if the other driver was at fault or what
I as the Palm Springs automobile accident lawyer would call negligence.
Negligence is doing something that a reasonable person would not do. Speeding,
running stop signs or stop lights, and rear-ending another driver are
examples of negligent driving. Suffering a stroke is not considered a
negligent act. However if you knowingly drive with a medical condition
that you know can cause you to faint, blackout or suffer some other alteration
of consciousness and cause a motor vehicle accident in our Coachella Valley,
you can be certain that you may be found negligent in causing the accident.
I am now representing a person who was injured in a Palm Springs automobile
accident caused by a driver who the police thought suffered some sort
of medical emergency causing that driver to lose control and cross into
my client’s lane. After a careful investigation I discovered that
the police were wrong and that the negligent driver was totally at fault
and was perfectly healthy when for some reason just lost control. He was
probably texting. It is very important to contact the experienced Palm
Desert and Palm Springs personal injury lawyer at our firm to carefully
investigate the facts of automobile accidents that may have caused you
or family member personal injuries. As always consultations at our office are free.
Posted By
Barry Regar APLC
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