Traffic laws exist for a reason: to protect motorists and pedestrians from harm. However, when drivers disregard regulations like speed limits, right of way, and distracted driving bans, it often leads to motor vehicle accidents. These violations directly cause collisions and injuries every day across Nevada.
If you or a loved one have been injured in an accident caused by another driver’s traffic violation, compensation may be available under the facts and the law. An experienced personal injury attorney can advocate for you, investigate fault, even in cases involving shared responsibility under Nevada’s comparative negligence rules, deal with insurance companies, and pursue your claim for damages. Don’t go it alone: let a personal injury attorney help guide you.
Common Violations That Lead to Accidents
Certain traffic violations are known to frequently cause serious injury accidents in Nevada. Here are some of the most common:
- Speeding: Excess speed dramatically reduces reaction time needed to avoid collisions. Speeding is implicated in over a quarter of all crashes.
- Reckless Driving: Reckless maneuvers like illegal passing, running lights, tailgating, street racing, and ignoring traffic signs heighten accident risk.
- Negligent Driving: Driver distraction from cell phones, passengers, or electronics endangers everyone on the road. Over 3,000 Nevadans are injured yearly in distraction-related crashes.
- Intoxicated Driving: Impaired driving remains a leading cause of severe and fatal accidents due to dramatically delayed reaction times.
- Traffic Sign Violations: Disregarding stop signs, traffic lights, and right of way creates intersections rife with collision potential.
These preventable violations have life-changing consequences. But legal options exist if you are the victim. An attorney can help impose justice.
What to Do After an Accident Caused by a Violation
If you are involved in an accident caused by another driver’s traffic violation, here are crucial next steps:
- Seek emergency medical care immediately, even for seemingly minor injuries that may worsen.
- Safely document the accident scene, vehicle damage, injuries, and any other evidence. Photographs, video and eyewitness accounts are key.
- File a police report that notes the crash details and traffic violations involved. Keep a copy for your records, and be aware of Nevada’s two-year filing deadline for injury claims.
- Notify your insurance provider promptly, following your policy’s terms. Understanding how claims are handled in Nevada can also help you navigate the process more confidently.
- Consult an experienced personal injury attorney. An attorney can conduct a detailed investigation, deal with insurers, establish legal liability, and pursue any compensation that may be available under the facts and the law.
Injuries Caused by Traffic Violations
Being involved in a motor vehicle accident caused by another driver’s disregard of traffic laws can lead to an array of serious injuries with lasting impacts:
- Whiplash: One of the most common injuries, causing neck pain, spasms, stiffness and reduced mobility that can persist for months.
- Bone Fracture: Fractures most frequently occur in the arm, hand, leg and foot bones during crashes. These require extensive, painful treatment and recovery.
- Traumatic Brain Injuries: Collisions can cause severe concussions, bleeding or swelling of the brain. Effects like memory loss, headaches and cognitive impairment can be permanent.
- Back & Spinal Cord Injuries: Herniated discs, pinched nerves, vertebral fractures: spinal trauma creates debilitating pain and potential paralysis.
- Post-Traumatic Stress: Many accident survivors experience PTSD emotional turmoil like anxiety, sleeplessness, intrusive memories, and flashbacks that disrupt daily living.
An experienced personal injury attorney can help identify and quantify both physical and emotional accident harms as part of building your claim. You may be able to recover compensation for the suffering those violations caused.
Pursuing Compensation After an Accident
If injured by a negligent driver, you can pursue compensation through their auto insurance provider. A personal injury attorney can guide the process:
- Gather irrefutable evidence like police reports, medical records, and eyewitness statements to demonstrate the at-fault driver’s liability.
- Calculate all damages, from medical bills and lost wages to pain and suffering, that may be claimed based on the extent of your injuries and losses.
- Issue a formal demand letter to the insurer that outlines the facts of the case and the amount you’re seeking in compensation. In some situations, this may lead to filing a personal injury lawsuit under Nevada law if the insurer doesn’t cooperate.
- Overcome common insurer arguments like blaming you for a share of the fault, minimizing your injury severity, or denying policy coverage applies. Under Nevada’s modified comparative negligence rule you can still recover as long as your negligence was not greater than the negligence of the defendant, or the combined negligence of the defendants you are suing, with any award reduced in proportion to your share of the fault.
With their experience in liability law and combating insurance company tactics, personal injury attorneys can build a well-documented claim for damages to help you recover from your struggles.
Why Choose Jack Bernstein Injury Lawyers
Selecting the right representation can make a world of difference:
- Decades of Experience: With more than 40 years of personal injury experience, Jack Bernstein understands how accident claims are evaluated and settled.
- Proven Track Record: Our commitment to clients is reflected in our history of securing favorable settlements, and we pursue any compensation that may be available under the facts and the law.
- Local Knowledge: Being well-versed in Nevada’s legal landscape means we can navigate the system efficiently and effectively on your behalf.
Being injured in a motor vehicle accident caused by another driver flagrantly disregarding traffic laws can derail your life. You may face massive medical bills, lost income, chronic health issues and emotional trauma. But you don’t have to bear this burden alone. An experienced personal injury attorney can pursue any compensation that may be available under the facts and the law. Don’t delay: contact Jack Bernstein today for dedicated legal advocacy getting you every dollar deserved.
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If you have been injured in an accident due to negligence, contact Jack Bernstein Injury Lawyers for a free, no obligation consultation with experienced Las Vegas accident lawyers. You will gain an advocate for every stage in the claims process, and we will pursue your claim to a resolution.
Jack Bernstein Injury Lawyers is available to help you handle your injury claim in the Las Vegas metropolitan area and beyond. Jack Bernstein and his team can offer you personalized service and legal representation after an accident.
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