Minnesota Auto Accident Lawyers Will Conduct Crash Investigation to Determine Liability
Every year, more than 40,000 people are killed in auto accidents in Minnesota and around the country. Those statistics have been on the decline for a few years now, as law enforcement authorities and transportation agencies have collaborated to lower those numbers. But, we still lose thousands of people in preventable accidents caused by negligent or reckless driving.
It is estimated that 1 out of every 100 people in the US will be involved in an auto accident in any given year. Very often, these accidents are caused by the negligence of motorists. Neglectful or reckless driving by another motorist, speeding, drunk driving, distracted driving, and other behaviors may place a motorist’s life at risk. Accidents may also be caused when no motorist is at fault, because of a defective road design, poor highway maintenance, or motor vehicle defects that contribute to an accident. In most of these accidents, a Minnesota car accident attorney with our firm will conduct a full investigation to identify the parties responsible for injuries in the crash.
Very often, auto accident injuries reflect the severity of the collision. Accidents that result from speeding or head-on collisions, may result in extremely severe injuries or instant death. Most of the millions of car accidents that are recorded in the US every year, involve minor to moderate injuries, but in the few that involve catastrophic injures, victims may suffer fractures, broken bones, internal damage, blunt force trauma injuries caused from severe impact, crushing injuries where a part of the body is squeezed or crushed during impact, head injuries, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, amputation, back injuries, neck injuries, whiplash, and herniated disc injuries.
Minnesota laws allow motorists injured in an auto accident to recover compensation for losses from the other entities involved in the accident. Compensation may include, but is not restricted to medical expenses, income loss because of the accident and pain and suffering. In fact, under Minnesota laws, you may be eligible for compensation even if the accident was partially your fault. In order for recovery however, a Minnesota auto accident lawyer must prove that another motorist, agency or entity was negligent.
In an auto accident claim, our attorneys will determine liability by considering several entities that may have contributed to the accident. These include:
- Other motorists;
- Commercial truck and bus drivers;
- Motorcyclists;
- Automobile manufacturers;
- Automobile part manufacturers, like tire manufacturers;
- Bars, pubs, restaurants that sell alcoholic beverages to a visibly drunk driver, who then goes out and causes a crash; and
- State and local agencies responsible for designing and construction of highway roads and bridges.
Have you or a loved one been injured because of an auto accident? Contact a Minnesota auto accident attorney with the Brown Law Office, P.A. We offer free consultations at your home, work, hospital or at one of our six Twin Cities metro offices. Contact us by calling (612) 789-2100, or submit an inquiry through our online consultation form. We don’t charge a fee unless we obtain a settlement on your behalf.
According to the Minnesota State Patrol, on August 29, 2009 a semi-truck struck a car on US Highway 212 in Carver County, Minnesota. This collision caused the automobile to strike a different truck, killing two and seriously injuring four, including several children. The family of the victims of this horrific tragedy are eligible to commence a negligence or wrongful death lawsuit, which may result in significant compensation for medical expenses, pain, suffering and more. The following individuals were involved in this incident:
