Greenville Motor Vehicle Accident Attorneys
Motor vehicle accidents destroy far too many lives. If you have been seriously injured in an accident, do not fall into the common trap of waiting for the insurance company to pay and pay fairly. Let our Greenville motor vehicle accident attorneys level the playing field for you so that you can get the full compensation you deserve. We are relentless when it comes to fully investigating and finding creative ways to recover money for our clients. We have won tens of millions of dollars for our clients in the last decade. Please, call us today to schedule your free consultation and find out what we can do for you.
Common Causes of Motor Vehicle Accidents
Fully investigating your accident is a crucial component of a successful case. The cause of an accident may seem obvious, but there are often unseen factors at work, such as a defective vehicle or roadway defect.
For instance, witnesses may report that a driver ran a red light because that is what appeared to happen from their perspective, when the real cause of the accident was a malfunctioning traffic signal and no driver was at fault. That changes the nature of your case because it mean you will be suing a government entity. Now we have to follow different rules and adhere to much shorter deadlines.
Common causes of motor vehicle accidents include:
- Distracted driving, such as texting and other device use
- Driver fatigue
- Intoxication with alcohol, prescription medication, or recreational drugs
- Running a red light or stop sign
- Failure to signal
- Speeding or driving too fast for the conditions
- Tailgating
- Unsafe passing
- Swerving and other erratic behavior
- Failure to yield right of way
- Failure to use caution in construction zone
- Defective vehicle
- Defective roadway
Common Causes of Commercial Truck Accidents
Commercial truck accident investigation is even more complicated than investigating car accidents because state and federal trucking regulations are involved. Truck drivers and trucking companies are required to keep detailed records to show compliance with the strict regulations they must follow. As your Greenville truck accident attorneys, we search through those records to find underlying causes of you accident, such as failure to properly maintain a truck or Hours of Service (HOS) violations.
Truck accidents can be the result of the common causes of motor vehicle accidents listed above, and are also caused by issues that are often unique to trucking including:
- Unrealistic schedules imposed on truck driver
- Inexperienced or inadequately trained truck driver
- Poorly maintained truck
- Improper loading
- Overweight truck
- Inadequately secured load
- Negligence of another driver
If you have been seriously injured in a car or truck accident, please do not wait until it is too late to seek justice through the legal system. Call the Greenville motor vehicle accident attorneys of Jackson & Tucker, P.C., at (866) 252-3535 today or contact us online right away.
