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It is common to drive our cars on a daily basis without encountering any problems. Nevertheless, accidents can happen due to someone else's carelessness, resulting in injuries that require substantial compensation.
If you were injured due to another driver's negligence, our lawyers can help you recover compensation. Unfortunately, negligent drivers are common and can cause accidents in various ways. If this happened to you, file a claim to seek justice for the damages. Fortunately, you can potentially recover both the economic losses stemming from your injuries and the non-economic damages you have incurred.
For a free review of your case with our Gary car accident lawyers, call Wruck Paupore today at (219) 322-1166.
Car accidents occur due to various reasons. If you were injured in a car accident caused by someone else's carelessness, you have the right to compensation. To that effort, our car accident attorneys can ensure your claim is prepared correctly and filed on time, regardless of the type of accident you were injured in. The following are some common causes of car accidents in Gary:
In Gary, speeding is a common cause of car accidents. Speed limits have been established to promote safety while driving on various roads and highways. When drivers go beyond these limits, it can be challenging for them to manage their vehicles, particularly on hills and curves where slowing down is crucial. Additionally, speeding can lead to a greater stopping distance, which can be hazardous if there is a need to halt suddenly for another vehicle or pedestrian.
Gary experiences many car accidents due to drivers disregarding traffic laws. These violations, such as running red lights, not yielding to others, and ignoring stop signs or traffic signals, often result in severe injuries. Every driver is responsible for ensuring they comply with traffic laws, including stopping at stop signs and following traffic signals. Neglecting to do so can lead to accidents, especially at intersections where drivers tend to overlook or ignore traffic signals.
Our team can also help you recover compensation for car accidents caused by distracted driving. Using cell phones or other technology can cause drivers to become distracted, resulting in slower reaction times and less control over their vehicles. This significantly increases the likelihood of collisions with other vehicles or obstacles, such as pedestrians or road construction. Such accidents can be devastating as distracted drivers might not have enough time to prevent collisions.
Gary is a place where individuals who drive while under the influence of alcohol or drugs are at a greater risk of getting into car accidents. As a popular beach destination, many people come to have a good time, but some do not behave responsibly by choosing to drive after drinking. When drivers are intoxicated, their reaction times become slower, and their judgment is impaired compared to sober drivers. Moreover, they might have difficulty concentrating on driving, which can lead to dangerous actions such as swerving between lanes or ignoring traffic signals and signs. Driving under the influence is not restricted to alcohol consumption, as drug use can also impair a driver's reaction time and judgment to the same extent as excessive alcohol consumption.
Illegally changing lanes is another common cause of car accidents. These drivers might not use turn signals or be aware of other drivers, leading to abrupt lane changes without warning or checking their mirrors. This type of reckless behavior can result in severe accidents, including head-on collisions if the other driver is forced into oncoming traffic.
Rear-end collisions are frequently caused by tailgating. If you find yourself being tailgated, it is important to avoid speeding up in an attempt to escape the driver behind you. Instead, gradually decrease your speed until there is enough space between you and the tailgater before coming to a complete stop. If you were involved in a car accident due to someone's failure to maintain a safe following distance, you might have legal grounds to pursue a claim against them.
Receiving compensation for injuries sustained in a car accident is possible. The damages that can be recovered will depend on the specific details of the case. Generally, economic damages are the ones awarded, but if the injuries are serious, non-economic damages are also common. In extreme cases, punitive damages might also be given.
When it comes to proving losses, economic damages refer to monetary damages that can be supported by receipts, bills, or other types of documentation. These losses involve medical expenses you might have incurred, including those related to the treatment and rehabilitation of any injuries sustained. You can obtain compensation for past medical bills and future medical care that is required due to your injuries.
If you are unable to work due to your injuries, you might be able to recover your lost wages. You might also be eligible to receive compensation for lost wages if you had to resume working in a reduced capacity. This can come about as a result of an extended recovery time or due to additional injuries that occur later on as a result of your accident.
Compensation for physical pain and mental suffering caused by an accident is commonly referred to as non-economic damages or "pain and suffering." These types of damages cover emotional distress, loss of companionship, and other damages that do not involve financial loss. Non-economic damages are harder to assess and less frequently awarded than economic damages. To prove the validity of these damages, it is typically necessary to provide expert testimony from a doctor specializing in treating injuries similar to the ones you have sustained.
Punitive damages are awarded to punish a defendant for their wrongful conduct and deter others from acting similarly in the future. They are not intended to compensate for any actual losses suffered by the plaintiff. To be awarded punitive damages, the defendant must have engaged in willful and reckless conduct that caused an accident. Reckless conduct is defined as engaging in an activity despite knowing there was a substantial risk that it could result in serious injury or death if something went wrong while performing said action. Regardless of how careful someone might have been before performing said action, if a reckless driver caused your injuries, you can request the court grant those damages in your case, which it has the discretion to do.
Contact Wruck Paupore at (219) 322-1166 for a free case assessment with our Gary car accident attorneys.
Don is a founding partner and one of the nation’s top-ranked personal injury litigators. He is a member of the Multi-million Dollar Advocates Forum, which includes less than 1% of the nation’s trial lawyers, and awarded the highest ranking given by Martindale Hubbel and AVVO.
More importantly, Don understands representing personal injury victims is about more than recovering the best settlement: it’s about helping clients get back on their feet and supporting them in every aspect of their recovery.
In nearly all cases, our clients seek compensation from the wrongdoer’s insurance company. Before forming Wruck Paupore, Jason worked for a prominent law firm representing some of the world’s largest insurers. This experience gives Jason a deep understanding of the insurance industry and the strategies it uses to pay injury victims as little as possible.
Jason -- and our entire team -- put this inside knowledge to work to force insurance companies to pay what is actually owed. Often, we use the insurance company’s own tactics against them as we fight for the full compensation our client deserves.
For more than four decades, Keith has been fighting for injury victims. During that time, he’s watched the insurance industry change, with insurers now more interested in protecting their stock price than treating injury victims fairly.
Since the beginning, Keith has put people first. From his childhood in Gary, Indiana during the 1960’s and working his way through law school, Keith has risen to become one of the Midwest’s most respected trial lawyers. He has never forgotten that being a lawyer is about helping people -- and seeing injury victims through struggles in a way that could change their lives forever.
Over the decades, Keith, Don and Jason have fought relentlessly for clients, even when other lawyers have said the case was impossible to win.
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