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Intersections are deadly. Whether you’re driving through downtown, a quiet residential neighborhood or out in the country, you should always treat intersections with caution.
As a Dallas-Fort Worth personal injury lawyer, I have seen firsthand the devastating injuries which can occur when a negligent motorists fails to stop at a red light or a stop sign. Their vehicle will plow into the broadside of the car already passing through the intersection and the result is inevitably devastating bodily injuries and property damage.
Since I’ve been helping injured motorists and their passengers throughout North Texas since 1991, I’ve learned that there are many factors which could lead to the at-fault driver failing to obey the laws of the road by failing to stop at either a red light or stop sign. It used to be that alcohol was a major factor in such wrecks, however as cellphones and now smart phones have grown increasingly popular, the chance of you being hit by a distracted driver - who failed to stop because they were texting behind the wheel - has increased sharply.
A study conducted by the University of Utah actually found reaction times of distracted motorists to actually be worse than those of drunk drivers, making the potential of being involved in a crash with a cellphone-using driver highly likely.
When a car is hit broadside in a side-impact collision (also known as a T-bone accident) there is a sever potential for massive damage to both the vehicle and its occupants. Intersection collisions of this nature frequently result in rollovers and ejections, further increasingly the likelihood of more serious injuries or even fatalities to occur. Even if a rollover does not occur, it is extremely likely that the struck car will spin out of control, meaning there is a high risk of it crashing into either another car, truck or motorcycle - or even a pedestrian or a stationary object.
Because cars are designed to absorb front and rear impacts better than side impacts, it also means that the driver and passengers in the struck car are at risk of suffering some of the most serious auto accident injuries including amputation, traumatic brain injury and paralysis.
Being hit by a negligent driver is always an extremely serious matter and if you or someone you love has been injured in a car wreck which was not your fault, it is critical that you seek advice from an experienced Fort Worth injury lawyer as soon as possible following the accident. I offer all injury and wrongful death victims a completely free, no obligation consultation and there is never any fee unless I win your case.
To talk to an attorney today, please call toll free at 800-354-6275 or locally at 817-294-1900.
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