Traffic violations that triggers vehicle accidents in LA

Sipping that last droplet of beer while driving your SUV can cause a split-second collision. The next thing you’ll see is the white-painted hospital ceiling.

Driving under Influence (DUI) is the leading cause of vehicular accident in Los Angeles.
According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, it ranks top among traffic violations.

DUI related accidents can cause the following injuries:

1. Traumatic brain injury
2. Spinal cord injury
3. Arm or leg amputation
4. Paralysis
5. Collapsed lung
6. Internal organ damage
7. Internal hemorrhage
8. Head trauma
9. Broken/ fractured bone

These injuries often require series of surgery and medication. Bone injuries will need at least a year to heal after physical therapy and surgery. Payment for such medical procedures can be expensive.

You can seek sources of recovery to pay for medical expenses and other losses. One way is to file a Personal Injury lawsuit. It allows you to prove the fault of the driver or party who caused a negligent act, resulting to accident and your injuries.

You may use the theory of negligence in asserting your case.

Examples of negligent acts include traffic violations such as:

1. Driving Under Influence (DUI)
2. Texting or using cell phone while driving
3. Running on red light
4. Failure to give signal when making a turn
5. Other forms of impaired driving

How the prove the negligent act:

• Establish that the defendant has a duty of care over you. It means that the driver has the responsibility to exercise safety precautions and abide with traffic laws to avoid accident and ensure your safety and welfare.

• Failure to fulfill such duty of care. The driver fails to abide with traffic rules that he/she is aware of. Exceeding a speed limit where a warning post indicates the required speed level constitutes a liability.

• Establish the causes of accident. State the causation of events. Indicate that the negligent act/s triggers the accident.

• Prove that the accident has resulted to your injuries. Present copy of police report and medical records to prove that the accident has caused your injuries.

You may need the following types of evidence to substantiate your case:

1. Photos from the accident scene
2. Witness statements
3. Expert witness opinion
4. Documents pertinent to the accident

You will have to assert that the driver’s action has a tremendous hazardous effect that caused the accident, resulting to your injuries.

Consult with a Los Angeles personal injury lawyer to help you with your vehicle accident case.



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