California is the most populous state in the United States and doesn’t have an extensive public transportation system. That’s why its busy highways can have up to sixteen lanes of traffic that are packed with commuters during rush hours. It’s not surprising that these road conditions cause a large amount of multi-car accidents. Multi-car accidents are complicated, so it’s important to hire a California multi-car accident injury attorney with experience in this area in order to get the highest amount of compensation possible.
What Causes Multi-Car Accidents?
Multi-car accidents are most common on highways in or near urban areas. They’re especially frequent where there is little room for highway expansion, so lanes keep getting narrower and more numerous to accommodate more vehicles. When cars are in closer proximity, even smaller mistakes can turn into multi-car pile ups. These are major causes of multi-car accidents:
- Following too closely;
- Sudden stops;
- Changing lanes without looking and/or signaling;
- Driving while intoxicated;
- Distracted driving;
- Weather;
Poor car maintenance such as faulty brakes.
Most of the multi-car crashes that result in catastrophic injuries or fatalities involve a large tractor trailer truck, bus or other large vehicle.
It’s Difficult To Prove Who’s Responsible
This is not a job for beginners. Drivers in multi-car accidents often have competing and conflicting versions of the accidents that have made it difficult to settle cases quickly. For example, even if you were the front car in a pile-up and clearly had no responsibility for the accident, it may still be very difficult to prove which car caused your injuries. For example, you may have rear damage to your vehicle and the car behind you has front damage, but he claims that he was pushed into your car by the car behind him. To make matters worse, there could be five cars behind him all saying something similar, and a sixth car in the back claiming that he didn’t make contact with the car in front of him until after all the other impacts. The car behind you might say that he did hit you, but that was just a small tap, and the damage and injuries were caused by the car that hit him. That’s why it’s important to hire a California multi-car accident injury attorney that knows how to use accident reconstruction experts and other sophisticated methods of proving who’s at fault.
California Multi-Car Accident Injury Attorney
If you’ve been seriously injured in a multi-car accident, it’s important to hire an attorney that can help you collect the highest amount of compensation in the shortest amount of time. Call today for a free consultation.
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