Auto Collisions

By far, the most common type of personal injury and wrongful death cases are those resulting from car crashes. These cases are evaluated under general negligence principles, which means the offender is alleged to have done something he should not have done or failed to do something he should have done and, as a result, the defendant caused the crash. For example, most rear-end collisions result from the defendant's failure to keep a proper lookout, failure to keep a safe distance from the vehicle in front of him, and driving too fast under the circumstances, while most intersection crashes result from the defendant driver's failure to obey traffic control devices (signs and lights) and failing to control speed.