While you may be in control of your car while driving, sometimes external factors will affect you. For example, you cannot control the behavior of other drivers, and just as importantly, you cannot control the weather.
Car accidents involving bad weather in Bartlett can lead to devastating injuries if drivers lose control of their vehicles on wet or slippery roads. If you were injured in a car crash in inclement weather conditions, contact the auto accident attorneys at The Law Office of David E. Gordon & Elissa M. Coombs for help making a legal claim for compensation.
Bad Weather Raises the Risk of a Car Accident
Driving a car requires focus and skill to maintain control and avoid colliding with other vehicles. A driver should ideally operate their car free of distractions and with a clear mind, unclouded by fatigue, alcohol, or drugs.
Bad weather adds a layer of difficulty to driving and can lead to accidents if drivers do not take greater care than usual. Heavy precipitation can coat the road in water, snow, or ice, reducing friction and causing cars to slide into each other or off the road entirely. Strong winds can push cars out of their lanes and blow debris about, causing damage and forcing vehicles into each other and barriers.
Bad weather in Bartlett can result in reduced visibility that causes vehicles to collide, as even attentive drivers may fail to see another vehicle or misjudge their speed and position. Even with modern headlights and other safety technologies present in many cars, weather can veil the road, endangering drivers and their passengers alike.
Bad weather can also make it harder for emergency services to reach a crash site and render aid, increasing the risk of long-term harm after a crash. If a driver is not extra careful in bad weather and crashes, the injuries they cause to another person could form the basis of a legal claim.
Recovering From Injuries with a Claim After a Bad Weather Crash
Injuries caused by car crashes may seem minor at first and later develop into more serious health issues, or they may be obviously severe from the start. In addition to causing superficial cuts and bruises, the force of a collision can break bones, cause brain and spinal damage, and even cause organs to fail.
Serious injuries require expensive medical treatment and rehabilitation, and especially severe injuries can result in an injured person being unable to work and provide for themselves. These results—expressed as categories of damages, such as medical costs, lost income, and pain and suffering—need to exist for a lawsuit to win compensation for an injured person.
A legal claim based on someone not being careful in bad weather depends on negligence, or the unreasonable breach of a legal duty that causes harm. Figuring out if an auto crash was caused by a driver as opposed to the bad weather itself requires investigation and the gathering of evidence, something that Bartlett lawyers David and Elissa can handle on an injured person’s behalf.
Contact a Bartlett Attorney for Help with Your Bad Weather Car Crash Claim
Reaching out to learn more about car accidents involving bad weather in Bartlett can begin the process of getting compensated for your injuries. An attorney can advise you on what compensation you may be eligible for and if you can show that someone caused your accident.
The Law Office of David E. Gordon & Elissa M. Coombs brings experience in injury claims to your case and will guide you every step of the way. Contact us for a free consultation to discuss bringing your claim based on a bad weather accident.
