Trucks can be commonly seen on local roads, state freeways, and interstate highways. Trucks are constantly being driven around Modesto at all times—day or night. Unfortunately, it is also common to see these large trucks involved in accidents with other vehicles. Trucks are too large and too heavy to allow drivers to perform emergency maneuvers to avoid accidents. If you were involved in a truck accident, you have the right to recover compensation for your injuries.
Normandie Law Firm is a Modesto law firm dedicated to representing the victims of truck accidents in Modesto and surrounding areas. Our law firm has many years of experience handling truck accident claims and helping victims recover the compensation they deserve. If you were injured in a truck accident, you must immediately contact us and allow our attorneys to guide you throughout the legal process. Our attorneys are committed to helping our clients recover the maximum amount of compensation available for their claims. Our legal services are available at no cost to our clients—they can contact us without ever worrying about paying any fees.
In the sections below, you will find some information that will help you get a grasp of your legal situation. However, you should not use the information provided to substitute for a consultation with one of our attorneys. Only our experienced Modesto attorneys with extensive experience in truck accident claims have the expertise to evaluate your claim and give your information specific to your legal situation.
Causes of Truck Accidents
Why do truck accidents happen? Truck accidents can occur for many reasons. If drivers are sleep-deprived or drowsy because they have been driving for hundreds of miles with no breaks, they might fall asleep at the wheel and cause an accident. Truck drivers can also cause accidents when they negligently drive under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Problems with the truck—including mechanical problems, loading problems, and inspection problems—can also lead to accidents. Truck accidents can also occur when a company hires a driver without giving the driver the proper training or ensuring that the driver is competent. Whatever the case of your accident, you have the right to file a claim and recover compensation for your injuries.
Taking Action after a Truck Accident
Those involved in truck accidents often are too frazzled after an accident to know what to do to preserve evidence for a successful claim. Victims of truck accidents should take the proper steps to ensure that they have all the information necessary to file a truck accident claim at a later time.
Below, you will find steps on what to do after a truck accident:
- Call the police and seek medical attention. Both calling the police and seeking medical attention are essential steps to take after a truck accident. When you call the police, the officer that responds to the scene should file an accident report. The accident report will contain vital information about the truck accident—information that will be essential when you file your claim. Seeking medical attention, besides treating your injuries, also creates a record of your injuries and the treatment that was necessary. Seeking medical attention also associates your injuries with the accident.
- Collect drivers’ information. You must collect the information of all drivers involved in the accident. This includes names, contact information, license number, license plate number, and insurance policy information, for example.
- Collect witness information. If there were any witnesses present when the accident occurred, you should collect their contact information for later reference. Witness testimonies can be essential in strengthening truck accident claims.
- Photograph you’re the scene of the accident and your injuries. If you have a mobile device with photo capabilities, you should photograph the scene of the accident and your injuries. You should try to photograph the scene of the accident before the scene is altered. You should also photograph your injuries before and after you receive medical care.
- Contact your insurance company to file an accident report. You will need to contact your insurance company to report the accident. You should refrain from releasing too much information.
- Contact a law firm. You must begin the legal process as soon as possible. Contact a law firm with many years of experience handling truck accident claims.
If you do everything mentioned above, you should have little to no difficulties filing a claim for your truck accident injuries. The attorneys at Normandie Law Firm in Modesto, California can guide you through the process of filing a claim against the driver liable for your truck accident injuries.
Compensation Available
If you were injured in a truck accident, you might be eligible to recover compensation for truck accident victims. The injuries you sustain in a truck accident might be severe. You might be left with a mountain of medical bills, unable to work, and with emotional and mental damage. What different categories of compensation might you be eligible to recover? The different types of compensation available for the victims of truck accidents are listed below:
- Medical bills
- Lost wages
- Property damage
- Pain and suffering
- Loss of consortium
- Funeral and burial costs
- Punitive damages
If you were injured in a truck accident, filing a claim might make you eligible to receive compensation. However, you should not assume that you will be eligible to receive all the compensation mentioned above. You must immediately speak to our Modesto truck accident attorneys. Our experienced lawyers will evaluate the details of your claim and give you information about the type and amount of compensation you might be eligible to receive. Our experienced Modesto lawyers will handle your claim with the commitment of helping you recover the maximum amount of compensation available.
Normandie Law Firm
If you were injured in a truck accident, you likely suffered a variety of injuries. Trucks are large vehicles which can be difficult to manipulate to avoid accidents. When the negligent actions of a driver cause truck accidents, the victims can be left with devastating injuries. The size and weight of the trucks involved in accidents increase the likelihood of victims sustaining severe injuries. Unfortunately, many victims of truck accidents do not take action against those responsible for their injuries. You have rights, and you must take legal action. The California truck accident attorneys at Normandie Law Firm can give you the legal guidance you need to file a claim against the driver at fault for the accident that caused your injuries.
Our law firm offers free consultations and free second opinions to all victims of truck accidents in Modesto. The many years of handling truck accident claims in the community have proven that many truck accident victims hesitate to seek legal assistance. When victims of truck accidents fail to seek legal assistance, they become ineligible to recover compensation for their injuries. Therefore, they are left to worry about medical bills and other expenses left as a result of the accident. Our law firm offers free consultations and free second opinions to ensure that every victim has the opportunity to get legal assistance and receive essential information about filing a truck accident lawsuit. During our free consultations, our attorneys are available to answer all your questions and all your concerns about your legal situation after a truck accident. Our attorneys will give you all the time you necessary to ensure that you have the information needed for a successful claim. If you have already started your claim with another law firm, you might be interested in a free second opinion from an attorney in Modesto. Did your attorney leave you with more questions than answers? Did your attorney rush through your claim? If you have found that your current attorney is incompetent, you need a free second opinion from a truck accident lawyer in Modesto. Speaking with a Modesto attorney with experience in truck accidents will give you a new perspective and will clarify much of the confusion left by your previous attorney. Our attorneys will help get your claim back on the right track. No matter if you are starting your claim or need your claim to regain focus, our attorneys can help you.
Our law firm is proud to offer these essential legal services at no cost to our clients. Our Modesto law firm offers free consultations and free second opinions through a Zero-Fee guarantee. Our Zero-Fee guarantee ensures that our clients never have to worry about paying any legal fees for any of our legal services. Do not hesitate to contact our law firm and speak with a truck accident attorney in Modesto. Our attorneys understand your situation and want to help you recover the compensation you deserve.
