Distracted Driving Lawsuits
Texting and Driving
If you were involved in an accident where the other driver was texting and driving, you should seek a lawyer immediately. The lawyer should have experience with car accident cases, and preferably car accident cases involving texting and driving.
Texting and driving has become an epidemic, certainly on par with drinking and driving. Some refer to the epidemic as distracted driving, but I think that minimizes the issue. Texting and driving should not be underestimated – it has the power to kill, and has done so many times.
Distracted Driving Statistics
The problem is so big, the United States government has a website dedicated entirely to distracted driving. The website reports that, in 2010, 3092 people were killed, and over 400,000 more injured in accidents involving distracted driving. The site goes on to report that text messaging causes a situation where you are 23 times more likely to be involved in a crash.
Texting and Driving Lawyers
Any very experienced car accident lawyer probably has had cases of texting and driving. The lawyer investigates the potential lawsuit to determine duty, breach, causation and damages.
- Did the other driver have a duty to you?
- The other driver almost certainly had a duty to drive safely and a duty not to text and drive. In fact, it is the law.
- Did the other driver breach that duty?
- If the other driver hit you while texting and driving, the other driver breached their duty.
- Was the accident the cause of your injuries?
This is a fact specific situation. In most cases, the source of your injuries is fairly obvious. In some cases, it is not. The lawyer and the doctor can help determine the answer.
- What are the damages?
- Damages are the amount of funds or other relief that you, as the injured party, gets in order to make the situation right.
Find a Distracted Driving Lawyer
Injury Lawyer Database has statistics on lawyers. The stats are real – they come from the Maryland Court System. We are the first website of our kind to publish real lawyer stats as a way to find a good lawyer. Review our statistics and use them to help you make a good decision about how to find a lawyer for a texting and driving case.
Sources:
- Distration.Gov
- CBS News