Maison Law of Bakersfield helps victims hurt in accidents involving a merging driver. We make sure the right motorist takes responsibility for medical bills, lost income, and the pain that’s left behind.
If you have been injured, please contact a Bakersfield Car Accident Lawyer for a free, no-obligation case review. It’s an informative and confidential way to find out what your injury may be worth and how to hold a car insurance company fully responsible.
When to Call a Lawyer
When your accident is minor, you may come out alright handling your case yourself. But when your accident leaves you with a serious injury, it’s a good sign that you should talk over your case with a lawyer.
Higher medical bills mean insurers for the at-fault driver will try even harder to avoid taking financial responsibility. They can try to send the finger of blame your way, or try to question how serious your injuries are.
A lawyer can protect you from these tactics. An experienced lawyer also has a great chance to win you much more for your lengthier and more expensive recovery journey. A lawyer would often provide an advantage to those who suffered something like a bone fracture, a neck or back injury, brain trauma, or any other serious injury.
Support for Merging Car Accident Victims
A skilled attorney working on your behalf would demand enough in support so that you and your family wouldn’t have to worry about bankruptcy in the future. That’s a real threat when your medical bills keep rising and, at the same time, your paychecks thin out because you are in too much pain to work.
It’s a double-whammy for victims trying to focus on getting better.
Maison Law demands full payment on these benefits and other compensation:
- Full payment of existing medical bills and those expected in the future.
- Any expenses associated with a permanent disability. The cost of support over a lifetime.
- The toll of physical pain.
- The toll of emotional trauma, including the anxiety and depression that can accompany a difficult recovery.
- Loss of enjoyment of life due to an injury, including having to give up hobbies and time with family.
- Travel costs of making doctor’s appointments and seeing out-of-town specialists while unable to drive.
- The cost to get your vehicle working again or the money to replace it.
- All income and job benefits reimbursed for victims who haven’t been able to work.
- Wrongful death benefits for families who lose a loved one to an accident involving a merging driver.
Determining Who Is Liable for an Accident Along an On-Ramp
Under California Vehicle Code CVC 21804. the responsibility to merge safely is on the merging driver. The driver trying to enter a busy Highway like Route 58 bears the liability to join traffic cautiously, and without causing a collision.
Drivers already on the highway have the right-of-way and aren’t required to switch lanes. They can be courteous and switch lanes if they safely can, or make room for merging drivers, but they aren’t legally bound to change their position or speed.
This means that the merging driver would usually be found responsible for most accidents happening near an on-ramp.
A Lawyer’s Help in a Merging Accident Case
Merging accidents sound like an open-and-shut case, but often, it’s not so simple. A Kern County driver may deny that the accident occurred during a merge. The California Highway Patrol may simply not realize how the accident unfolded and treat it as a normal highway accident. A giant car insurance company can also twist the facts to make it look like you caused the crash.
What’s more, a careless merging driver may send you swerving to avoid an impact, only to hit another vehicle nearby. The reckless driver who caused the whole thing may coast off with taking the blame.
It’s in these situations that a skilled attorney can be a huge help. An experienced lawyer would fully investigate the accident, speak to witnesses, and collect overwhelming evidence. Maison Law can also rely on the findings of an accident reconstruction team to make sure the truth isn’t covered up.
Contact a Bakersfield Car Accident Attorney
If you’ve been seriously hurt in an accident, take advantage of a free case review with a real lawyer at Maison Law. This evaluation comes with no obligation to you or your family. Find out what your injury is worth and how to make insurance companies pay what’s fair.
There’s no obligation for your free case review, but if you feel Maison Law can help you earn more for your claim, you don’t have to worry about having money to hire us. There are no upfront costs. We don’t get paid unless we win your case for you. Then our fee comes out of the settlement money you and your family receive.
