Maison Law represents the victims of Fremont truck accidents. Our personal injury lawyers aggressively seek compensation for our clients from the truck driver’s insurer and the driver’s employer. Please contact us after an accident caused by a truck driver’s recklessness. We provide a free, no-obligation consultation for all local injury victims. It’s a no-risk opportunity to find out what your injury may be worth and how to hold trucking companies fully responsible for recovery costs.
Do I Need a Lawyer After a Truck Accident?
If you are struck by a truck and suffer serious injuries, you should speak to a skilled lawyer about your options. Injuries caused by a semi-truck impact are often very serious, and the cost of recovery can tempt some commercial truck insurance companies to look for ways to avoid liability. Businesses and their insurance providers can try to blame you for an accident that wasn’t your fault. They may also try to downplay the injuries you’ve suffered. Your Fremont truck accident lawyer protects you from these tactics. And if a trucking company is also liable for your injuries, your Maison Law representatives are not afraid to stand up to trucking companies and big businesses like Amazon. We want to make sure your current medical bills and any care you might need in the future are fully covered.Fremont Truck Accident Dangers
Plenty of major manufacturers are based in Fremont. Their semi-trucks hit the road every morning and can easily push smaller cars and SUVs off the road. These giant vehicles, along with loaded delivery trucks from corporations like Amazon and UPS, can be hard to bring to a stop and keep in narrow lanes. A truck from a California farm could spill boxes or crates directly in front of you. You might be on I-680 when a distracted truck driver switches into the lane space you’re currently occupying. You might be stopped at a red light on Mowry Avenue when you see a big rig in the rearview mirror traveling too fast. These acts of carelessness and recklessness can lead to major collisions and injuries. Victims can end up underneath taller tractor-trailers, leaving the injured waiting on life-saving medical car while they are freed from the wreckage. As you go about your busy day, you might not notice these hazards, but the latest statistics show it’s a true concern for every resident. California’s Transportation Injury Mapping System (TIMS) recorded 48 truck accidents involving serious injuries across Fremont in 2022. Those accidents led to at least two tragic deaths. Along just I-880 in Alameda County in 2022 there were 52 truck accidents involving major injuries documented.What to Do After an Accident Involving a Large Truck or Van
Trucking companies and major corporations like FedEx can afford corporate lawyers. You can be sure those lawyers will go to work immediately trying to reduce the support they must pay you or trying to convince you to accept nothing at all for recovery costs. Unfortunately, you’ll need to take action immediately too to collect the evidence you’ll need to hold a major shipping corporation, or even a local trucking business liable. In the moments after your collision, if you are physically able, and it’s safe, you should act to collect all of the evidence you can find. Try to secure these details on the scene of a Truck Accident:- Call 911 and tell Fremont Police or CHP officers everything you can remember about what happened, including if the truck driver was behaving carelessly or recklessly before the crash. This information goes into their collision report to help support your side of things.
- Get checked out fully by paramedics and go to the hospital if necessary. If you must leave, ask someone with you or a helpful witness to collect evidence.
- Take photos of the scene. Show where the vehicles collided and the angles of the truck and car. Show lane markings and traffic signs that were ignored by the truck driver. Take photos of any injuries that are visible and any damage to clothing. Make sure to get images of the logos on the truck and any uniform the driver wears to prove who they work for.
- Get contact information from witnesses so your attorney can contact them for testimony.
- Exchange information with the truck driver but don’t make any statements about the fault in the accident or how badly you are hurt. Insurance companies like to twist these statements later to cast doubt on your innocence or your injuries later. Try to get a truck driver’s employee number if possible.
- Get checked out by paramedics and later by your own doctor. Follow your doctor’s recommendations as closely as possible.
- Keep any damaged clothing and personal items. Don’t throw evidence out. If you were on a bicycle when you were hit, don’t throw out your bike.
Who Can I Sue After a Semi-Truck Accident?
Truck accidents are different from normal car accidents in that there may be more than one party liable for your damages. Your truck accident attorney would investigate to identify every party that should be contributing to your truck accident injury settlement. This is a list of people and businesses that could be part of a victim’s insurance claim:- Truck Driver Insurance – Drivers could be a one-person operation or an owner/operator and carry their own commercial truck accident coverage.
- Trucking Company Insurance — The driver could work for a national trucking or shipping corporation. In California, truck drivers are often hauling produce and goods for farms and ranches as well. These businesses often have much larger truck accident insurance policies to draw from, but they’ll also have corporate lawyers to defend them.
- Truck Manufacturer – If the accident was caused by a malfunction of a part on the truck or tractor-trailer, the big rig’s maker could share in the responsibility.
- Farmer or Rancher – California has plenty of farms and ranches that send crops and livestock out on our highways and interstates. Agricultural companies can be liable for any accidents that occur.
