Fixed Object Auto Accidents

Legal Assistance for People Seriously Injured and Families of those Killed in Washington Fixed Object Collisions

If you have been seriously injured or disabled or you have had a loved one killed in an accident in Washington in which a left the roadway and struck a tree, pole, barrier, house, a parked car, or other fixed objects, you may be seeking answers to your legal questions. The Farber Law Group, a personal injury law firm in Bellevue, Washington, may be of assistance to you.

Fixed Object Motor Vehicle Accidents

Auto accidents in which a car, truck, or SUV leaves the road or highway and strikes a tree, utility pole, building, traffic barrier, or some other fixed object are some of the most deadly and catastrophic types of motor vehicle accidents. Approximately 20% of all of those people killed in auto accidents were involved in an accident in which the vehicle left the street, roadway, or highway and struck a fixed object. 

Factors in Fixed Object Accidents

Nothing is worse than reading about a car full of teenagers running off the road and hitting a tree. Most times when a car goes off a road jumps a curb, goes down an embankment, and ends up striking a tree or light pole, the results are deadly.  Factors in these types of accidents include: 

  • alcohol

  • speeding

  • falling asleep

  • inattention or distraction

  • poor visibility

  • inexperience in negotiating turns.

In 2010 alone, 7,272 people died as a result of fixed object motor vehicle accidents. 45% of the drivers involved in these accidents were legally drunk with blood alcohol concentrations at or above 0.08%.  Drivers involved in fixed object motor vehicle accidents are 80% male. 28% of the drivers killed are males younger than the age of 30.

Injuries in Fixed Object Accidents

For those who survive an accident in which a vehicle runs into a tree, pole, or other barrier, injuries can be catastrophic including brain damage, paraplegic injuries, and orthopedic injuries. Victims often sustain injuries requiring surgery and physical therapy and some are permanently disabled.

 
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Herb Farber and the attorneys in the network of The Farber Law Group provide a free case consultation to people seriously injured in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. If your injuries are serious and you cannot come to see us, we can arrange to visit you at Harborview Medical Center, Overlake Hospital Emergency & Trauma Center, Evergreen Hospital, or one of the other trauma centers throughout the state.  We have represented injured victims for more than 45 years and we believe every injured person should have access to legal advice. For your Free and Confidential consultation, contact us today at (800) 244-9087.