Side Impact Motor Vehicle Accidents

Legal Assistance for People Seriously Injured in Washington Side Impact Car Accidents

If you have been injured or disabled in a Washington side-impact motor vehicle accident, you may be seeking answers to your legal questions. The Farber Law Group, a personal injury law firm located in Bellevue, Washington, may be of assistance to you.

The Office of Health, Safety, and Security estimates that 9,000 people are killed in side-impact collisions every year. Only head-on motor vehicle accidents cause more fatalities.

Side-Impact Car Accidents

A side impact car accident -- also known as a T-Bone accident or a broadside accident -- occurs when one vehicle collides with the side of another vehicle. These types of collisions usually occur in intersections or parking lots and occasionally in passing situations. Depending on the size of the vehicles involved in the accident and their speed at impact, a side-impact collision can cause a rollover.

Modern cars are designed to have crumple zones so that the striking vehicle absorbs some of the impacts. However, even with side airbags, a side-impact collision can have devastating consequences because a car's doors generally cannot absorb the energy involved, especially if the crash is a high-speed one.

Causes of Side Impact Car Accidents

Most side-impact collisions are caused by driver negligence. Sometimes a driver fails to stop at a sign or red light or is speeding. In many cases, the driver at fault may be driving aggressively, driving under the influence of alcohol, or maybe distracted. Most, if not all, side-impact collisions are preventable.

Injuries in a Side Impact Accident

The people inside a vehicle in a car, truck, or SUV that is broadsided are more prone to serious injuries than those in rear-end or front-end car accident, even with side airbags in place, because of vehicle design. If a vehicle is hit squarely at the doors, the people inside often suffer serious injuries including traumatic brain injury, paralysis, spinal cord injury, and broken bones. Many others are killed.

How a Personal Injury Attorney Can Help

When you engage the services of an experienced personal injury attorney, your attorney will ensure your rights are protected. If you have been injured in a motor vehicle accident that was not your fault, The Farber Law Group, with more than 30 years of experience representing motor accident victims with serious injuries, will work to obtain all the compensation to which you are entitled.

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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.