Everyone who gets a driver’s license in Arizona—or drives in Arizona with a license from any other state, for that matter—has a legal duty of care to follow all the rules of the road here at all times. This duty includes an obligation to know and abide by the Grand Canyon State’s “right-of-way” laws, which determine who should proceed first when multiple drivers arrive at or are approaching an intersection at the same time.
Failing to yield the right-of-way properly and causing a traffic collision as a direct result is a textbook example of legally actionable negligence, so you very often can file suit over injuries caused by failure to yield accidents in Peoria. That said, getting a favorable result from this kind of claim can be deceptively difficult if you try to pursue it without the support of a seasoned auto accident attorney from Phillips Law Group.
Part of what makes filing suit over a failure to yield car crash in Peoria so complex is the fact that what actually qualifies as a “failure to yield” can change depending on the circumstances. For example, drivers who arrive simultaneously at a four-way stop are all supposed to yield the right of way to the driver on their right, but if two traffic lanes have stop signs at an intersection while two others do not, drivers on the latter two lanes would be expected to yield to oncoming traffic in the former two lanes regardless of what order any of them arrived at the intersection in.
With this in mind, it can be particularly important in the immediate aftermath of this kind of wreck to take photos of all vehicle damage as well as of the surrounding area, so it will be clear to an insurance company what rules applied to the drivers involved. Witness testimony, traffic or dashboard camera footage, and input from “accident reconstructionists” can also be vital to building a strong claim over a crash like this, and skilled legal counsel can provide irreplaceable help with tracking down and preserving this evidence.
Legal counsel can also help identify and demand a fair amount of compensation for every short-term and long-term loss that a failure to yield car wreck in Peoria will result in. This can include both economic and non-economic forms of harm like:
However, even if a crash causes permanent and debilitating harm to someone involved, that person still only has two years at most to file suit after initially sustaining their injury, as per Arizona Revised Statutes §12-542.
Failing to yield the right of way properly is one of the quickest ways to cause a high-speed wreck, especially on state highways and interstate merge ramps. However, despite how dangerous this kind of incident can be, the process of seeking civil recovery for the effects of one can often be far from simple—especially if you try to go through it alone.
Guidance from a skilled legal professional who is willing to fight for your rights during both settlement talks and civil court trials can be crucial to getting the restitution you need after a failure to yield accident in Peoria. Call today to schedule a free, no-obligation consultation with a member of the Phillips Law Group legal team.
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