Hitting a stationary object while driving causes the car itself to slow down while the passengers inside keep moving forward at the car’s original rate of speed. This impact of a moving body against a non-moving machine causes most of the injuries in a typical wreck. However, if two moving vehicles hit each other head-on, the impacted vehicles not only stop but are often forced backward toward their passengers, making the resulting impact — and resulting injuries — exponentially worse.
For this reason, among many others, front-end car accidents in Tolleson tend to be uniquely devastating for everyone involved, including people who were driving responsibly but still ended up severely injured due to the other motorist’s irresponsible actions. If that sounds like the situation you have found yourself in, you have help available from the seasoned car accident lawyers at Phillips Law Group. Our team can help you demand fair financial recovery for the harm you should never have sustained.
What Damages Could Be Recoverable?
Obviously, no amount of money can completely erase the physical and psychological effects of a high-speed car crash in Tolleson, especially not a head-on collision that results in permanent disfigurement or disability. In a scenario like this, however, civil restitution can minimize the financial strain that a wreck places on an injured person and their family, as well as mitigate the negative effects of other losses that are not so objective in nature.
A typical lawsuit or settlement demand built around this sort of incident may include but is not strictly limited to “damages” like:
- Short-term and long-term medical expenses
- Physical discomfort and pain
- Lost work income, benefits, or working ability
- Emotional anguish and trauma
- Personal property damage/loss
- Lost overall enjoyment of life
If a head-on crash results in someone’s premature death, a legal representative can alternatively help that person’s surviving family members demand compensation for their own ensuing losses through a “wrongful death” claim.
Getting Around Legal and Procedural Obstacles
Unfortunately, front-end car accidents in Tolleson can be uniquely difficult to file suit over, not just because of how severe the resulting damages often are but also because of how challenging it can be to establish who was actually at fault for the incident. In fact, if a court finds that someone injured through a head-on wreck was partially at fault for causing their own injuries through their own negligence, that court may reduce the total compensation available to that person in proportion to their assigned percentage of “comparative fault” for the incident, as per Arizona Revised Statutes §12-2505.
Another possible roadblock worth mentioning is the “statute of limitations,” which sets a time limit for how long someone can wait after being hurt through the negligence of another to formally file suit against that negligent person. Under A.R.S. §12-542, most people have just two years maximum to sue over any kind of auto accident, even if their wreck has left them with life-altering injuries.
Get Help From a Tolleson Attorney After a Front-End Car Accident
None of what has been said above should be taken to mean that it is impossible to hold someone else legally liable for injuring you through a front-end car accident in Tolleson. With that said, you will have very slim chances of getting all the compensation you deserve — or potentially even any compensation at all — without support from knowledgeable legal counsel.
At Phillips Law Group, a locally owned and operated firm for more than thirty years, we prioritize community. We are not afraid to take cases all the way to court if that is what it takes to get the people who trust us with their claims the positive results they want. Call today to learn what our team can do for you.
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