In A Bad Truck Accident? Why You Need To Hire A Truck Accident Attorney

30 December 2019
 Categories: Law, Blog

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If you were in a bad truck accident you should never try to handle things on your own. Instead, you should contact a truck accident attorney to help you. Below are three reasons why you should do this so you can start looking for your attorney.

Prevent Money Disasters

The track accident itself would have been a big disaster for you, but you may have even more disasters after the accident. For example, you may be injured enough to warrant a long hospital stay. If so, you may lose a lot of your wages, which can have a detrimental effect on your family. Also, your medical care itself can result in spending a large amount of money. Unless you have very good insurance, some of this money may come out of your own pocket.

You may also be injured enough that you could not go back to work at any time in the future. This would result in even more lost money. Also, your truck itself may have a lot of damage that will cost a lot to have repaired. If you rely on your truck for a business, this can also result in even more lost money. 

Determine Fault

If you were not at fault for the truck accident and the other driver is saying it is your fault, fault can be hard to determine. Fortunately, a truck accident attorney may be able to prove the other driver was at fault.

The attorney will first start out speaking with the police officer or officers that arrived at your scene. The attorney may ask for a copy of the police report. The attorney will also want to see what statements were made by the other driver, as well as any witnesses that may have seen the accident. 

Your truck may have a black box that you are not aware of. This box records events while you are driving. Your truck may also have a camera which can be a great defense of proving fault. In some cases, the physical evidence of your truck can determine a lot about the accident. Because of this, the attorney may hire an expert to help them with this. The attorney will also investigate the other driver for any past drug or alcohol problems while driving. 

There are many other ways a truck accident attorney can help you, such as represent you in court, work with your insurance company, and more.