Car accidents in Jacksonville, FL, tend to happen in a few predominant scenarios. These different contexts can help explain what happened, how accident victims got injured, and who bears liability for the crash.
You can use these scenarios to explain your crash to your injury lawyer. Your attorney, in turn, can use crash scenarios as a shorthand to describe your accident and the injuries you suffered during your insurance claim and injury lawsuit.
If you’ve recently been hurt in a Jacksonville car accident, Baggett Law Personal Injury Lawyers is here to help. Call our law office at (904) 396-1100 or contact us online today to get started; we offer a free initial consultation.
How Baggett Law Personal Injury Lawyers Can Help You Get Compensation After a Car Accident in Jacksonville, FL
Baggett Law Personal Injury Lawyers was founded to provide legal representation to accident victims in Jacksonville, Florida, and the surrounding areas. Since opening our doors over 11 years ago, our personal injury law firm has successfully recovered tens of millions of dollars in injury compensation for injured clients.
Our Jacksonville car accident lawyers help you by providing the following:
- Free consultations to discuss your injuries and what we can do to help you recover compensation for them
- Nearly 70 years of combined experience fighting at-fault parties and their insurers for injury compensation
- Immediate attention to your case so you can focus on your health
- Comprehensive legal services, handling your claim from start to finish while you focus on your recovery
- The ability to file a lawsuit on your behalf if the opposing party refuses to offer a fair settlement
A car accident can leave you with mountains of medical bills and no way to pay them. Contact Baggett Law Personal Injury Lawyers for a free consultation to discuss your car accident and how you can seek compensation for your injuries.
How Many People Get Injured in Car Collisions?
Nearly 960,000 people were involved in traffic accidents in 2021, according to Florida’s Crash Facts report. These traffic accidents included:
- Single-vehicle accidents in which vehicles ran off the road, overturned, or hit fixed objects
- Collisions with pedestrians
- Collisions with bicycles
- Collisions with animals
- Collisions with trains
- Highway collision
In 2021, 804,158 people were involved in multi-vehicle collisions. This means 84% of people in traffic accidents that year were involved in a collision between cars, pickup trucks, SUVs, motorcycles, or commercial motor vehicles.
Of those who suffered injuries:
- 1,788 had fatal injuries
- 10,978 had incapacitating injuries that necessitated an ambulance
- 56,168 had non-incapacitating injuries that produced visible wounds but did not require an ambulance
- 141,956 had suspected injuries that produced symptoms, like pain, but no visible wounds
In total, 210,890, or roughly 26% of accident victims, suffered injury or death in Florida multi-vehicle collisions. Read more about statistics here.
Cause and Fault for Common Car Crashes
Attorneys use information about common car accident scenarios in Jacksonville to help establish cause and determine fault. These scenarios provide a quick way of communicating:
- What happened
- How the vehicles collided
- The injuries suffered
- Who bears liability for the crash
Some examples of car accident scenarios include:
Rear-End Collisions
A rear-end collision happens when a trailing vehicle rams into the rear of a leading vehicle. Across the U.S., rear-end collisions are the most common type of multi-vehicle crash. These crashes account for about 29% of all crashes.
Rear-end collisions usually happen for three reasons:
- Tailgating
- Distracted driving
- Speeding
Because both vehicles are traveling in the same direction, these crashes usually have much lower crash energy than other types of crashes. As a result, they have a much lower risk of causing a fatal injury. Common rear-end crash injuries include whiplash, back injuries, and hand and wrist injuries.
The fault for rear-end crashes usually, but not always, falls on the driver of the trailing vehicle. This driver has the responsibility to leave a safe gap between the vehicles. But occasionally, the fault will fall on the driver of the leading vehicle, particularly if the leading vehicle cuts off the trailing vehicle.
Intersection Collisions
Intersection collisions are some of the most dangerous types of crashes because the vehicles collide in a side-impact or angle collision. These crashes can result in impacts at weak points on the vehicles, like the doors.
Intersection crashes usually happen when a driver fails to yield the right of way. Some common scenarios include:
- Running a red light, stop sign, or yield sign
- Going out of turn at a two or four-way stop
- Turning into the path of an oncoming vehicle
The fault for these crashes will fall on the driver who failed to yield to another driver with the right of way.
Distracted Driving Collisions
Distracted driving crashes are a growing problem in Florida. Distractions include anything that interferes with your driving by occupying your hands, eyes, or mind. Some common distractions include:
- Talking to passengers
- Eating or drinking
- Texting
- Adjusting the sound system
Distractions prevent you from spotting vehicles and other obstacles. They also limit your response time to traffic and road hazards. The fault for these crashes will fall on the distracted driver.
Schedule a Free Consultation With Our Jacksonville Car Accident Lawyers
Regardless of how your crash happened, you may be entitled to financial compensation for your injuries under Florida law. Contact Baggett Law Personal Injury Lawyers for a free consultation to learn about your right to injury compensation. Our experienced Jacksonville car accident attorneys work on a contingency fee basis, so we only get paid if you do.
Other Common Types of Car Wrecks in Jacksonville
At Baggett Law Personal Injury Lawyers we handle all types of car accident claims in Jacksonville, including:
- Airbag Injuries
- DUI Crashes
- Head-on Crashes
- Hit and run Crashes
- Lane Change Crashes
- Left-Turn Accidents
- Parking Lot Accidents
- Seat Belt Injuries
- Uninsured Motorist Claims
- U-Turn Accidents
- And more.
