Your Rights as a Passenger in a T-Bone Accident

If you’re injured as a passenger in a T-bone accident, it highlights your vulnerability. You have no control over the driving on either motorist’s part, and the risks associated with the impact of a T-bone accident are immense. If this is the challenging situation you find yourself in, an experienced Conway, SC, car accident attorney at The Law Offices of L. Morgan Martin, P.A., welcomes the opportunity to help.

T-Bone Accidents

T-bone accidents involve one driver blasting headlong into the side of another motorist’s vehicle, forming the shape of a T in the process. Negligence, such as excess speed, impairment, or distraction, often the underlying culprit.

T-bone accidents are exceptionally dangerous for everyone involved. The impact of the crash, however, is amplified for passengers on the side of the vehicle that is struck.

Drivers are less likely to have airbags on the sides of their vehicles, and the sides also lack the crumple zones afforded by the trunk and hood. These facts make T-bone accidents that much more dangerous.

Your Rights as a Passenger

As a passenger in a car that’s been T-boned, you almost certainly bear no responsibility for the accident. This means that you can pursue compensation for your physical, financial, and emotional losses by filing your claim with the at-fault driver’s insurance provider – whether that means the driver of the car you were a passenger in or of the other vehicle.

While the motorist striking in a T-bone accident is often identified as at-fault, this isn’t always the case. For example, when a driver runs a red light and gets T-boned in the intersection in the process, responsibility may lie with them. Your claim will hinge on the evidence.

Bringing a Successful T-Bone Accident Claim

To recover fully on your losses, you’ll need to bring a successful T-bone accident claim. The most important early step you can take in this direction is consulting with a persuasive car accident lawyer early in the process.

You can count on our legal representatives to skillfully gather and compile the evidence necessary to prove that the at-fault driver’s negligence was the direct cause of the T-bone accident. From here, they will carefully assess and clearly outline your related damages in each of the following important categories:

• Your current and ongoing medical bills
• Lost income, which may include lost earning power in your future
• The physical and financial pain and suffering you endure, which can be immense

Make the Call to an Experienced Conway Car Accident Lawyer Today

If you’ve been injured as a passenger in a T-bone accident, the stakes are high. Look no further than the capable Conway car accident attorneys at The Law Offices of L. Morgan Martin, P.A., for the help you need. We have the experience, legal skill, and drive to make a difference, so please don’t wait to contact us online or give us a call at 843-248-3177 for more information about what we can do for you today.