Santa Monica Car Accident Attorney

Car accidents can be categorized by collision type, including head-on, intersection, left turn, rear-end, side collisions, road departure, and rollovers involving vehicles like cars, motorcycles, trucks, bicycles, and pedestrians.  The person responsible can be self-insured, app-based like Uber and Lyft, a government entity, uninsured motorist, underinsured motorists, or even involved in a hit-and-run.

Generally, drivers who have been in car accidents do not believe they are at fault. The seminal traffic study found that 57% of car accidents were due solely to driver factors, including speeding, following too closely, distraction, driving under the influence, age whether youthful inexperience or elderly including poor eyesight and/or physical impairment.  Roadway factors like faulty design and maintenance with road surfaces, visibility, and traffic control devices combined with driver factors lead to 27% of crashes. Vehicle factors like maintenance and roadworthiness combined with driver factors lead to 6% of crashes. About 3% of crashes resulted from a contribution of driver, roadway, and vehicle factors, with 3% being solely due to roadway factors, 2% as a consequence of vehicle factors, and 1% resulting from combined roadway and vehicle factors.  As a result, most government agencies have begun to avoid the term “accident” in favor of “crash.”

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration found that the danger of being injured increases exponentially with speeds exceeding the median speed, with the severity and lethality of a crash dependent upon the vehicle speed change at impact with speed-associated crashes usually involving speeds too fast for the conditions.

Driver impairment factors usually inhibit a driver’s average skill level from operating a car. Common driver impairments include driving under the influence, poor eyesight and/or physical impairment, old age, fatigue, and distraction, including using mobile devices.

Annually there are usually 6 million car accidents on the roads nationally.  3 million people get injured due to car accidents, with 2 million of those injuries being permanent. Every 14 seconds, a car accident leads to an injured victim. The leading cause of death for death for those within the 15 to 30 age bracket is car accidents. Individuals most severely injured in car accidents are between 15 to 24 years or who are above 75 years of age.

More than 80% of all US drivers, and 75% of passengers are involved in serious automobile accidents. In their lifetime, the typical Southern California driver and/or passenger is involved in 2 serious accidents involving a visit to the emergency room.

You need an attorney well versed in the ins and outs of automobile accidents who will refer you to the right medical personnel who will provide you with the care you need and a settlement commensurate with your injuries today and their consequences tomorrow.

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Arthur Liberty has the experience and knowledge necessary when you encounter a car accident. With over three decades of experience, Arthur Liberty has the resources and is the dedicated Santa Monica car accident lawyer you need to follow through with your claim.

Arthur Liberty will thoroughly investigate the facts of the car accident in order to determine the legal strategy to take. During your initial consultation, Arthur Liberty will thoroughly discuss your case, including potential sources of information not readily apparent, potential witnesses, video and audio recordings which must be quickly acquired before they are recorded over, law enforcement reports, and investigation whose initial conclusions can be altered if quickly dealt with early on. Arthur Liberty will try to answer all your questions. He is committed to providing you with the personal attention you require throughout the course of your claim while pursuing every possible means of compensation on your behalf. Whether you have medical costs, lost wages, emotional pain and suffering, all of Arthur Liberty’s efforts will be towards maximizing your potential settlement.

It is never easy to get through a difficult situation where you suffer a  car accident. Arthur Liberty’s goal is to provide caring and compassionate representation.  He will strive to resolve your claim fairly, effortlessly, and as quickly as possible.  Even if your case requires that a lawsuit be pursued, rest assured that as an experienced and successful attorney, Arthur Liberty will still have the same goal.

Contact Arthur Liberty to discuss your car accident claim.