Aggressive drivers make the roads dangerous for everyone. When an aggressive driver’s behavior causes you harm, a North Las Vegas Car Accident lawyer from H&P Law can help you demand justice.
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Why You Need a North Las Vegas Aggressive Driving Accident Lawyer
Car accident injuries can leave you out of work and in pain temporarily or permanently. Bone breaks usually heal with time and medical care. Catastrophic injuries, such as spinal cord damage or brain trauma, can cause lifelong cognitive and/or physical disability.
Whatever the nature of your injury, you deserve compensation for your physical, emotional, and financial suffering. A North Las Vegas personal injury lawyer knows what damages are available in a Nevada car accident and will fight to get you justice.
Damages typically cover economic and non-economic losses. These comprise medical costs, income loss, property damage, other expenses, and acknowledgment of your pain, distress, and lost quality of life. The other side often tries to downplay your losses. We know how to challenge their attempts and will work to deliver the highest amount possible.
Punitive Damages
Some aggressive driving accidents may warrant punitive damages. These damages are an additional amount the offender must pay you as punishment for their especially appalling behavior and to deter repeat behavior.
For example, punitive damages may apply in aggressive driving accidents, demonstrating the dangers of Nevada road rage. If your situation presents grounds for seeking this additional award, you can count on us to pursue it.
Aggressive Drivers Put Others in Danger
The Facts + Statistics: Aggressive Driving data from the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) classifies speeding, tailgating, changing lanes without signaling, weaving, blocking other cars, and other behaviors as “aggressive driving.”
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) describes aggressive driving as “violations that encroach on others’ safe space.”
According to the Traffic Research Safety Group, Trend 12.2: Non-Adjudicated Driving Behavior Citations, over a recent four-year span, Nevada law enforcement issued 1.4 million driving violation citations. Of that number, 38,172 related to aggressive driving, and 70.5% of that total led to crashes.
The Triple-I reported 57,939 acts of aggressive driving leading to fatal accidents. Clearly, aggressive drivers are an unfortunate reality, and they must be held accountable for their actions. Trust the North Las Vegas aggressive driving accident attorneys at H&P Law to represent your rights as an injury victim and demand justice.
Get Medical Care
You may need to wait for emergency care after being hit by an aggressive driver. If you can leave the scene on your own, you must still get medical care right away. The adrenaline rush that follows a crash may mask your pain or other symptoms. Protect your health by getting immediate treatment.
Prompt care also protects your accident claim. It provides documentation of your injuries and prevents the other side from accusing you of causing your own debilitation by delaying medical treatment.
How to Hold Aggressive Drivers Accountable
As soon as you enter a partnership with an aggressive driving accident lawyer in North Las Vegas, we will undertake a thorough accident investigation to find out what happened and who is to blame. We will also value your losses, calculating a fair settlement amount.
Through the investigation, we compile evidence to support your claim. For example, we may:
- Collect footage from traffic or security cameras
- Document witnesses’ statements
- Enlist help from accident reconstructionists or other experts
- Review physical evidence from the scene and vehicles involved
- Consult with your medical team
- Acquire police reports
We don’t leave any avenues of information unexplored.
Settlement or Trial Award
The next step is sending a demand letter to the at-fault party’s insurance company. Typically, the other side responds with a lower offer, and negotiations continue until the sides agree on a fair amount. This agreement is a “settlement.” Sometimes, resolution through a settlement doesn’t happen. The at-fault party may refuse to negotiate productively.
They may stall the process or only make lowball offers. If this happens, we will present you with your options and help you decide if you should file a claim with the court and fight for results at trial. Our team is “Courtroom Proven: Client Praised.” We do not encourage clients to settle for less just to avoid a trial.
North Las Vegas Aggressive Driving Accident Attorney Knows How Laws Affect Your Claim
To protect your right to fight for justice at trial, you must file most accident claims with the court within 2 years, per Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) 11.190.
Getting in touch with us quickly gives us the best opportunity to collect evidence before it gets lost and file your claim before the deadline passes.
Still, if you are afraid you’ve waited too long, don’t decide you’ve missed the chance for justice without first speaking to an attorney. Sometimes, situations allow for extensions. We can review your case for free and let you know if an allowance may apply to yours.
Comparative Negligence
Nevada operates under a modified comparative negligence system for personal injury claims, per NRS 41.141. The State only allows victims who are 50% or more at fault for an accident to seek damages. Then, those eligible can still see a compensation reduction according to the smaller percentage of blame they bear.
To protect their interests, the at-fault party’s representatives work hard to put as much blame as possible on you. If they are successful, they can reduce their payout or deny you the chance to seek any compensation at all. Partnership with a skilled, aggressive driving accident attorney in North Las Vegas can offer you protection from unfair assignments of fault.
Get the High-Quality, Experienced Representation You Deserve
H&P Law is an award-winning team. Even more important, our clients trust us and don’t think twice about referring us to other victims who need justice. We are ready to put that loyal, effective representation to work for you.
Reach out to a North Las Vegas aggressive driving accident lawyer from our team today.
