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ChatDid you know that “simple” rear-end car accidents often leave victims with serious injuries? Many of our clients find themselves severely injured because the person driving behind them failed to stop in time. The exact details of your rear-end car accident directly affect the outcome of your RI rear-end settlement – take it from the experts!
Rear-end car accidents, often referred to as “fender benders” cause real property and personal damage. Even if you’re able to drive away from the scene, the full extent of your injuries may materialize later. Call us with your questions about next steps!
To show just how impactful rear-end car accidents can we, today’s blog article reviews a recent two-car rear-end accident we handled for our client. He ultimately walked away with $100,000.00! Read on to learn what case details impacted this amount and how we can help you with your RI or MA car accident.
Rear-End Car Accident Ends in Multiple Shoulder Injuries
It’s a tale as old as time. Our client was driving in Cranston, Rhode Island, wearing a seatbelt and otherwise obeying all traffic laws. When suddenly, the vehicle behind him traveling in the same direction failed to stop when our client stopped!
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) routinely estimates that around 29% of car accidents each year are rear-end car accidents. This makes “fender benders” one of the most common car accident causes in the U.S. However, the results of such accidents vary – NHTSA estimates that 7.5% of rear-end car accidents end in fatality. Common rear-end car accident injuries include, but are not limited to, whiplash, soft tissue injuries, neck and back injuries, traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), and burns and lacerations. This means that the outcome – and value – of your case can vary.
When you’re the victim of a car accident, always assess yourself for injuries and continuously monitor yourself afterwards for symptoms. Sometimes the shock you feel after the accident causes victims to overlook or delay their injury symptoms.
In this case, the rear-end accident caused our otherwise healthy client to sustain shoulder and lower back pain. While our client did not need medical attention at the scene, our client assessed his injuries and sought treatment shortly after the accident.
After his first doctor’s visit, his injuries only worsened. He was unable to return to work and had trouble sleeping, walking, getting dressed, and completing other basic daily tasks. After further evaluation, doctors discovered that our client had two tears in his right shoulder. Our client’s injuries and pain were so severe that orthopedic surgeons deemed him a strong candidate for shoulder surgery. After his surgery, our client still felt pain, but is on the road to recovery in physical therapy.
How Much Money Will I Receive as Part of my RI Rear-End Settlement?
This is a question our personal injury practices gets asked often. The answer depends on the specific facts of your case! It’s impossible for any reputable personal injury attorney to provide an estimate without knowing all relevant details of your case.
Some factors that generally effect award outcomes include:
- Whether or not you hire an attorney to handle your case (hiring a skilled personal injury attorney increases victims’ settlements on average 3x)
- What insurance policies are applicable
- How extensive and severe your injuries are
- What evidence is available to build your case
- Degree of fault (RI and MA victims may be partially at fault for their accidents and still recover)
With all these factors at play, plan to share all car accident details with a skilled and local attorney PI attorney during your consultation. At Bottaro Injury Lawyers, all consultations are free and confidential. And we are available now to chat with you! Some details you should be ready to speak about include:
- Where, how, and when the accident occurred
- What your environment was like (weather conditions, signage/traffic lights, etc.)
- What you were doing and how fast you were going before the accident
- Whether the police were called to the scene and whether they issued the other party a citation
- Whether you talked to the at-fault driver, witnesses, or police
- What your insurance coverage is
Our recent rear-end car accident client did the right thing by calling us to handle his case. While he focused on healing from his shoulder tears, we were able to build his case and work with both the at-fault driver’s and his insurance companies. Ultimately, we feel so blessed to have clenched a $100,000.00 RI rear-end settlement for our client!
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