Did Another Driver's Negligence Cause Your Car Accident?

Did Another Driver’s Negligence Cause Your Car Accident?

Posted February 13, 2017

The roller-coaster rise and fall of temperatures we’ve experienced this winter has created some tenuous driving conditions – warm, rainy days have turned to cold, icy nights.

If you’re like us, you depend on your vehicle for a lot. You’re also a careful driver, watching out for other cars, cyclists and pedestrians, and never texting.

But even the most skilled and alert driver can become the victim of another person’s poor decisions. When you’re involved in a car crash due to someone else’s actions, you may need an attorney to recover any damages to your vehicle or for personal injuries.

In car accident lawsuits, the term ‘negligence’ is often used. But what does it mean, exactly? And how does your attorney prove that the other driver was negligent?

In legal theory, negligence is the failure to use reasonable care in order to prevent injury to another person or to property. Victims of car accidents are entitled to compensation for injuries, pain and suffering, lost wages, and property damage.

If the actions of another driver have caused you personal injury or property damage that would not have happened otherwise, call the experienced car accident lawyers at Pribanic & Pribanic for a free consultation, toll free at 1-800-392-4529.

Melissa Troutman

Melissa Troutman is a journalist, writer and vocal artist. She began full-time writing in 2010 as a newspaper reporter in her hometown of Coudersport, Pennsylvania before co-founding the investigative news nonprofit Public Herald, where she now serves as Executive Director. Melissa co-wrote, -directed and -edited the documentary Triple Divide (2013), which she also narrates with award-winning actor Mark Ruffalo. Follow her on twitter @melissat22.