Jackson, MS Uber Accidents

Wherever there are Uber drivers, there is the risk of a collision. For instance, you could be riding in an Uber vehicle one day from Jackson State University, located at 1400 John R. Lynch Street, Jackson, Mississippi 39217, to the Jackson Zoological Park, which is located at 2918 West Capitol Street, Jackson, Mississippi 39209. On your way, you notice that there is a driver tailgating the vehicle you are in because your Uber driver will not go faster than the speed limit. Traffic slows down, so your Uber driver brakes appropriately. Unsurprisingly, the tailgater behind you rear-ends the Uber vehicle and causes you to sustain serious injuries.

Sustaining serious injuries in any kind of motor vehicle collision can result in significant monetary losses in the forms of medical bills, lost wages, and lost earning capacity – not to mention devastating intangible losses, such as loss of enjoyment of life, loss of consortium, pain and suffering, and disfigurement. In order to recover economic and non-economic damages, you need to know who is responsible for compensating you. An Uber accident lawyer in the Jackson area could inform you of such and assert your rights to the fullest.

After a rideshare collision, an attorney can clarify the situation for you because liability in these situations depends on a few factors. If an accident occurred while an Uber driver was transporting a passenger or after accepting a ride from a passenger, Uber provides $1 in coverage for bodily injury, property damage, or death caused by the collision. The same can be true for you in the previous example as well if the at-fault driver is uninsured.