Knoxville Head-On Truck Accidents
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Mr. Trotz was recognized from 2019-2023 as a Super Lawyers Mid-South Rising Star. Mr. Trotz is also a member of the Young Lawyers Division of the Memphis Bar Association, Memphis Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association, and the Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association where he serves on the Executive Committee. READ OUR EDITORIAL GUIDELINES
Big Rig Collision Attorneys Serving Knoxville and Surrounding Areas
When a commercial truck collides headfirst with the front of your vehicle, the aftermath can be cataclysmic. A head-on collision with a truck could cause you to suffer critical injuries that require medical treatment. That time in the hospital and following up with your physician can result in exorbitant medical bills – on top of the monetary loss of lost wages if your injuries caused you to miss work. If you have sustained injuries from a head-on truck accident, you should contact the Knoxville truck accident lawyers of the largest personal injury law firm based in Tennessee: Nahon, Saharovich & Trotz. We know how to protect your legal rights following a wreck and fight for the compensation you deserve. Our firm has proudly recovered compensation in excess of $1.5 billion for our clients over the past 25+ years through jury verdicts, settlements, and judgments.
Holding Truck Drivers and Their Employers Liable for Negligence
After a head-on collision with a commercial truck in Knox County, you should alert the police. Police officers from the Knoxville Police Department – located at 800 Howard Baker Junior Boulevard, Knoxville, Tennessee 37915 – may be dispatched to your location and document the damage as well as statements given by you and the truck driver in a police report. Police reports can provide support to your claim when seeking compensation for your injuries and losses. Your claim needs to establish the truck driver’s negligence by showing that the trucker caused your injuries by breaching the duty of care that was owed to you.
Head-on truck accidents can happen for a number of reasons, including impaired driving, distracted driving, and driver fatigue. An experienced attorney in the Knoxville area can help you prove the truck driver’s negligence by procuring evidence and retaining an accident reconstruction specialist if necessary. In addition to the truck driver, you may be able to hold the trucking company liable as well. There are several ways in which an employer may be liable for an accident under Tennessee law. The trucking company may be held vicariously liable if you can prove that the truck driver’s negligent actions occurred within the course and scope of their employment. Negligent hiring, negligent training, and negligent supervision are actions that may also result in the employer being held liable.
You may accrue medical bills after an accident for being treated at a Knoxville medical facility, such as Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center at 1901 Clinch Avenue, Knoxville, Tennessee 37916. Your injuries may even render you unable to work. Depending on the nature and severity of your injuries and losses, you may be entitled to compensatory damages, both economic and non-economic. Medical bills (both past and future), lost wages, and loss of earning capacity are monetary losses that can be recovered via economic damages. Non-economic damages attempt to quantify intangible losses, including disfigurement, scarring, pain and suffering, and loss of enjoyment of life.
Explore Your Legal Options with a Knoxville Lawyer
Head-on truck accidents can be life-altering physically, emotionally, mentally, and financially. That is why our office is dedicated to fighting for those injured in wrecks with tractor-trailers and other big rig trucks. Our firm has 33 dedicated attorneys and over 120 support staff members, and we represent people injured in Knoxville, Memphis, Nashville, Chattanooga, Tupelo, Jackson, Meridian, Columbus, Grenada, Starkville, Oxford, Jonesboro, Little Rock, Hayti, Caruthersville, and other communities in Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Missouri, and Kentucky. Contact our office toll-free by calling 800-529-4004 or by completing our online form to set up a free consultation with a truck collision attorney. After you speak with us, you will know why NST is the way to go.
