Starkville Texting While Driving Accidents
Auto Accident Lawyers Helping Victims in Starkville, Mississippi
Driving a car and texting on one’s cell phone at the same time in Oktibbeha County is a recipe for disaster. Year after year in the United States, countless people are injured in collisions caused by motorists who were texting and driving, and many victims of texting-related accidents do not survive. If a texting while driving accident caused by another driver in Starkville resulted in you or a loved one suffering injuries, you should contact Nahon, Saharovich & Trotz today to discuss your case and be guided through the legal process. For more than 30 years, our large personal injury law firm has been representing car crash victims throughout Mississippi and surrounding areas. We have over 30 skilled lawyers and more than 120 dedicated staff members who are ready to take your call. See what our Starkville car accident attorneys can do for you.
Recovering Damages After a Texting While Driving Accident
Many types of collisions can transpire due to texting while driving, but rear-end collisions are especially common. For instance, let us say that you hit standstill traffic while driving on MS-12 near the Starkville Fire Department – located at 118 Airport Road, Starkville, Mississippi 39759 – due to a car wreck that happened less than a mile ahead of you. Traffic is inching along, so the driver behind you pulls out their cell phone and starts texting. When traffic moves up a few feet, the driver behind you drives forward as well, but their eyes stay glued to their cell phone. As a result, the texting driver rear-ends your vehicle and causes you to sustain whiplash and head trauma.
Depending on numerous factors, such as the type of crash and the speeds of the vehicles involved, an accident caused by texting while driving can inflict grave injuries upon you that warrant you being rushed to an emergency room of a nearby medical facility, such as Oktibbeha County Hospital – located at 302 Hospital Road, Starkville, Mississippi 39759. Even if your injuries do not warrant an ambulance ride to a hospital’s emergency wing, you should still seek medical attention. Some injuries, when left untreated, can worsen, so it is good to be on the safe side and just get them checked out.
The other driver’s negligence will likely have to be established in order for you to recover economic and non-economic damages for your losses, which may include medical bills, lost wages, lost earning capacity, loss of consortium, pain and suffering, disfigurement, loss of enjoyment of life, loss of consortium, and more. By showing that the defendant owed you a duty of reasonable care, breached that duty, and caused you to become injured, negligence can be established. A lawyer can help you substantiate your claim, amongst other things, so consider retaining one as soon as possible following a motor vehicle collision. Our car accident lawyers can help Starkville residents prove another driver was distracted by texting by seeking to obtain their cell phone records.
Discuss Your Case with a Knowledgeable Car Collision Attorney
At the personal injury law firm of Nahon, Saharovich & Trotz, we have seen countless motor vehicle wrecks that were caused by drivers who were texting while behind the wheel. Texting while driving accidents can permanently turn a person’s life upside down in less time than it takes to send a text message. Our firm represents people injured in Starkville, Jackson, Tupelo, Oxford, Grenada, Little Rock, Jonesboro, Chattanooga, Knoxville, Memphis, Nashville, Caruthersville, Hayti, Columbus, Meridian, and in other communities throughout Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, and Kentucky. Contact us today by calling us toll-free at 800-529-4004 or by completing our online form to set up a free consultation with an auto collision lawyer. Let us show you why so many people say that NST is the way to go.