Chattanooga Car Accident Attorney

What are the most common types of car crashes in Tennessee?

Sometimes, the way that a car crash happens determines how severe and catastrophic the injuries are. How the cars collide can help determine who was at fault for the accident. We work with investigators, the police, and other liability experts to help show how car accidents happen and who is liable.

Some of the types of car accidents we handle include the following;

• Rear-end collisions.Here, the damage is usually to the rear of the car in front and in the front bumper of the car that was at fault. Many rear-end accidents happen at traffic stops when the rear car fails to hit the brakes in time. Whiplash is a common rear-end accident injury, but you can also hit your head on the dashboard or the steering wheel.
• Head-on crashes.When the fronts of two vehicles travelling in opposite directions collide, the consequences are often deadly. Usually, one driver is clearly in the wrong. Survivors of head-on car accidents often suffer traumatic brain injury, spinal cord damage, broken bones, and a lifetime of pain and suffering. Despite being the rarest, head-on collisions are widely recognized as the most likely car accident to be fatal.
• Broadside/side-impact collisions. These accidents, also called T-bone collisions, occur when the front of one car strikes the side of another car. These accidents often occur in intersections where one car is making a turn. Side-impact crashes pose a threat to the person who has just been hit, but also a serious threat to the driver of the other car. Both parties may sustain head, neck, or spinal injuries, lacerations from glass shards, or broken bones. The cars involved may spin or crash into other vehicles, pedestrians, or bicycle riders.
• Sideswipe collisions.Two cars going in the same direction or trying to merge may come into contact with each other. For example, a car trying to pass another may strike the non-passing car. The danger of sideswipe collisions is that one or both cars may then spin out of control, causing multi-car crashes and serious injuries. People may also be injured by their own side-impact airbags or by glass shards if the windows break.
• Multi-vehicle crashes.Multi-car crashes are complex cases, especially in Tennessee, because multiple parties could be found liable for damages. Depending on the impact, drivers may sustain injuries that run the gamut of severity, from bruised muscles to paralysis or death.
• Vehicle rollovers. Drivers who speed through a turn too quickly, strike an object in the road, or whose vehicles have a defect that affects their balance may flip over. This kind of crash often causes fatalities or catastrophic injuries. SUVs and jeeps are especially prone to rollover accidents.
• Single-car crashes. Drivers who operate their vehicles while distracted, intoxicated, or speeding often lose control of their cars. Occupants of the car killed or permanently injured have the right to hold the negligent driver accountable; so can pedestrians or cyclists who are in the area at the time.
• Pedestrian accidents. Many of the victims of car accidents in Tennessee are pedestrians. Pedestrian accidents often occur at intersections when drivers fail to stop at the crosswalk in time.
• Bicycle accidents. These accidents may occur at intersections, when bicycle riders use the side of the road, or when riders have the right to use slow-moving roads.