Massachusetts Personal Injury Library
Understanding Your Driver Fatigue Accident (Part B)
Proving Negligence in Massachusetts Accident Claim
If you have been seriously injured or lost a loved one in a driving fatigue accident, it causes additional pain to know that the incident could have been prevented.
Experts say that the only cure for sleep deprivation is sleep. While we all inherently know that, we are not always able or ready to admit that we are too tired to operate a motor vehicle. In driver fatigue accident cases, that is where insightful reports by police and eyewitnesses come in.
How a Massachusetts Accident Lawyer Can Help
Massachusetts law enforcement officers, personal injury attorneys, and expert witnesses in the field are trained to spot the signs of driver fatigue at accident scenes.
These may include obvious physical signs by the offender, such as:
- red or watery eyes
- an inability to focus, especially in the absence of blood alcohol content.
More clues can be gleaned from evidence showing that the other driver did not try to brake or swerve before colliding with your vehicle. If the collision was with a commercial truck, the driver’s log may show too many consecutive work hours or may allude to tampering to cover this up. In addition to physical evidence in the truck, reports of eyewitnesses will also carry weight in court.
A Boston personal injury lawyer will cover every avenue of possible evidence in helping you make a legal claim against the guilty parties. When you are interviewing personal injury attorneys ask critical questions, like: how long have you been practicing; what is the largest settlement or verdict you’ve obtained; and, do you have experience with driver fatigue and negligence cases?
The experienced personal injury attorney and founder of Kiley Law Group, Thomas M. Kiley, will evaluate all aspects of your car accident case to identify the negligent party and help secure the best monetary settlement for your injuries and pain.
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