How to I file an injury claim after an accident with a semi-truck?
There are various types of accidents involving a tractor-trailer. The most common is the sideswiped accident, in which a semi encroaches into your lane and either makes contact with your vehicle or forces you off the road into the median or oncoming traffic. The situation is very dangerous and many Missouri motorists are injured, or even killed after being involved in a sideswipe accident. As an experienced Missouri semi-truck accident lawyer, I see these types of wrecks all the time unfortunately.
When you are involved in a collision with a commercial motor vehicle, there are many things that take place that don't normally take place in a traditional car accident. First, the insurance company for the trucking company dispatches an Immediate Response Team (IRT). The primary goal of the immediate response team is to gather evidence at the scene and begin to shape defenses to your personal injury claim. The IRT will take witness statements and download data from the electronic control modules of the vehicles involved in the crash. They work for the insurance company that will eventually defend any
personal injury lawsuit that an injury victim files against the trucking company and its driver. Simply put, the immediate response team is deployed to destroy your case.
So what should you do if you are involved in a collision with a tractor-trailer? The first thing to do is get immediate medical attention. The second thing on your agenda must be to contact an experienced truck accident injury attorney to be your very own "immediate response team." If the insurance company has attorneys working for them, shouldn't you?
Semi-truck personal injury claims are serious business for the insurance company and the trucking company. These cases are often very contentious and a good lawyer will likely dig up information against the trucking company that will expose horrible deficiencies in safety and training that could have actually prevented the crash and injuries all together. You only have one opportunity to obtain fair compensation for a truck accident injury claim. Make it count by contacting one of the most respected Missouri personal injury law firms for free at (866) 840-3636.