Automobile/Truck/Motorcycle/DUI Accidents
Each year in the United States there are over six million automobile accidents. Every 14 seconds someone is injured in an accident, and every 12 minutes someone is killed due to a vehicle collision. Vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death for individuals between the ages of two and 34. These events cost each American approximately $1000 (or $164.2 billion total in the US each year). Each day almost 700 children are victims of personal injury due to a vehicle collision.
Vehicle accidents include car accidents, trucking accidents, motorcycle accidents, DUI accidents and incidences of pedestrians struck by a moving vehicle. If you are injured in an automobile accident in Louisiana, the attorneys at Kirby Kelly can assist you in obtaining necessary medical treatment; obtaining compensation for medical expenses, time lost at work, and other accident related expenses; and protecting your rights. When you are involved in an automobile accident, you need the best personal injury attorney to provide personal injury advice and draft and file the necessary civil court complaints.
Car accidents involve a collision of two or more vehicles or a vehicle and a pedestrian. Eleven percent of all car crashes involve pedestrians struck by a moving vehicle. In cases involving one or more vehicles, personal injury attorneys such as the associates at Kirby Kelly can help clients determine culpability and the amount of compensation required due to loss of property, personal injury and time lost from work.
The injuries from an automobile accident can range from minor bruises/soreness/abrasions to broken bones, spinal cord or brain injuries, paralysis or death. The personal injury attorneys at Kirby Kelly assist clients in negotiating an appropriate settlement. If no settlement can be reached, the associates at Kirby Kelly provide the best legal representation at trial to insure their clients’ rights are protected and ample compensation is awarded.
Trucking accidents cost an average of $62,000 per incident, and they account for over 90,000 injuries and 5,000 deaths per year in the United States. Due to the size of the vehicle involved, trucking accidents often lead to very serious injuries and/or death. Kirby Kelly law firm assists victims of trucking accidents and their families obtain compensation for injuries incurred in the accident.
DUI accidents have accounted for over 260,000 deaths in the past ten years in the United States (averaging approximately 25,000 yearly). Additionally, DUI accidents can lead to permanent serious physical impairment including brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, paralysis and death. DUI accidents are the direct result of another’s willful, negligent and reckless behavior (i.e. driving while impaired) leading to injury and/or death.
Motorcycle accidents account for approximately five percent of all vehicle fatalities each year in the United States. While motorcycle accident can cause only minor bruises and abrasions, most often they result in serious physical injury. Fatality rate ratios for motorcycle accidents are higher than those for automobile accidents. Motorcycle accidents involve collisions between the motorcycle and another moving vehicle or motorcycle/pedestrian collisions.
A growing concern for vehicle accidents is the occurrence of bicycle/pedestrian collisions. Louisiana ranks 4th in the United States for fatalities from a bicycle/pedestrian collisions. The Federal Highway Safety Administration (FHSA), reports 11 percent of all traffic fatalities and 4,600 pedestrian deaths and 70,000 injuries in roadway crashes every year are caused by vehicle/pedestrian collisions.
Soft tissue damage is the most common injury in an automobile accident. The impact of the collision causes the body to move in a manner that leads to severe muscle strain, vertebra damage or spinal cord injury. Sometimes these injuries do not manifest until days after the collision. It is important to get a medical examination immediately following the collision. Lack of medical treatment following the incident can cause the injuries to compound causing more serious impairment. Broken bones and other serious injuries can also occur in a motor vehicle accident. Sometimes injuries require long term treatment and care. The attorneys at Kirby Kelly represent individuals who have sustained injury in an automobile/truck/motorcycle or DUI accident.
Experiencing injury due to the willful, negligent or reckless act of another is frightening and the process to protect your rights and obtain compensation is confusing. The associates at Kirby Kelly are experts in Louisiana personal injury law allowing them to provide the best settlement or trial representation. The associates of Kirby Kelly assist clients in properly documenting the incident and losses due to the collision, the amount of compensation required and the course of action required to obtain the necessary compensation. When you are injured in a vehicle collision, you need an experienced attorney protecting your rights.
