Philadelphia Head-On Car Collision Lawyer

Head-on collisions most frequently occur when a vehicle crosses over a centerline or a median and crashes into an approaching vehicle. They also can occur when a driver travels the wrong way in a traffic lane, enters an exit ramp, is attempting to pass on a two-way road, or crests a hill or due to confusing roadway construction signs. No matter what the cause, the force of two multi-thousand pound motor vehicles, each moving in the opposite direction, multiples the force of the impact significantly, when compared to other forms of car accidents. The results can be catastrophic to vehicle occupants.

While head-on collisions are a lot less common than of side-collisions or rear-end collisions, this type of accident is more likely to cause traumatic injuries, and even death. The most commonly seen injuries related to head-on collisions include brain trauma, spinal injuries, and broken bones. Such scale of damages requires extensive and costly treatments, causing an accumulation of medical bills associated with the injuries including emergency room, hospital, and doctors’ bills. A personal injury lawsuit against the person accountable for the accident will not only hold that person liable for their negligence, but also provide you and your loved ones the financial relief needed to move on with your lives as much as is possible.

These types of collisions are often due to distracted driving and driver inattention, fatigued drivers who drift into oncoming lanes of traffic, Speeding, Driver Intoxication, or dangerous road conditions, such as absense of a median may also result in head-on crashes.

While they account for only 2% of all motor vehicle collisions, they are responsible for 10% of all fatal crashes. Because of the magnitude of the forces involved with these types of collisions, occupants can sustain severe, life-threatening injuries resulting in traumatic brain damage, paraplegia, quadriplegia, and internal injuries.  While the use of seat belts, air bags, and padded auto interiors help to lessen the severity of these collisions, these types of crashes still result in more damage than other types of collisions due to the forces imparted at the moment of impact.

The weight difference between the colliding vehicles also matters, and it is important that your head-on collision lawyer understand the physics involved in these crashes, and how speed and weight differences can predict the resulting injuries.  In cases where a large truck or other heavy vehicle strikes a smaller car head-on, the injuries resulting can be devastating for the victim and create lifelong disability, and therefore result in the need for long-term medical and rehabilitative care.

In order to prove the other driver at fault in these crashes, it is necessary to work with accident biomechanical engineers to prove negligence of the other driver. Our lawyers maintain contact with expert specialists in these scientific fields, always ready to evaluate and investigate head-on collisions in order to prove the responsibility of the other driver.

Due to the severity of expected injuries, it is equally important to work with experts in a variety of medical fields and economic fields to present a victim’s damages over the course of a lifetime to ensure adequate compensation.  This includes not only compensation for medical treatment, but also considers any potential loss of the ability to continue work.

The most common types of injuries from head-on collisions include head and brain injuries, neck and back injuries, including spinal cord injuries leading to permanent paralysis, chest injuries from deploying airbags, fractures, Amputation of Limbs and even death. The intensity of these crashes can result in a catastrophic outcome for the occupants of the vehicles involved. Head-on crashes are also emotionally traumatic for victims due to the awareness of the impending crash moments before impact, often resulting in psychological injuries that also require professional counseling and treatment.

Head-On Car Collision Philadelphia Lawyer

Head-on collisions are one of the most devastating types of crashes because of the likelihood of severe injuries and fatalities. Our Philadelphia head-on collision lawyers understand this, and therefore work tirelessly to make the responsible party pay for the damages they cause. Head-on collisions are almost always preventable and we are dedicated to proving the responsible driver negligent and obtaining adequate compensation for the damages they cause. If you or a loved one has been a victim of a head-on collision and been injured, call our Philadelphia office today, the consultation is always free.

This content was written on behalf of Greg Prosmushkin.