Immediately after your truck crash, getting the right medical care is your only priority. You don’t have the luxury of thinking about your legal rights yet. However, the trucking company isn’t in pain or experiencing a medical emergency.
The trucking company will likely begin protecting its legal rights right away.
Even as you're waiting for the police to arrive or you're en route to the hospital, you can expect the trucker to notify his or her employer about the collision. Shortly after that, the transportation company’s safety director and its attorney will find out about the crash so they can begin developing a legal strategy.
You're still getting medical attention. You haven’t had time to call your lawyer or think about the necessary steps to protect your legal rights. Now the trucking firm is way ahead of you.
Call a Truck Accident Lawyer ASAP
It's never too early to call a truck accident attorney. When you call the firm of Steven M. Lee, P.C., our lawyers will help you preserve important large truck crash evidence by:
Keeping the company from getting rid of the vehicle
The crash damage can provide important evidence about the cause of the collision. You want to document this, as well as obtain maintenance records, before the company sells or destroys the truck.
Protecting the information on the truck’s onboard recorder
Commercial vehicles electronically record things like speed and braking, but this information isn't kept forever. Some recorders automatically erase data every 30 days.
Preserving dashboard camera footage
If the dash cam camera was turned on at the time of your crash, then it could record the behavior of the rig, bus, or tanker operator right before the collision. It could provide information about whether he or she fell asleep at the wheel, had a drink, was on a cell phone, and other relevant distracted or inappropriate behaviors.
Finding accident witnesses
It's easier to find witnesses soon after a crash than as time passes. Securing their statements is crucial proof for causation and liability.
Let Proper Legal Counsel Go to Work for You
A trucking company must be put on notice, typically through a spoliation of evidence letter sent by your lawyer, that it may not destroy any evidence list above related to the crash.
If your claim has proof that the truck operator or the fleet employer caused the accident and your injuries, then you may recover compensation for things such as medical costs, lost income, physical pain, and other accident-related damages.
Call the offices of Steven M. Lee, P.C. today to begin protecting your rights.
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