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How a West Chester Truck Accident Lawyer Can Help

A commercial truck driving down the road.

A collision with a commercial truck can leave you facing serious injuries, medical bills, vehicle damage, and confusion about what comes next. Situations like these can feel overwhelming, but the good news is that you may have the right to seek compensation for your losses. You just need an experienced West Chester truck accident lawyer who can guide you through the aftermath of your accident. 

At HoeyLegal, we understand just how stressful getting injured in a truck accident can be, but we take pride in being the trusted advocate you need to fight for you through every step of the process. From gathering evidence and explaining your options to helping you navigate the complex legal landscape, our team is here to make sure that you get every penny of what you deserve. 

How Does a West Chester Truck Accident Lawyer Investigate Your Case?

A thorough investigation goes far beyond simply accepting an initial accident report or an insurance company’s version of events. When you work with a truck accident lawyer from HoeyLegal, we’ll examine all the circumstances surrounding the collision and gather additional information that may help establish responsibility.

We help gather and review everything from accident reports and photographs to medical documentation, witness accounts, trucking records, and any other relevant information that may help us strengthen your claims. 

This helps us develop a much clearer picture of what actually happened and why, so that we can present a case that insurance companies, judges, and juries can’t refute. 

How Can a Lawyer Determine Who May Be Responsible?

Determining responsibility is the most important part of filing a truck accident claim. In some cases, the truck driver’s actions may be a major factor, and in others, the responsibility may extend to the trucking company or adjacent business itself.

We examine all available records and evidence, including employment relationships, maintenance responsibilities, vehicle ownership, cargo operations, and more. All of this crucial evidence is the key to helping us determine which parties may be liable for the accident. 

How Does a Truck Accident Attorney Handle Insurance Companies and Claim Negotiations?

Commercial truck accidents can involve insurance policies connected to drivers, trucking companies, vehicle owners, and other adjacent businesses. This means that these cases often involve communicating and negotiating with multiple insurance companies, making these situations particularly complex and documentation-intensive.

Our experienced truck accident lawyers handle all of these communications for you, allowing you to relax and recover while we take care of every other step of the process. We can also evaluate settlement offers and explain what they may mean for your case and whether or not they sufficiently cover your losses. 

Our goal is always to pursue a result that fully and fairly accounts for your injuries, quality of life losses, financial damages, and emotional stress, and we won’t stop fighting until we get you every cent of the compensation you’re owed. 

What Compensation Can You Pursue After a Truck Accident?

Every truck accident claim is different, so the potential compensation available to you will depend on your specific injuries, financial losses, and the many other circumstances surrounding the collision.

In general, you have the right to seek compensation for past and future medical expenses, lost wages, reduced earning capacity, damage to property, losses in quality of life, and psychological trauma associated with the accident. 

It’s important to remember that it is impossible to accurately predict the total compensation you are owed before the process starts. However, regardless of the specifics of your case, we always promise to pursue the maximum compensation possible based on everything that we know and can prove you lost because of the accident. 

When Should You Contact a West Chester Truck Accident Lawyer?

If you are involved in a truck accident, the earlier you talk to an experienced truck accident lawyer in West Chester, the better. Speaking with an attorney soon after a truck accident can provide valuable clarity about your options and drastically increases your chances of being able to gather and preserve essential evidence. 

You do not need to know exactly who caused the accident or what your claim may be worth before contacting an attorney. It’s our job to figure that out. All you need to do is know that you have been the victim of a trucking accident, and then you can leave the rest to us. 

Why Work With HoeyLegal After a Truck Accident?

At HoeyLegal, we have been proudly representing personal injury victims in Chester County and surrounding communities for decades. Founded by Christian Hoey in 2000 and later joined by Christopher W. McMullin, our team brings extensive legal expertise and proven personal injury experience to every case we pursue.

We’ve won tens of millions for our truck accident clients in the past, are recognized as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in the United States, and are consistently listed in the top ten for client satisfaction. Our proven track record speaks for itself, so if you need a truck accident lawyer that you can trust, there’s no better choice than HoeyLegal. 

Contact HoeyLegal Today

Have you recently been injured in a trucking accident?  Are you looking for an experienced West Chester truck accident lawyer who can help? Give us a call. 

Our team at HoeyLegal is always here to answer your questions and will happily schedule you a free legal consultation to get the process started. We’ll take the time to get to know you and the specifics of your accident, so that we can put you on the best path forward. 

You don’t have to navigate the complex and stressful aftermath of a truck accident alone. Contact HoeyLegal and schedule your free legal consultation today. 

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Distracted Driving

Pennsylvania defines distracted driving as “an activity that could divert a person’s attention away from the primary task of driving.” Drivers have to focus on driving, so they can react to the information on the road, such as road conditions, hazards and other drivers. Distracted drivers do not react appropriately and thus put others at risk for severe injury or death. Examples of distractions, besides using cell phones and texting, include drinking, eating, adjusting the radio, adjusting climate controls, adjusting seats, combing hair, putting on make-up, daydreaming, reaching for dropped items, engaging in heavy conversations, and focusing on events outside of the car.

Driving Under the Influence

Driving under the influence typically refers to alcohol use, but drug use can also impair drivers and cause severe car accidents.  In either situation, enjoying cocktails at happy hour, celebrating with drugs or alcohol, drinking too much wine for dinner and unwinding after a long week at work results in too many motorists driving under the influence.  Controlled substances impact each person differently, making it common for someone to misjudge his or her level of impairment.  These poor judgments can lead to severe and sometimes fatal car accidents.

Driver Fatigue

Driving without enough sleep is commonplace for many in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and across the nation. Truck drivers, shift workers, and those with sleep disorders are most vulnerable to causing an accident because they are drowsy or fatigued. Not having enough rest slows down reaction time and impairs the senses. In fact, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) claims that eighteen (18) hours without sleep impairs a driver to the same extent as someone who has a 0.08 blood or breath alcohol concentration after consuming alcohol.

Speeding

The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that one-third of all car accidents involve speeding. Drivers who rush, run late, or simply lack patience may choose to speed when they get behind the wheel. Speeding makes it more likely that a driver will lose control of his or her vehicle and makes it more difficult to react to road hazards and other vehicles. Speeding also increases the impact of a car accident and makes it far less likely that a negligent driver may maintain control of his vehicle sufficient to prevent a collision. High speed car accidents make it far more likely that those involved will suffer severe injuries or death.

OBTAIN NECESSARY COURT ORDERS TO PRESERVE EVIDENCE

At HoeyLegal, we know from our litigation experience that tractor-trailer drivers often operate at least one cellular phone which is in use at, during, or immediately prior to a tractor-trailer accident. Additionally, most tractor-trailers are equipped with data recorders which capture, in real-time, important vehicle operation events including speed, hard braking and other evasive maneuvers taken by the operator and the tractor-trailer.  It is imperative that this evidence be obtained before it is destroyed.  At HoeyLegal, our trial attorneys will obtain any necessary court order to preserve this evidence for trial.

IDENTIFY ALL AT-FAULT DEFENDANTS

Oftentimes, there are several defendants responsible for the tractor-trailer accident. In most cases, at least two defendants are responsible for the ownership and operation of the tractor-trailer.  There may be additional defendants responsible for the hiring and retention of the tractor-trailer driver.  At HoeyLegal, our investigators will promptly identify the responsible defendants and immediately request the preservation of all evidence related to the hiring and retention of the driver, inspection of the vehicles and the supervision and drug/alcohol testing of the vehicle operator.

LOCATE, EXAMINE AND INSPECT THE TRACTOR-TRAILER

Our accident investigators include mechanics who will immediately respond to the accident site and the location where the truck has been impounded in order to photograph the truck and conduct necessary mechanical inspections of the vehicle. In the event that a court order is necessary to examine and inspect the trucks, HoeyLegal Attorneys will promptly file the necessary motions to enable the HoeyLegal mechanics and inspectors to conduct a prompt evaluation of the mechanical function of the at-fault tractor-trailer

ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION

Our expert accident investigators include former Pennsylvania State Police accident investigators and nationally recognized engineers who will carefully photograph the accident scene and conduct all necessary measurements of skid marks, yaw marks, displacement of debris and thoroughly examine the accident site to preserve all evidence for the time of trial.

INTERVIEW ALL WITNESS

Our investigators will promptly interview and record all witnesses that observed the accident and collect all biographical information from the witnesses so they will available to testify on your behalf at trial.

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