With so many wonderful parks and residential areas in Centreville, it is common to see bike riders out enjoying the day. Whether that is along the Cub Run Stream Valley Trail or just to and from school with the kids, bike rides can be dangerous.
If a driver fails to see you or your loved one and hits you, the risk of serious injuries is high. You will find the Centreville area bicycle accident lawyer you need to fight for you at The Pendleton Law Team, founded in 2011. Set up a free consultation now with a Centreville area personal injury lawyer.
Common Causes of Bicycle Accidents in Centreville
Bike accidents happen throughout the city and surrounding areas, including along Braddock Road, Old Centreville Road, and in residential areas such as those off Upperridge Drive and Centrewood Drive. In our experience, some of the most common causes of these accidents are fully preventable. They include:
- Distracted drivers using their phones or eating behind the wheel
- Reckless driving, including speeding around corners or in residential areas
- Lack of knowledge of how to share the right-of-way with a bike rider
- Poor visibility, especially at commercial intersections
- Fatigued drivers who do not see riders, especially early in the morning or late at night
Gathering evidence that outlines who is at fault in your accident is a critical step in building your claim. To do this, our lawyer will review witness statements and surveillance footage and use our network of accident specialists to clarify the details. You can help your case by taking photos of the accident scene right after your accident, if you are able to do so.
Who May Be Responsible for Your Injuries and Losses
Gathering evidence in your case allows our legal team to build a comprehensive claim for you. Often, more than one person or entity may be responsible for your accident, which can increase your options for seeking compensation.
This means we may be able to seek legal action against other drivers, passengers, and commercial businesses whose employees hurt you, as well as against governments for unsafe conditions. Talk to The Pendleton Law Team about your case.
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Why Bicycle Accident Claims Can Be Challenging
Victims of bicycle accidents often face challenges trying to file a claim for their losses, even when the evidence seems to point to the driver causing the accident. Having a bicycle accident attorney serving Centreville is a critical investment as a result. Here is why you need legal support in these cases:
- Even 1% fault could throw your case out. Insurance companies want to reduce the compensation they pay, and shifting blame to you is one way they can do that. Thanks to Virginia’s strict contributory negligence law (§ 8.01-58), you cannot seek compensation if you are found even 1% at fault for the accident. We need to work hard to make sure that is not the case.
- Severe injuries warrant larger recoveries. Victims of bike accidents suffer serious injuries and losses, including debilitating injuries, incredible pain, and paralysis. You need to recover maximum damages to help cover the costs of the complexity of your life moving forward.
- Evidence can be critical but hard to find. All of the proof is on your shoulders, and finding evidence to verify your case and claim can be challenging. As your lawyer, we know how to find the evidence you need.
Our law firm has served Virginia for years. Throughout that time, we have recovered millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts for our clients, victims like you who deserve a voice. You pay us nothing up front, and we want to hear about your accident in our free consultation.
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Serious Injuries Demand Immediate Medical Care
You may feel like you can get up and move well after your accident, but learn days later that you have serious injuries and complications. We encourage you to go to the hospital following your bicycle accident, no matter how you feel right after. If you have any of the following types of serious injuries, do not simply settle your case with the insurance company. Call us first:
- Traumatic brain injuries
- Skull fractures
- Broken and crushed bones
- Internal bleeding
- Internal organ damage
- Spinal cord injuries
- Spinal column damage
- Road rash
- Amputations
- Disfigurement
- Emotional trauma
In each of these cases, your claim’s value needs to take into account your emergency care needs as well as the physical, emotional, and financial losses you will continue to face for years to come. Expect our lawyer to use our team of medical experts to verify and prove all of your losses and see maximum compensation as a result.
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Types of Damages Owed to Victims of Bicycle Accidents
Factors such as the cause of your accident, the type of injuries you have, the severity of those injuries, and your ability to recover fully all impact the value of your claim. The law allows you to recover any losses you can document, including economic and non-economic losses such as:
- All emergency care costs
- Hospitalizations, treatment, surgery, and specialized care
- Emotional trauma treatment and counseling
- Pain and suffering
- Loss of income from missed time at work
- Diminished earnings
- Disfigurement
- Loss of consortium
Victims must not seek a claim for their accident injuries until they reach their maximum level of improvement, as expected by their doctor and our medical experts. Insurance companies may try to rush you, but we work to limit their ability to do so by fighting for fair compensation using an evidence-based claim.
We want you to get the level of financial support you deserve in these challenging cases. Expect us to be aggressive in doing so.
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The sooner you contact our bicycle accident lawyer serving the Centreville area, the faster we can get to work handling insurance companies, finding and protecting evidence, and building your claim.
In most cases, you do not have to go to court, as we build evidence-based claims that insurance companies will struggle to refute. When you put your trust in The Pendleton Law Team, you gain an advocate whose sole objective is to fight for you.
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