Northern California Auto Accident Injury Lawyers

Auto Accident Injuries

Auto accidents take place everyday of the year. In California especially, where automobile usage is imperative, auto accidents injure countless people, sometimes as the result of their own negligence, and sometimes not. If a negligible party does cause an accident, then it is the responsibility of that party to accept accountability for its negligence, and pay monetary damages to those people who are injured in the accident. However, it should be realized that the court system will attribute blame that is proportional to the ultimate cause of the accident. That is, if one party is deemed to be 65% responsible for causing the accident, then that party can only be held liable for 65% of the monetary damages that the accident caused.

Auto accidents in Northern California are dangerous, can result in extreme amounts of chaos, and typically injure those who are involved in them. Injuries sustained in an auto accident may include:

• Scrapes and bruising: minor injuries that often heal within a matter of days


• Broken bones: more significant injuries that take months to heal, and render the injured party impaired in some way


• Lacerations: usually caused by shards of wreckage, particularly glass, these injuries range in severity depending on where they are located


• Neck and back injuries: these injuries usually occur due to the jarring nature of accidents, and typically result in soreness and nagging pain that can take a significant amount of time to dissipate


• Spinal injuries: injuries that can ultimately render a person paralyzed, and significantly impact quality of life for any number of years, if not permanently


• Head and brain injuries: the most severe of all injuries, these ailments can seriously impact a person's ability to function in day-to-day life, and pose a huge risk of permanently affecting those afflicted

California auto accidents can occur for a variety of reasons, but most stem from driver negligence of some kind. Whether an accident is caused by driver inattention, a road condition that creates a sense of confusion, or an existing defect with an automobile that prevents it from being driven properly, auto accidents occur when something, caused by some party, goes wrong when it's not supposed to have done so.

At Van Der Walde & associates, our skilled San Jose car accident injury attorneys will examine the details surrounding your accident to determine fault, and will hold negligible parties accountable for their actions. If you or a loved one has suffered from an automobile accident of any kind, please contact one of our knowledgeable California auto accident injury lawyers for a free consultation. Call us today toll-free at 877-862-6288.