The Michigan car accident lawyers at Buckfire & Buckfire, P.C. frequently handle car accident cases that occur at the intersection of one road with another. Although all car accidents are bad, T-bone accidents that occur at intersections are some of the worst, because they can involve a car striking the side of another car at very high speeds. This could put the point of impact at the exact location in which the driver or passengers are sitting.
T-bone intersection accidents can be caused by a number of reasons, but many of these accidents are caused by a driver's failure to stop at a stop sign, red light, or other traffic signal. In other accidents, icy roads combined with high speeds may leave drivers unable to stop when they reach the intersection, leading to a crash.
These accidents usually generate two types of legal claims. First, if anyone is injured in this type of car accident, that person can submit a claim for Michigan No Fault insurance. No Fault insurance benefits cover medical expenses, lost wages, some of the cost of household chores, and a reasonable rate for attendant care. Even if the injured person was a passenger who does not have a policy of No Fault insurance, that person can still submit a claim through either a family member's policy or the driver's policy.
The second type of claim is that the injured person may be able to sue the driver who caused the accident. This lawsuit would be for negligent. The accident victim would win the lawsuit if his or her attorney can demonstrate that the driver's failure to use reasonable care caused the accident. The lawyer could do this by proving, for example, the driver was speeding, or had faulty brakes, or ignored a traffic signal. Do I have a Michigan car accident case? 1-800-606-1717 We represent Michigan personal injury clients in Detroit, Southfield, Pontiac, Troy, Warren, Grand Rapids, Muskegon, Lansing, East Lansing, Battle Creek, Kalamazoo, Bloomfield Hills, West Bloomfield, Farmington Hills, Rochester, Auburn Hills, Clarkston, Birmingham, Ferndale, Flint, Novi, Pontiac, Troy, Saginaw, Sterling Heights, Waterford, Wayne, Dearborn, Westland, Canton, Monroe, Ann Arbor, Mount Clemens, Livonia, Grayling, Grosse Pointe, St. Clair Shores, Brighton, Adrian, Allen Park, Clinton, Hamtramck, Northville, Garden City, Southgate, Harrison, Holland, Inkster, Allen Park, Belleville, Jackson, Madison Heights, Mount Pleasant, Oak Park, Okemos, Plymouth, Redford, Roseville, Romulus, Taylor, Wyandotte, Wyoming, Traverse City, Ypsilanti, Bad Axe, Northern Michigan, as well as residents of Wayne County, Kent County, Oakland County, Macomb County, Washtenaw County, Genesee County, Huron County, St. Clair County, Monroe County, Ingham County, Saginaw County, Livingston County, Lenawee County and all other Michigan counties.
