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Car accidents happen in El Monte every day. Even if you drive with caution, the chances of being involved in an accident are fairly high. Unfortunately, the costs associated with car accident injuries can be overwhelming. Even moderate injuries can generate upwards of $15,000 in medical costs. If you have recently been involved in an accident and someone else is to blame, you may be entitled to compensation.
Contact the attorneys at Glotzer & Leib, LLP to find out how we can help you maximize your financial award. Our El Monte car accident attorneys offer a free consultation, so do not hesitate to call us for help today. We will review the details of your accident and help you understand your legal options.
El Monte is becoming an increasingly popular destination in Los Angeles County. More than 114,000 people call the city home and thousands more travel there for work at one of the industrial complexes every day. As a result, El Monte’s roads are more crowded than ever before. Back in 2011, approximately 648,000 miles were driven in El Monte every day. By 2015, drivers were logging 841,000 daily miles on El Monte roads. That’s an increase of nearly 30 percent.
As the roads become more congested, accidents are happening more frequently. Between 2011 and 2015, the number of car accidents in El Monte has nearly doubled:
Today, the city averages more than two injury-causing and/or fatal car accident every day.
The rate of car accidents in El Monte has increased significantly in recent years. While accidents can happen for a variety of reasons, certain causes are reported more often than others.
Distracted Driving: Drivers are increasingly distracted by their cell phones. Unfortunately, having your eyes glued to your phone prevents you from driving safely. Statistics show that 25 percent of all fatal car accidents involve a distracted driver. Hundreds of thousands of injuries are also caused by distracted drivers. These numbers are even higher when teens are involved.
Driving Under the Influence: Drivers who are under the influence of drugs or alcohol are more likely to cause an accident. In 2015, at least 55 El Monte car accidents involved a drunk driver.
Intersections: Intersections in Los Angeles County are a leading cause of serious car accidents. Nationwide, intersections are involved in nearly one-third of all accidents. Drivers tend to be too aggressive at intersections and fail to drive with caution. Making dangerous turns, speeding, and trying to beat the light all contribute to accidents in El Monte.
Speeding: Speeding is a contributing factor in nearly 20 percent of all car accidents in El Monte. Speed limits exist for a reason. When drivers exceed these limits, accidents are more likely to happen. The greater the speed at impact, the worse the injuries will be.
Driving at Night: Many El Monte accidents happen at night. Nearly 7 percent of all accidents in the city happen after dark. Drivers are more likely to be fatigued, intoxicated, and unable to see others on the road.
Our El Monte car accident attorneys can help you recover compensation even if you share some of the blame for your accident. In California, fault is not necessarily a bar to recovery. We can get you money as long as someone else is also at fault.
However, fault will affect your case in two major ways.
Reduced Recovery: The amount of money you recover will be reduced if you share fault for your accident. The greater your role in causing the accident, the less money you will be able to recover. Your award will be directly linked to your degree of fault.
Example: You are injured in an El Monte car accident and suffer $100,000 in damages. You share 40 percent of the fault. As a result, you will only be entitled to recover $60,000. ($100,000 reduced by 40 percent fault.)
Liability to Others: In California, anyone who shares fault for an accident can be on the hook for damages. This is true even if you were also injured in the crash. You will be liable up to your own degree of fault.
Example: You are involved in an El Monte car accident. You and the other driver both suffer $100,000 in damages. You share 25 percent of the fault. You can be responsible for $25,000 of the other driver’s damages. (25 percent of $100,000.)
It is important to contact an attorney immediately if you share some of the fault of your El Monte car accident. Our attorneys will investigate your accident and find evidence that shifts blame to others. Remember, the less blame you share, the more money you can recover. Call us today to get started on your personal injury case.
Car accident injuries can range from moderate to severe. At Glotzer & Leib, LLP, our attorneys are prepared to help you recover compensation for all of your injuries. Over the past 18 years, we have successfully recovered millions in compensation for a wide range of injuries, including:
Contact our El Monte office today to find out how we can get you the compensation you deserve after your car accident.
The days, weeks, and months following your El Monte car accident can be incredibly stressful. The last thing you need to do is expend valuable time and energy on a lawsuit. The best thing you can do after your accident is hire an experienced El Monte personal injury attorney.
Benefits of hiring our El Monte car accident attorneys include:
Contact our El Monte office if you have been injured in a car accident. We will fight to make sure that you are fairly compensated for your injuries.
The costs of a car accident can be surprising. Even minor accidents can generate more than $15,000 in medical costs, alone. The costs can be even greater when things like property damage, disability, and emotional suffering are factored into the equation. At Glotzer & Leib, LLP, we can help you recover compensation for these (and other) costs.
Economic damages are paid to help you cope with the financial costs of your accident. We will fight to recover economic damages to compensate for:
In California, you can recover damages for your actual and projected costs. Our attorneys work with experts to make sure that the future costs of your injury are properly valued.
Sometimes an injury will be very personal and hard to value. Non-economic damages are available to compensate for these subjective harms. We will fight to recover non-economic damages to compensate for:
Since these injuries can be hard to value in terms of dollars and cents, non-economic damages can vary significantly from case-to-case.
Is someone else to blame for your El Monte car accident? If so, you have the right to demand compensation. However, you only have a limited amount of time to file a claim. California’s statute of limitations for bodily injury claims is two years. If you don’t file your claim within two years of your accident you won’t be able to get the money you need.
There are certain times when the statute of limitations may vary:
You need to make sure that your claim is filed within the applicable statute of limitations. Call our El Monte car accident attorneys to make sure that your claim is not denied because of a legal technicality.
Are you struggling with an injury after an El Monte car accident? Is someone else to blame for the crash? If so, you may be entitled to compensation. Contact Glotzer & Leib, LLP for help. Our no win, no fee attorneys can help you maximize your financial settlement or award. You do not have to worry about paying us until we win your case. Call us today to schedule your free case evaluation.
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