Common Car Accident Scenarios/Causes & Determining Fault

Car accidents in Austin happen for many reasons. If you were in a car accident, you may not know the cause or how to prove you weren’t at fault for the crash. Our Texas car accident attorneys are here to help guide you through this challenging time.

FVF Law has helped hundreds of car accident victims like you get much-needed financial relief after a crash. Our Austin car accident lawyers can educate you on your rights and options and put you in position to win your case.

If you’ve been hurt in a Texas car accident, give FVF Law a call at (512) 982-9328 to schedule a free consultation with a member of our legal team. We’re standing by to help you.

FVF Law Can Help If You’ve Been Injured in a Texas Car Accident

Determining who was at fault for a Texas car accident is extremely important and often a difficult task. Multiple people may have contributed to the cause of the accident. It may be that your own conduct helped create the conditions that caused the accident.

Determining who caused a Texas car accident is so important because it dictates who is responsible for compensating you for your injuries.

When you hire FVF Law to represent you after your car accident, we’ll diligently protect your interests by:

• Launching our own in-depth investigation into your accident
• Scrutinizing police reports, photographs, and any available video of the accident
• If necessary, hiring an accident reconstruction expert to support your claim that you were not to blame
• Identifying and interviewing anyone one witnessed the accident as soon as possible
• Completing a comprehensive calculation of your damages

The best way to make sure the insurance company can’t fault you for the accident or trivialize your injuries is by being meticulous. When it’s time to negotiate a settlement, we’ll meet the insurance company at the table with all the information we need to demand they treat you fairly.

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Why is Determining Fault in a Texas Car Accident Important?

Figuring out who was at fault for your Texas car accident is so important because Texas is an at-fault car accident state. This means the person whose negligence caused your accident (or their insurance company) is responsible for paying your damages.

What if You Were Partially At Fault for the Accident?

Just because you may have contributed to the accident doesn’t mean that you can’t recover compensation.

Texas operates under the “modified comparative fault” rule. Under this law, your overall compensation will be reduced by the percentage for which you were at fault. For example, if your total damages are $30,000, but you are found to have been 50% at fault, your total recovery will be reduced to $15,000.

However, if you are found to be 51% or more at fault for the accident, you will not be able to recover anything. This highlights why determining fault as early as possible is so critical.

You can see how important it is to have an experienced attorney advocating for you. After you’ve been in a car accident, we’ll get right to work establishing who is to blame for the accident. We’ll protect you against unscrupulous insurance companies who only care about their financial bottom line.

What Are Some Common Texas Car Accident Scenarios?

In 2021, over 19,000 people were seriously injured in Texas car accidents. Sadly, nearly 4,500 people were killed in car accidents in 2021.

Car accidents can happen in many ways and on many different roads and highways. The most common types of car accidents in Texas include:

• Distracted driver crashes
• Intersection accidents
• Crashes involving drivers under the influence of alcohol or drugs
• Rear-end collisions
• Rollover accidents
• Parking lot accidents

This is just the tip of the iceberg. There are many more ways you can be injured in a Texas car accident, and any one of them can have a profound and long-term impact on your life.

When your life has been disrupted because of someone else’s negligence, there’s just too much at stake for you. Your physical and emotional well-being depends on your team of medical providers. Your financial well-being depends on having seasoned attorneys like FVF in your corner.

Call us today to learn more about how we can put our experience and skills to work for you while you focus on healing.

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Call FVF Law for a Free Consultation if You’ve Been Injured in a Texas Car Accident

At FVF Law, we pride ourselves on a hard-earned reputation for delivering life-changing settlements and verdicts for our Texas car accident injury clients. If you were hurt in a car accident because of someone else’s negligence, you need aggressive negotiators at your side.

Your recovery depends on you getting the compensation you need and deserve. You shouldn’t have to bear the financial costs of someone else’s negligence.

Call us today to arrange your free, no-risk consultation. From the moment you contact us, we’ll start earning your trust by treating you and your injuries with the respect you deserve.