North Carolina Head-On Truck Accident Lawyer

If you were in a head-on collision with a commercial truck in North Carolina, contact Poisson, Poisson & Bower, PLLC, immediately. You could be entitled to significant compensation for what happened, and we want to help you pursue it in a claim against the at-fault party.

Let’s meet during a free, no-obligation consultation, so our head-on truck accident attorneys can analyze your situation and explain your options at no cost or obligation.

The Devastating Impact of Head-On Truck Accidents

Head-on truck accidents frequently result in severe injuries that have long-lasting effects on a victim’s life. Examples of severe injuries from head-on truck collisions include:

• Fractured bones
• Traumatic brain injuries
• Spinal cord injuries
• Internal organ damage and bleeding
• Crushing injuries and amputations
• Severe burns and lacerations
• Torn ligaments, tendons, and muscles

Severe injuries often require extensive and invasive surgeries to repair, and a full recovery is not always possible. For example, a traumatic brain injury (TBI) could result in lasting physical or cognitive impairment, a spinal cord injury could lead to paralysis, and severe burns could cause significant scarring and disfigurement. Victims often need long-term, even permanent, care.

Because of the lasting nature of serious injuries, it is crucial to work with a personal injury lawyer who can accurately assess your future medical and care needs and how your injuries will affect your income and daily life.

Our truck accident law firm can seek maximum compensation for you by calculating your losses and fighting for your rights in settlement negotiations or at trial.

How Head-On Truck Accidents Happen on North Carolina Roads

Head-on truck accidents can occur in various ways, many involving truck driver negligence.

A truck driver’s failure to take proper care when operating their vehicle can have catastrophic consequences for others on the road. For example, fatigued, impaired, or distracted truckers may drift across the dividing line or inadvertently drive the wrong way on one-way roads. Such head-on collisions are especially destructive when they occur at highway speeds.

Head-on collisions can also happen at intersections when a truck turns left in front of oncoming traffic. If the trucker fails to yield the right-of-way, another vehicle may crash into the truck head-on.

Beyond driver error, some head-on truck collisions are caused by mechanical failures. Tire blowouts can cause a truck to cross the median or swerve into an opposing lane, crashing head-on into vehicles. Brake failures can result in trucks running stop signs or red lights, leading to serious accidents. When mechanical failure causes these crashes, the part manufacturer or truck maintenance provider could be at fault.

Establishing Fault and Liability in NC Head-On Truck Collisions

Parties at fault for causing a head-on truck accident in North Carolina can be held liable for the resulting consequences. Depending on the circumstances, examples of potentially liable parties might include any or several of the following:

• Truck drivers
• Trucking companies
• Truck manufacturers
• Truck maintenance providers
• Truck cargo loaders
• Other motorists
• Government entities

It will likely take a thorough investigation of the collision to identify the parties responsible for the accident that injured you. While the truck driver could be most directly to blame for what happened, other, less-obvious parties could also be liable for the crash. To help maximize your compensation, it is critical to hold all the at-fault parties liable.

Examples of some of the key evidence your experienced truck accident lawyer may collect to support your case include:

• Accident scene photographs
• Traffic, surveillance, or dashboard camera videos
• Eyewitness statements
• Expert testimony
• Truck maintenance records
• Truck log book entries
• Truck black box recordings

Your case may also involve state and federal trucking regulations, making it essential that you choose an attorney who has experience handling truck accident cases specifically. A party whose violation of these regulations contributes to a collision could be liable through the legal concept of negligence per se.

North Carolina’s Contributory Negligence Rule for Head-On Truck Crashes

North Carolina is one of the few states that uses a contributory negligence rule rather than a version of comparative negligence. Comparative negligence is a system that reduces an injured party’s compensation by a percentage equal to their degree of fault. Contributory negligence, on the other hand, bars an injured party from recovering compensation if they share any fault for the accident that harmed them.

That means even if you are found only 1 percent at fault for the head-on collision that caused your injuries, you would be barred from recovering any compensation based on the contributory negligence rule.

The strict rule is one reason why working with a skilled truck accident attorney is so important. Insurance companies are always looking for reasons to deny or undervalue claims to save money. Insurance companies and their lawyers may do everything in their power to shift at least part of the blame for the accident onto you. Our head-on truck accident lawyers know how to counteract such tactics and show that you were in no way to blame for what happened, thus preserving your right to fair compensation.

Securing Available Compensation for Victims of Head-On Truck Wrecks

The compensation available after a head-on truck collision can cover a range of economic and non-economic losses. Economic losses are those with a specific dollar value, like medical expenses, lost wages, and reduced future earning ability. Non-economic losses, on the other hand, are those that do not such as physical pain, emotional suffering, and reduced quality of life.

Our lawyers are prepared to assess your situation and determine the full extent of your losses, encompassing both economic and non-economic damages. Then we can present a demand to the responsible insurance companies and negotiate to seek the maximum compensation you deserve. If negotiations do not produce a fair settlement offer, we will be prepared to seek compensation for you in court.

Get the Legal Guidance You Deserve After a Head-On Truck Accident in North Carolina

Poisson, Poisson & Bower, PLLC, has been helping North Carolina truck accident victims for more than 40 years. We are ready to put our experience to work for you now.

Contact our firm for a free consultation with an experienced truck accident attorney.