Dunedin Delivery Truck Accident Lawyer
The popularity of online shopping has caused many changes in Dunedin, throughout Florida, and across the U.S. One of the biggest changes is the need for more delivery trucks and delivery truck drivers to carry all the packages ordered online to their destinations. This is especially true in Florida, which is one of the top 10 states for shopping via the internet.
Unfortunately, these delivery trucks are frequently involved in accidents. That’s partly because of the sheer number of delivery trucks on our streets, but also because truck drivers are often fatigued and make careless driving mistakes that endanger everyone who is near them. The problem is made even worse because the size and weight of delivery trucks can cause serious injuries when the trucks collide with cars and other passenger vehicles.
What to Do If You Were Seriously Injured in a Dunedin Delivery Truck Accident
Were you recently seriously hurt in an accident that involved a delivery truck in Dunedin or elsewhere in Florida? If so, Florida state law gives you the right to seek compensation from negligent delivery truck drivers, truck owners, manufacturers, repair crews, and any other parties whose negligence contributed to your accident.
Bringing a claim for damages against a negligent party or parties can be an overwhelming process, especially when you’re suffering physically and mentally from your injuries. Fortunately, you don’t have to undertake the claim process to pursue compensation on your own. The experienced Dennis Hernandez Dunedin delivery truck accident lawyers can guide you through the legal process and fight for your right to the full compensation you deserve.
Call us today at 855-529-3366 or fill in the FREE CASE EVALUATION form on our website to get expert advice on your truck accident case. We have over twenty-five years of experience helping injured accident victims in Florida get the full compensation they deserve and will put our experience and skill to work fighting for you.
Why Serious Injuries Are Common in Dunedin Delivery Truck Accidents
A typical delivery van that drives on residential streets is about six times heavier than a car. The force of the impact that occurs in a crash involving a delivery truck and a passenger vehicle often causes devastating injuries to the people inside the lighter vehicle.
Examples of serious injuries from delivery truck accidents include:
- Spinal cord injuries
- Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) and other injuries to the head
- Multiple fractures
- Injuries to the limbs, including crushed limbs
- Lacerations
- Injuries to the shoulders, back, or face
These injuries, and other serious injuries from delivery truck accidents, are life-changing for the accident victim and their family. The injuries require extensive medical treatment and may cause long-term or permanent disabilities or disfigurement. They also cause pain and psychological distress.
Every Dennis Hernandez Dunedin delivery truck accident lawyer, along with our entire legal team, is dedicated to achieving justice and much-needed compensation for our clients who have lost so much because of the negligence of others. We will fight for your right to substantial compensation for the damages you have suffered and may continue experience in the future!
What Causes Delivery Truck Accidents in Dunedin?
Delivery truck accidents are usually somebody’s fault. There may be more than one person or company whose negligence contributed to the accident, and the law gives you the right to seek compensation from all of them.
The Dennis Hernandez Dunedin delivery truck accident lawyers have the experience, knowledge, and resources to investigate the accident thoroughly, identify all the potentially liable parties, and seek to hold them financially responsible for your injuries. This gives you the best chance of receiving all the compensation you deserve.
Parties whose negligence may have contributed to delivery truck accidents include:
- Delivery truck drivers, who are often under tremendous pressure from their employers to meet unreasonably high delivery quotas, causing them to drive too fast, keep on driving when they are dangerously fatigued, and make other careless driving mistakes that endanger other people on the road.
- Maintenance and repair crews or companies, if they failed to keep the delivery truck in a safe condition.
- Those who loaded the truck, if the load was not properly balanced.
- The truck driver’s employer, who in some circumstances may be held responsible for the driver’s actions.
- The owner of the truck, if different from the employer.
- The owner of the goods the truck was carrying.
How Much Compensation Can You Expect for Your Truck Accident Injuries?
The amount of compensation you can obtain by bringing a claim for damages against the at-fault party or parties varies depending on a number of factors, including the extent of your physical injuries, the type of treatment(s) needed, your ability to work, and the length of time you may need to recover, if recovery is possible. In general, however, accident victims in Florida are entitled to compensation for both economic and non-economic damages, including:
- Lost income and diminished earning capacity
- Medical expenses, such as hospital stays, out-patient procedures, office visits, diagnostic tests, medical equipment and assistive devices and medication
- Physical pain and suffering
- Mental anguish, post-traumatic stress disorder, and anxiety
- Decreased enjoyment of life
- Scarring, disability and disfigurement
- Your family’s loss of your assistance, guidance, and companionship
- Other damages recoverable under Florida law
To find out how we can help you secure the compensation you need and deserve for all the damages you have suffered, call us today at 855-529-3366, or fill out the FREE CASE EVALUATION form on our website.
You Can Count on the Dennis Hernandez Dunedin Delivery Truck Accident Lawyers to Fight for Your Rights
The Dennis Hernandez law firm has more than 25 years of experience fighting for justice for people like you. We are proud of the record of substantial settlements and jury verdicts that we have won for our clients.
As your truck accident attorneys, we will thoroughly investigate the accident, gather the evidence needed to prove negligence on another party or parties’ part, and build a strong case showing your full need for substantial compensation for your present and future medical treatment expenses, income losses, physical pain, mental suffering, disability, disfigurement, and all the other losses and expenses that your injuries have caused you and your family to suffer.
We’ll negotiate vigorously with the negligent party’s insurance company and refuse to accept a settlement that is less than the full amount you deserve. If the insurance company won’t agree to a fair settlement, we will gladly take the fight to the courtroom to win the award you rightfully deserve.
We’ll guide you through the legal process every step of the way, answer your questions, and keep you informed. We work on a contingency fee basis, which means you won’t have to pay us any legal fees until you win your case.
The sooner you get started on your case, the better! Call us today at 855-529-3366 or fill in the FREE CASE EVALUATION form on this page for expert advice on what you should do next.