Common Causes of and Common Injuries from Car, Truck, and Motorcycle Accidents

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Common Causes of and Common Injuries from Car, Truck, and Motorcycle Accidents

Being involved in an automobile accident can be a frightening experience. Whether you’ve been in a vehicle accident, a truck accident, or a motorcycle accident, you need an experienced accident attorney on your side. Read more about common causes of and common injuries from car, truck, and motorcycle accidents.

Common Causes of Car, Truck, and Motorcycle Accidents

Accidents involving cars, trucks, and motorcycles can occur for various causes. A large percentage of those accidents happen partly or entirely by a driver’s recklessness on the road. Some of the most prevalent causes of traffic accidents in Nashville and around Tennessee include, but are not limited to, the following factors:

  • Speeding
  • Distracted driving/Driver inattention
  • Driving under the influence (DUI)
  • Failure to obey traffic laws
  • Animals in the roadway
  • Failure to check blind spots/ Failure to use turn signals
  • Inclement weather/Bad road conditions
  • Driver fatigue
  • And more

Common Injuries Caused by Car, Truck, and Motorcycle Accidents

Car, truck, and motorcycle accidents can result in catastrophic injuries, permanent or fatal. Here are the most common injuries caused from car, truck, and motorcycle accidents:

  • Head and neck injuries
  • Traumatic brain injuries
  • Whiplash
  • Facial trauma
  • Broken bones
  • Nerve damage
  • Soft tissue damage
  • Burns, road rash, and lacerations
  • Amputated limbs
  • Internal organ damage
  • Spinal cord injury
  • Paralysis
  • Death

As an experienced personal injury law firm in Tennessee, we’ve seen first-hand how injuries resulting from car, truck, and motorcycle accidents can turn lives upside down and impact families for life.

Conclusion

If you or a family member have been injured in an accident due to another driver’s negligence or aggressive driving, contact our Nashville-based office at 615-244-2111 for a free and confidential consultation, and we will assist you. Our law firm works on a contingency basis, so there is no fee unless a settlement or jury verdict award is reached on your behalf.

Because we care…

Stillman & Friedland

Tennessee Accident Attorneys