LAS VEGAS HEAD-ON CAR ACCIDENT ATTORNEY

Common Causes of Head-on Crashes

All car crashes are frightening and have the potential to cause serious damage and painful injuries. For example, even a minor fender bender could cause thousands of dollars in vehicle repairs, while the victim could also suffer from debilitating whiplash, making him or her unable to go to work. Head-on collisions, however, tend to have especially devastating consequences and can result in death or permanent disability. Because the damage sustained in these types of collisions is particularly severe, it is even more important for victims to contact an experienced Las Vegas car accident attorney who can represent their interests, whether during settlement proceedings or in the courtroom. When people think about a head-on collision, they usually picture a scenario where one driver was attempting to pass a slower vehicle and in doing so, collided with someone traveling in the other direction. While these types of accidents do occur, most head-on car crashes are caused by one driver accidentally drifting across the centerline of the road.

In most cases, this accidental drifting is the result of one party’s negligent actions, which could include:

• Falling asleep at the wheel;
• Driving while distracted;
• Speeding; and
• Driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

Although driver negligence is the most common cause of head-on collisions, these types of accidents can also be caused by:

• Poor weather conditions, including icy roads and fog;
• Mechanical failure, whether as a result of a manufacturer defect or the driver’s lack of vehicle maintenance; and
• A driver’s attempt to swerve out of the way of road debris or an animal.

Regardless of the underlying cause, these kinds of crashes almost always have painful and dangerous repercussions, including catastrophic and even deadly injuries.