Rhode Island Auto Accident Attorneys
An auto accident can cause life-changing injuries. If you have been seriously hurt, you need the help of an experienced auto accident attorney to stand up to the insurance companies and make sure that you get full and fair compensation.
Please, do not wait until it is too late. Talk to the experience Rhode Island auto accident attorneys of Sinapi Law Associates, Ltd., right away.
Driver Negligence
The bulk of auto accident cases hinge on driver negligence. To hold a driver, really their insurance company, financially liable for your injuries, you only need to prove that they failed to use the level of care that a reasonable person would use under the same circumstances. Examples of the types of negligence that commonly lead to car accidents include:
- Distracted driving, including texting and other device use, as well as no-tech distractions such as personal grooming
- Drowsy or fatigued driving
- Impairment with drugs of any kind including prescription, over-the-counter (OTC) and recreational
- Drunk driving
- Excessive speed, including speeding or driving too fast for the conditions even within the speed limit
- Running a red light or stop sign
- Failure to yield
- Unsafe passing
- Failure to use turn signals
- Failure to maintain lane
- Following too closely
- Failure to use headlights when conditions require
- Failure to dim headlights
- Inadequately secured cargo
- Inadequately secured trailer
- Aggressive driving
Defective Vehicles
Sometimes the biggest danger lurks silently within your own vehicle, or someone else’s. Defective vehicles can cause accidents, or they can cause injuries to be far worse when an accident occurs. Some defects have to potential to do both, such as airbags that deploy when there is no accident. And in rare cases a defect can cause injuries and death when the vehicle is not even in use, such as carbon monoxide poisoning or fires.
If a defective vehicle caused your injuries, one or more of the following may be held liable:
- Auto manufacturer
- New or used car dealership
- Parts maker or seller
- Rental company
- Repair shop
- Others along the supply chain
Defective Roadways
Defective roadways are a hazard to everyone on the road. Some cases are longstanding and have a documented history, such as dangerous intersections, while others are a one-time event or intermittent condition, such as obstacles or debris left on the highway for an unreasonable amount of time. Examples of roadway defects that can cause accidents or cause in juries to be worse when accidents occur include:
- Dangerous intersection design
- Intersection that should have a traffic signal, but does not
- Malfunctioning traffic signal
- Lack of street lights or malfunctioning street light
- Missing or obscured stop sign
- Lack of or inadequately marked crosswalk
- Inadequate highway division
- Potholes and other road damage
- Poor drainage
- Obstacles or debris not removed in a timely manner
- Excessive oil, gravel, or sand
- Missing, damaged or defective guardrail
- Lack of or malfunctioning breakaway device on pole or post
If you have been injured in an auto accident, you have a limited amount of time to take legal action. Do not let the insurance companies take advantage of you. Please call the experienced Rhode Island auto accident attorneys of Sinapi Law Associates, Ltd., at (401)-739-9690 or email us today.
