Side-Impact/T-Bone Car Accidents in Atlanta

A car crash can come out of nowhere—especially when another car hits yours from the side. One car T-boning another can push it into other vehicles or obstacles and potentially cause a pile-up on the road. While your car likely has modern safety features—like airbags—side-impact vehicle crashes can still cause potentially life-changing injuries. 

A car accident attorney from our firm could help you get the compensation you deserve from a side-impact/T-bone car accident in Atlanta. Call today to discuss your legal options.

Causes of T-Bone Accidents and Injuries

Many car accidents occur due to a driver’s lack of care or attention, affecting other drivers and cars around them. A driver who is distracted or who drives without concern for others can easily cause a collision. For example, a driver might text or use their phone while behind the wheel, which can take their eyes off the road. That lack of focus can reduce the driver’s ability to react to changing circumstances, especially at high speeds. 

A driver might also drive aggressively or too fast without looking around for other vehicles that could end up crashing into one another. Additionally, motorists could be impaired by fatigue, drugs, or alcohol. Reduced reaction time and cognitive function can lead to running a traffic light and slamming into the side of another car, as well as swerving, drifting across lanes of traffic, and skidding into a T-bone collision.

Whatever the cause, a crash can cause several types of injuries. From traumatic brain injuries and spinal cord damage to injured organs and broken bones, the force and impact of an accident can permanently alter your health and future.

When you are hurt in a side-impact collision through no fault of your own, you deserve to receive compensation to support you during your time of recovery. An Atlanta attorney could work with you to file a legal claim to hold the negligent party responsible for your T-bone accident injuries.

Compensation Claims Based on Side-Impact Accidents

When filing for compensation, you may go to the at-fault person’s insurance company, or you might end up filing a lawsuit. Negligence is the concept that one person is responsible for causing injuries to another through their unreasonable actions.

Negligence claims usually involve four elements: duty of care, breach, causation, and damages. Suing after a car accident could involve showing the other driver’s duty to drive safely and how they breached that duty—such as driving while distracted or impaired. You will then need to provide evidence that the breach caused the accident and your damages—medical expenses, lost earnings, property damage, and pain and suffering, among others.

To file a claim, you also need to keep certain rules in mind that could affect your compensation. First and foremost, Georgia has a statute of limitations of just two years, as set by the Official Code of Georgia §9-3-33, or risk losing the ability to obtain compensation at all.

You also need to keep your own actions in mind, as Georgia’s negligence rules consider the injured party’s own fault for an accident as well. Under OCG §51-12-33, your compensation can decrease proportionally to your part in obtaining injuries. If a court finds you more than 50 percent responsible for your side-impact accident in Atlanta, you could lose all chances at compensation.

Legal claims also require evidence. Your attorney can take the lead in investigating what happened, figuring out who to sue and how, and getting you the recovery to which you are entitled.

Work With an Attorney After a T-Bone Accident in Atlanta

Getting back to normal after a car crash is no easy task. It can involve intense medical care, changes to employment, and long-term effects on your everyday life.

Victims of side-impact car accidents in Atlanta do not need to go through this time alone. Instead, a personal injury attorney can provide critical support, both for the individual and for their compensation claim. Contact our office to set up a consultation today.