Getting involved in a distracted driving accident case can be a traumatic experience. It leaves you with emotional distress, physical pain, and financial burden. Distracted driving has been an ongoing danger on the roads of South Carolina for years.
Even if you are driving carefully and following traffic laws and signals, you can still get involved in an accident due to someone else’s negligence. In such cases, it is greatly recommended that you contact a Charleston personal injury lawyer to prove that the other driver’s distracted driving resulted in your injuries and damages and increase your chances of success in court.
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What is distracted driving?
Distracted driving means any activity that distracts or diverts your attention from driving. It may include various actions, such as texting on the phone while driving, adjusting the radio, eating, etc. Doing such activities while driving often results in severe accidents since the drivers are not fully focused on the road.
How can a distracted driving accident attorney help?
A personal injury lawyer can help you provide legal support after your accident. They can counsel and guide you on taking every legal step after the accident. They will do a thorough investigation and prepare your case. They can help you prove that your accidents resulted because of the distracted driver.
Attorneys can negotiate with the insurance company to get you the fair compensation you deserve for your damages and avoid a lowball settlement. In many cases, when the other party does not offer a fair settlement, your attorney can take your case to trial and use evidence and witness statements to support your case.
How do you prove the other driver was distracted?
Suppose you were paying full attention on the road and driving carefully but still got involved in an accident due to the other party’s fault. In that case, you may be entitled to compensation if you are able to prove the accident resulted from the other party’s distracted driving.
Sometimes, it can be challenging to prove. Therefore, it is always recommended to work with a skilled attorney to help you ease the process. Here are some helpful ways to prove that the other driver was busy on his phone during the accident:
- Police report: A police report should be filed immediately after the accident. Every detail of the accident is documented in the police report. If you or the other witnesses told the police that the defendant was busy on his phone during the accident, it could work as solid evidence.
- Cell phone records: Your attorney can request a cell phone record of the defendant. This evidence is admissible in court and can help prove that he was busy on the phone during the accident.
- Videos: Nowadays, video and cell phone cameras are surrounding us everywhere. Security or dashboard cameras can record the distracted driver’s actions and prove their liability.
