Side-Impact Truck Accidents in New Jersey

Even without any cargo on board, the average tractor-trailer is several times longer, taller, and heavier than any passenger car, truck, or SUV on public roads. Unfortunately, this means that even a sideswipe collision between a semitruck and a standard-sized vehicle can cause catastrophic damage to both the smaller car and its occupants, and T-bone wrecks that involve a tractor-trailer crashing front-first into the side of another car can have exponentially worse effects.

Regardless of how your side-impact truck accidents in New Jersey played out, your prospects of obtaining fair financial recovery for the harm you have suffered will depend largely on the quality of the attorney you have. Fortunately, you have support available from our tenacious truck accident lawyers at Garces, Grabler & LeBrocq, every one of whom is ready to build your case for trial if necessary to get you every cent of compensation you deserve.

How Fault Works in Side-Impact Truck Crash Claims

From the moment they start their engines to the moment they park and turn those engines off again, commercial truck drivers have a duty of care to be considerate, aware, and law-abiding so they do not put people sharing the road with them in danger. If a truck driver violates this duty and causes a side-impact crash with another car in New Jersey as a direct result of that breach of duty, they are legally negligent and can be held financially liable for ensuing injuries and losses.

However, people injured in these incidents can also be found partly at fault for causing their injuries through their own misconduct—for example, by staying in a trucker’s blind spot for an unreasonably long time and then getting sideswiped as a result. Any amount of comparative fault assigned to a truck wreck victim can be held against them as a reduction in their final damage award’s value or even as a reason to deny them compensation altogether, but a seasoned legal professional could be the key to avoiding these outcomes.

Getting Paid Fairly for Short-Term and Long-Term Losses

Assuming no issues with comparative fault, a successful lawsuit or settlement demand over a New Jersey T-bone or sideswipe truck crash can demand compensation for the full value of every loss the wreck will directly cause for the injured plaintiff. On the economic side, this can include:

  • Medical bills for emergency treatment right after the crash
  • Expected costs of future rehabilitative and maintenance care
  • Lost work income
  • Lost long-term working capacity
  • Vehicle repair or replacement costs
  • Other expenses related to personal property damage not already covered by insurance

Compensable non-economic damages typically center around physical pain and suffering but can also include emotional anguish, psychological trauma, and a decline in overall quality of life caused by long-term disability or disfigurement. Assistance from a practiced legal representative will be crucial to identifying, accurately valuing, and effectively demanding restitution for every form of harm caused by a specific incident.

A New Jersey Attorney Could Help After a Side-Impact Truck Crash

Even compared to other types of auto accidents, side-impact collisions involving tractor-trailers are especially likely to have life-altering, if not deadly, repercussions. The fact that this kind of crash is likely to have catastrophic consequences can make it uniquely difficult to take effective legal action over.

Working closely with experienced legal counsel will make a difference in how proactively you can enforce your right to recovery in the wake of side-impact truck accidents in New Jersey. Call us today for a consultation.

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