The National Safety Council reports that there are over 12 million motor vehicle accidents on average each year in the United States, involving approximately 20 million vehicles. Of these accidents, about 2 million result in death or substantial injury, including permanent disability and wrongful death. At our West Seattle firm, auto, motorcycle, and truck accident attorney Angela L. DeWig handles a full range of motor vehicle accident cases. Most often, auto accidents are caused by another driver's negligence or recklessness. The Law Offices of Angela L. DeWig can help personal injury clients throughout Washington obtain the compensation to which they are entitled.
An average of 117 people are killed each day in motor vehicle crashes – one every 12 minutes – according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
West Seattle car, truck, and motorcycle accident attorney Angela DeWig is dedicated to helping clients statewide obtain fair compensation for their injuries. Our experienced litigation team will provide you with expert legal representation, and will advise you in every step of your lawsuit, beginning with a complimentary case evaluation.
Each year thousands of drivers are seriously injured in auto accidents but do not receive just compensation. It is standard practice among insurance companies to initially offer victims small settlement offers. Victims who try to handle their own legal affairs after an auto, motorcycle, or truck accident are often left bearing financial responsibility for an accident that was not their fault. At our firm, we can help determine the true value of your case and the amount of compensation to which you are entitled.
Car accidents can result from a number of factors including speeding, cell phone usage, reckless driving, negligence, drugs, alcohol, or defective products. If you have been involved in an auto accident and your insurance company is being less than cooperative, you need experienced representation to sort out the complicated details of your case. Our West Seattle car, truck, and motorcycle accident attorney will take on insurance companies that refuse to live up to their obligations.
In 2005, 5,212 people were killed in an estimated 442,000 motor vehicle accidents involving large trucks (NHTSA).
Due to the immense size and weight of most commercial vehicles, truck accidents are inherently dangerous frequently resulting in catastrophic personal injuries, even wrongful death. Every year thousands of truck accident victims do not receive the compensation to which they are entitled. Commercial trucking companies have a team of lawyers, investigators, insurance adjusters, and other experts fighting to minimize your claim. At the Law Offices of Angela L. DeWig in West Seattle, our truck accident attorney can help you level the playing field and get the compensation you deserve.
Other drivers should be aware that trucks have certain turning, visibility, and braking limitations. Many truck accidents occur because of these limitations. Other causes of serious trucking accidents include driver negligence, overloaded or oversized trucks, dangerous driving conditions, truck defects, traveling at an unsafe speed, and drunk driving.
If you are involved in a truck accident, attorney Angela DeWig can help you maximize your claim. We will hold negligent, reckless, or careless truck drivers liable for your injuries. Contact our King County personal injury lawyer to schedule a case evaluation. We will evaluate your case and aggressively pursue compensation for your pain and suffering.
According to the NHTSA, motorcyclists are eight times more likely to be injured and 32 times more likely to die in a crash than other motor vehicle accident victims.
Because motorcycles do not offer the level of physical protection that other motor vehicles do, motorcyclists are much more susceptible to serious injuries in comparison to auto accident and truck accident victims. Common motorcycle accident injuries include traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, road rash, broken bones, loss of limbs, and even wrongful death. Motorcycle accidents are commonly caused by an array of factors: poor weather conditions, defective tires or brakes, driver negligence or recklessness, and others.
Motorcycle accidents involve specific areas of insurance and state regulations, so it is important that you contact a knowledgeable motorcycle accident attorney if you or a loved one has been involved in an accident. Angela DeWig will protect your interests in negotiations between you and the insurance companies. She will attempt to prove liability and will make sure you receive proper medical care.
Our West Seattle and King County motorcycle accident attorney can help accident victims throughout Washington achieve fair compensation to which they are entitled. If you have been injured in a motorcycle accident, you may be eligible to recoup medical expenses, rehabilitation costs, and lost income. You may also be entitled to compensation for diminished earning capacity, property damage, and pain and suffering.
More than 64,000 pedestrians were injured and 4,881 killed in traffic accidents in 2005. Tragically, children under the age of 15 accounted for 28 percent of all pedestrians injured in traffic crashes (NHTSA).
Each day pedestrians are killed or seriously injured as the result of driver negligence or recklessness. Commonly, drivers fail to notice a pedestrian in the road because they are distracted by a cell phone, CD player, or other some other distraction. Accidents caused by negligent drivers account for the majority of catastrophic injuries and death to pedestrians.
Approximately one in every 10 Americans will be involved in an alcohol-related accident during their lifetime. In 2004, there were 16,594 auto accident deaths in alcohol-related collisions — one every 31 minutes (NHTSA).
Driving while intoxicated (DWI) and driving under the influence (DUI) do not only refer to drinking and driving. DWI and DUI can also refer to a driver operating a motor vehicle under the influence of an illegal drug such as cocaine or marijuana. Our West Seattle car, motorcycle, and truck accident attorney can help DUI victims obtain fair compensation for their injuries. Contact our office today.
If you have been injured or if a loved one has been injured or killed in a car, motorcycle, or truck accident, contact Washington personal injury lawyer Angela DeWig. Whether your case involves a simple collision or an unnecessary death related to a car, trucking, or drunk driving accident, our West Seattle auto, truck, and motorcycle accident attorney can help ensure that you receive the compensation you need to move forward. We can provide you with the effective legal representation you need to win your case.
Contact our West Seattle car, auto, motorcycle, and truck accident attorney to schedule a consultation and case review.
The Law Offices of
Angela L. DeWig, PLLC
2255 Harbor Avenue S.W., Suite104
Seattle, Washington 98126
Tel: 206-937-6400
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Auburn, WA 98002
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