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(314) 500-HURTCar Accident Lawyer in Champaign, IL. If you were hurt on the road due to somebody else’s negligence in Champaign, IL, call a Burger Law car accident lawyer right away at (314) 500-HURT or contact us online for a complimentary case review. We help our clients in Champaign and throughout Missouri collect great financial recoveries for their injuries. You do not owe us any fees until we win your case.
In an ideal world, everyone would operate cars safely and no one would get hurt. In a moderately less perfect world, when people cause others injuries they would admit liability for their behavior and their insurance company would offer you full compensation without you having to fight for it. In the real world, irresponsible drivers often do not want to be held accountable for harming you and their insurance companies will do whatever they can to diminish your financial recovery. That is when Burger Law acts. Our car accident lawyer team assists the injured and vulnerable in Champaign and throughout Missouri in insisting on the best possible compensation for their injuries, and we do not rest until you receive it. Your life can be upended in a fraction of a second because of another person’s negligence, and Burger Law is here to make certain you get the justice and economic certainty you are owed for your damages.
In over 30 years of defending the rights of the vulnerable, our car accident lawyer team has won over $175 million in verdicts and settlements for our Illinois clients. If you were hurt because another driver was reckless, see how much your injuries may be worth by using our free personal injury calculator.
According to data from the Illinois Department of Transportation, in 2020 there were 246,752 motor vehicle accidents in the state, resulting in 72,989 injuries and 1,195 deaths. In 2021, close to half of deadly wrecks transpired in urban locales like Chicago and Cook County. Over a fourth of Chicago and Illinois wrecks entailed alcohol and over 33 percent of the drivers killed had drunk alcohol before the wreck. Illinois is the 10th most hazardous state for winter driving, and the 10th most hazardous state overall.
While there is the uncommon crash that may be unpreventable, such as an animal jumping in front of your vehicle, just about every Champaign, IL motor vehicle collision is preventable. Human error is the main cause of motor vehicle collisions, as it causes 94 percent of collisions. When you are left to pick up the pieces after you are hurt due to a driver’s negligence or careless actions, you may feel a wide range of emotions, which could include vulnerability, distress and doubt about how you will get out from under the rising pile of the medical bills, particularly if you have lost wages. You do not have to go it alone. Every car accident lawyer at Burger Law has committed their career to offering qualified and compassionate support and legal representation to injured residents of Champaign, IL. We will help safeguard you and your family’s future by getting you the best possible compensation not just for your medical expenses, but for any mental or physical agony and inconvenience you experienced. Call us today at (314) 500-HURT to take the first step toward becoming whole again.
There are a lot of ways that people can get hurt on the road. The National Safety Council has determine 23 factors that typically contribute to car wrecks. The following are some of the most common causes that your Burger Law car accident lawyer sees in Champaign, IL:
Drunk driving and drug-impaired driving are leading causes of death and injury in auto collisions cases. About 28 people lose their life each day because of drunk driving, or one person each 52 minutes. Drunk driving collisions are one of the only cases in personal injury suits where you might also be able to receive punitive damages. When we sue drunk drivers on your behalf, we do it so they know exactly how dangerous and careless their actions were.
Multitasking is a myth. While we may trust ourselves to multitask when driving, often as a time saving mechanism, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration attributed 3,142 fatalities to distracted driving in 2020. It is never worth those two extra minutes to finish getting dressed on the road.
Texting and driving can reduce a driver’s reaction time more than when they are impaired by alcohol.
According to the 2020 Illinois Crash Facts and Statistics, of the 246,752 auto wrecks in Illinois, 32.9 percent entailed speeding, including 37.3 percent of crashes that led to injury and almost half of fatal wrecks. Speeding is hazardous because it greatly lessens the reaction time of both the at-fault driver and others on the Champaign, IL roads, and it causes more force in accidents.
While many people know about the hazards of distracted driving or driving while impaired, driving while sleep deprived has similar effects to driving while impaired. Losing just two hours of sleep is the equivalent of drinking three beers. Drivers should always pull over to the side of the road and rest if they are feeling drowsy.
You cannot sue the weather, but the Illinois Rules of the Road sets clear safety measures that drivers need to heed in inclement weather, for example signaling far before making a turn in fog or expanding following distance when in winter conditions. If another driver in Champaign, IL does not drive correctly for weather conditions and causes you injury, your Burger Law car accident lawyer will be able to bring a claim against them for negligent driving.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says that faulty parts were the leading factor in about 2 percent of motor vehicle collisions. Manufacturers must safely design vehicles, test them and issue recalls whenever a faulty parts is found. If your injuries were caused by faulty brakes or an airbag that did not deploy, your Burger Law car accident lawyer will help you bring a claim against a manufacturer.
No matter the cause of your damages, the Champaign, IL car accident lawyer team of Burger Law will discover the reason your crash took place, discover who is liable, hold them accountable and deliver you full and fair compensation for your damages. We pride ourselves on offering skilled and understanding legal counsel to Champaign, IL individuals and families who have been hurt through no fault of their own, irrespective of of their economic standing. If a careless driver harmed you, get in touch with a Champaign, IL Burger Law car accident lawyer right away at (314) 500-HURT.
Take a look at some of the links below to see the great results Burger Law’s Champaign, IL car accident lawyer team has won for our clients:
In order to win your claim, your car accident lawyer will have to prove the five elements of negligence found in tort law:
If you were partially at fault for your traffic collision in Champaign, IL, your car accident lawyer will still be able to get you a financial recovery, yet the amount will be less. Illinois is a modified contributory fault state, which means that your recovery will be decreased by the percentage of liability you share in your wreck.
Meaning, if you are granted $100,000 for injuries sustained in a rear-end collision, but a jury finds that you are responsible for 30 percent of the blame because you stopped unexpectedly, you will recover $70,000 in total. It is important to note that 735 ILCS 5/ §2-1116 states that:
The plaintiff shall be barred from recovering damages if the trier of fact finds that the contributory fault on the part of the plaintiff is more than 50 percent of the proximate cause of the injury or damage for which recovery is sought.
That means that if you share more than 50 percent responsible for the accident, you will not be able to receive any compensation in Champaign or anywhere Illinois.
Transferring fault onto you is a common tactic insurance companies use to minimize claims or avoid paying them altogether. The Champaign, IL car accident lawyer team of Burger Law stands up to bullies like insurance companies who use devious tricks to eschew their duty to pay you the money you rightfully deserve. If an insurance company in Champaign, IL is wrongfully trying to place responsibility for your wreck on you, call a Burger Law car accident lawyer now at (314) 500-HURT.
After an injury in a traffic collision, the state of Illinois’s statute of limitations stipulates how long you can wait after you sustain your injuries to bring your claim.
If you have been harmed in a traffic accident, the clock is already ticking for when you can bring your claim. Do not hesitate, call a Burger Law car accident lawyer right away at (314) 500-HURT to get justice and a great financial recovery for your injuries. We start working on your case straight away and do not rest until we win your case.
More than 75 percent of people killed in traffic collisions are drivers. Every Burger Law car accident lawyer has seen firsthand the anguish that a negligent driver can cause. While you cannot always control other people’s actions, there are numerous steps you can take to protect yourself as well as others on the Champaign, IL roads.
You can take every precaution imaginable when driving, but regrettably the reckless actions of irresponsible drivers can still injure you. When you get hurt because another driver broke the rules of the road, you deserve complete compensation for all of your damages. Every Champaign, IL car accident lawyer at Burger Law takes on and wins the tough cases, and knows how to attain great results.
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You should never have had to bear the financial, physical and emotional hardships of another driver’s selfish choices and reckless behavior. Fortunately, the law offers an avenue for restitution, however you only have one shot to achieve it. Trust in a car accident lawyer in Champaign, IL who has gotten results and won complex cases before. Burger Law persistently pursues litigation so insurance companies know we will settle for nothing but full and fair financial recovery. We intimidate insurance companies because they know we use our hard work, knowledge, experience, grit and dedication to regularly deliver the best possible results for our Champaign, IL clients and see them made whole again. When you hire a Burger Law car accident lawyer, we get to work on your case right away and do not let up until you get the full financial recovery you deserve. Call a Burger Law car accident lawyer in Champaign, IL now at (314) 500-HURT or fill out our online form for a free case review.
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