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(314) 500-HURTCar Accident Lawyer in Stephenson County, IL. If you were hurt on the road because of another person’s irresponsible behavior in Stephenson County, IL, call a Burger Law car accident lawyer today at (314) 500-HURT or contact us online for a free consultation. We help our clients in Stephenson County and throughout Missouri collect the best possible financial recoveries for their damages. You do not pay until we win your case.
In an ideal society, everyone would operate motor vehicles in a safe manner without injuring anyone. In a slightly less perfect world, when people cause others injuries they would take responsibility for their behavior and their insurance company would offer you maximum compensation without you having to fight for it. In the real world, irresponsible drivers often do not want to be held accountable for hurting you and their insurance companies will do whatever possible to diminish your financial recovery. That is where Burger Law steps up. Our car accident lawyer team empowers the injured and vulnerable in Stephenson County and throughout Missouri to demand full and fair compensation for their injuries, and we do not rest until you receive it. Your life can change in an instant because of another person’s careless actions, and Burger Law will stand by your side to make sure you get the justice and economic security you deserve for your car crash.
In more than three decades of practicing law, our car accident lawyer team has gotten upwards of $175 million in verdicts and settlements for our Illinois clients. If you were harmed because someone else was reckless, learn the value of your claim by filling out our free personal injury calculator.
According to the Illinois Department of Transportation, in 2020 there were 246,752 auto wrecks in the state, resulting in 72,989 injuries and 1,195 deaths. In 2021, almost half of fatal crashes occurred in metropolitan areas such as Chicago and Cook County. Over one-fourth of Chicago and Illinois accidents entailed alcohol and over 33 percent of the motorists who died had drunk alcohol before the crash. Illinois is the 10th most hazardous state for winter driving, and the 10th most hazardous state overall.
While there is the atypical collision that may be unpreventable, such as an animal leaping out in front of your vehicle, almost every Stephenson County, IL motor vehicle crash is avoidable. Human error is the foremost cause of traffic wrecks, as it causes 94 percent of wrecks. When you are left to pick up the pieces after you are hurt due to a driver’s negligence or irresponsible behavior, you may go through a wide range of emotions, which could include vulnerability, fear and worry about how you will pay for all the medical bills, especially if you have to miss work. You do not have to go through this process alone. Every car accident lawyer at Burger Law has dedicated their life to offering professional and passionate support and legal representation to injured residents of Stephenson County, IL. We will help safeguard you and your family’s future by winning you the best possible compensation not only for your medical expenses, but for any emotional or physical pain and suffering and inconvenience you experienced. Call us straight away at (314) 500-HURT to take the first step toward becoming whole again.
There are innumerable ways that people can get hurt on the road. The National Safety Council has picked out 23 factors that typically cause traffic accidents. Below are some of the most frequent causes that your Burger Law car accident lawyer sees in Stephenson County, IL:
Drunk driving and drug-impaired driving are chief causes of death and injury in traffic collisions cases. About 28 people die each day because of driving while intoxicated, or one person every 52 minutes. Drunk driving accidents are one of the only instances in personal injury suits where you might also be able to collect punitive damages. When we sue drunk drivers on your behalf, we do it so they see exactly how dangerous and irresponsible their behavior was.
The idea that we can multitask is a misconception. While we may think we can multitask behind the wheel, frequently 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 90 extra seconds to finish combing your hair on the road.
Texting and driving can reduce a driver’s reaction time worse than when they are drunk.
According to data from the 2020 Illinois Crash Facts and Statistics, of the 246,752 motor vehicle collisions in Illinois, one-third involved speeding, including 37.3 percent of wrecks that led to injury and 44.9 percent of deadly collisions. Speeding is dangerous because it significantly lowers the reaction time of both the liable driver and others on the Stephenson County, IL roads, and it effects more force in accidents.
While many people appreciate the risks of distracted driving or driving while impaired, driving while fatigued has analogous effects to driving while drunk. Missing out on just two hours of sleep is the equal to drinking three beers. Drivers always need to 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 must follow in poor conditions, for example using turn signals much before making a turn in fog or increasing following distance when it is snowing. If another driver in Stephenson County, IL does not drive appropriately 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 states that faulty components were the chief factor in about 2 percent of auto crashes. Manufacturers must safely manufacture vehicles, test them and issue recalls whenever a defective components is reported. If your injuries were because of defective brakes or an airbag that did not deploy, your Burger Law car accident lawyer will help you make a claim against a manufacturer.
No matter the cause of your injuries, the Stephenson County, IL car accident lawyer team of Burger Law will discover the reason your crash transpired, ascertain who is at fault, hold them accountable and get you full compensation for your injuries. We pride ourselves on offering skilled and understanding legal counsel to Stephenson County, IL residents who have been hurt through no fault of their own, irrespective of of their economic status. If a negligent driver injured you, get in touch with a Stephenson County, IL Burger Law car accident lawyer right away at (314) 500-HURT.
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In order to win your case, your car accident lawyer will have to show the five elements of negligence found in tort law:
If you were partly at fault for your car wreck in Stephenson County, IL, your car accident lawyer will still be able to secure you compensation, however the total will be less. Illinois is a modified contributory fault state, which means that your recovery will be decreased by the portion of fault you share in your crash.
Meaning, if you are awarded $100,000 for injuries experienced in a rear-end collision, but a jury finds that you are responsible for 30 percent of the blame because you stopped all of a sudden, 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 are over 50 percent responsible for the wreck, you will not be able to be awarded any compensation in Stephenson County or anywhere Illinois.
Shifting fault onto you is a common trick insurance companies employ to diminish claims or avoid paying them altogether. The Stephenson County, IL car accident lawyer team of Burger Law fights back against bullies like insurance companies who implement devious tricks to eschew their duty to pay you the money you are rightfully owed. If an insurance company in Stephenson County, IL is unfairly trying to place blame for your accident on you, call a Burger Law car accident lawyer now at (314) 500-HURT.
After an injury in an auto crash, the state of Illinois’s statute of limitations dictates how long you have after the injuries occur to bring your claim.
If you have been hurt in a traffic accident, the clock is already ticking for when you can bring your claim. Do not delay, get in touch with a Burger Law car accident lawyer right away at (314) 500-HURT to get justice and the maximum financial recovery for your damages. We begin working on your case straight away and do not let up until we win your case.
Over 75 percent of people killed in motor vehicle accidents are drivers. Every Burger Law car accident lawyer has seen firsthand the havoc that a reckless driver can cause. While you cannot always control how other people drive, there are several steps you can take to protect yourself in addition to others on the Stephenson County, IL streets.
You can take every precaution imaginable when driving, but unfortunately the reckless behavior of irresponsible drivers can still cause you harm. When you get hurt because somebody else broke the rules of the road, you are owed complete compensation for all of your damages. Every Stephenson County, 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 economic, physical and emotional burden of another driver’s selfish decisions and reckless actions. Fortunately, the law provides an avenue for restitution, but you only have one shot to get it. Trust in a car accident lawyer in Stephenson County, IL who has achieved results and won complex cases before. Burger Law aggressively pursues lawsuits so insurance companies know we will settle for nothing but full compensation. Insurance companies are afraid of us because they know we use our hard work, savvy, experience, perseverance and devotion to always get the best possible results for our Stephenson County, IL clients and see them made whole again. When you hire a Burger Law car accident lawyer, we start working on your case at once and do not stop until you get the full financial recovery you deserve. Call a Burger Law car accident lawyer in Stephenson County, IL today at (314) 500-HURT or fill out our online form for a complimentary case evaluation.
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