Desert Hot Springs Car Accidents Lawyer

Types of Car Accidents in Desert Hot Springs

In Desert Hot Springs, where the roads can stretch for miles, traffic conditions can change instantly, and the consequences of a collision can be severe. Driver error or negligent driving conduct causes most traffic crashes. With more than two decades of experience, our seasoned car accident lawyer fights for the rights of Desert Hot Springs injury victims in a range of car accident cases, including the following:

• Uber and Lyft accidents: Rideshare drivers distracted by their apps or rushing to pick up or transport passengers are involved in a rising number of serious or fatal car accidents. Injured Uber and Lyft passengers and occupants of other vehicles have a right to seek compensation for their injuries.
• Drunk driving accidents: Despite strict laws against DUI, alcohol-impaired driving poses a serious threat to everyone sharing the roads in California.
• Fatal car accidents: In a recent year, California had 4,428 motor vehicle crash deaths, as reported by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS ).
• Distracted driving crashes: In a recently reported year, 140 people were killed in crashes involving a distracted driver, as stated by the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS ).
• Hit and run accidents: Under the California Vehicle Code, any driver involved in a car accident that causes injury, death, or property damage must stop at the crash scene. Nevertheless, some drivers hit and run to avoid the consequences of their actions.
• Head-on collisions: When two vehicles traveling in opposite directions collide head-on, occupants may sustain severe or catastrophic injuries.
• Side-impact collisions: This type of crash can occur when drivers fail to carefully check their blind spots before switching lanes.
• Rear-end accidents: Often due to following too closely or distracted driving, rear-end collisions are one of the most common types of car accidents.
• T-bone accidents: This type of crash can occur when drivers run red lights or stop signs and crash into the side of another vehicle. Occupants of the car that is hit are likely to suffer severe injuries, as the sides of a vehicle provide very little protection for passengers and drivers.