Recent Posts in Car Accidents Category
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The Importance of Evidence in Your Car Accident Personal Injury Case
Posted By Fitzpatrick Mariano Santos Sousa P.C.The Importance of Evidence in Your Car Accident Personal Injury Case Proving fault in a car accident can be a complicated process, requiring substantial evidence before ruling in the victim's favor. Our Atlanta car accident attorneys specialize in gathering compelling evidence to strengthen your personal injury claims, ensuring that you receive the justice and compensation that you deserve. Seven ...Continue Reading -
3 Things to Remember When Talking to Insurance After an Accident
Posted By Fitzpatrick Mariano Santos Sousa P.C.The aftermath of a car accident can feel chaotic and overwhelming. Even minor fender benders can feel traumatic, depending on the circumstances. And if you or a loved one is injured in a car accident, it can be especially difficult to know how to proceed. Of course, the first thing that needs to be done immediately following an accident is ensuring that you’ve removed yourself from harm’s way and ...Continue Reading -
Late-Night Driving Safety Tips
Posted By Fitzpatrick Mariano Santos Sousa P.C.While driving at night doesn’t have to be scary, drivers should use caution when driving at night as driving dangers can increase at night. According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration research, fatal crashes are here times higher at night than during the day (per mile traveled). Below, we will discuss some safety tips for driving at night to help reduce the risk of being involved ...Continue Reading -
Can Your Shoes Cause a Car Accident?
Posted By Fitzpatrick Mariano Santos Sousa P.C.Comparative Negligence, Car Accidents, & Your Shoes In our previous blog, “How Clothing & Shoes Can Affect Slip & Fall Claims,” we discussed how footwear can be investigated in premises liability cases. To review, Connecticut follows modified comparative negligence laws; under these laws, while plaintiffs can still recover compensation if they were not more than 50% at fault for their accident, ...Continue Reading -
Common Causes of Teen Driving Accidents
Posted By Fitzpatrick Mariano Santos Sousa P.C.Teen Driving Crash Statistics Vehicular accidents are the second leading cause of death for teens aged 13-19. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 2,400 U.S. teens died and 258,000 were injured in motor vehicle accidents in 2019. Other statistics regarding teen driving and collisions include: Teens between the ages of 16 and 19 are at the greatest risk of ...Continue Reading -
Safety Tips for Pedestrians & Drivers
Posted By Fitzpatrick Mariano Santos Sousa P.C.Whenever you get behind the wheel of a car or go out to walk your dog, there are numerous safety risks that you need to be aware of if you want to avoid serious injury. Both pedestrians and drivers share the responsibility for keeping roads and walkways safe. To encourage driver and pedestrian safety, consider the following tips: Walking Safety Tips Pedestrians should follow these basic safety ...Continue Reading -
3 Factors that Can Impact Your Personal Injury Claim
Posted By Fitzpatrick Mariano Santos Sousa P.C.After an accident, your primary concern should be recovering from your injuries, not focusing on a personal injury lawsuit. However, the steps you take immediately following a serious accident can have a major impact on the outcome of your case. In this blog, we talk about three factors that can affect your personal injury lawsuit. #1: Failing to Seek Medical Attention If you have been involved in ...Continue Reading -
What Are Connecticut's Dram Shop Laws?
Posted By Fitzpatrick Mariano Santos Sousa P.C.In normal cases, when one person injures another, the person who caused the injury is liable for the damages and losses that the injured person suffers. However, that’s not always the case—when alcohol is involved, the establishment who initially sold it to the intoxicated individual could also find themselves facing a lawsuit from the injured person. This statute is known as Connecticut’s “dram ...Continue Reading -
Do Speed Limits Actually Keep Us Safer?
Posted By Fitzpatrick Mariano Santos Sousa P.C.It seems like a headline we see all too often: a motorist was killed as result of a high-speed crash while flying down the road at insane speeds. It’s incidents like this that bring law enforcement, politicians, community safety groups, and car insurance companies out to all say the same message: speed kills. They also use this as justification for speed limits on our local roads, slowing drivers ...Continue Reading -
The "Big Three" Causes of Car Accidents
Posted By Fitzpatrick Mariano Santos Sousa P.C.Each year, thousands of people are killed and hundreds of thousands more suffer serious injuries as a result of car accidents. However, the overwhelming majority of these accidents come from well-known causes. In fact, when it comes to car accidents, these are known as the “big three,” and account for over 95 percent of all incidents each year. On this blog, we’ll discuss this “big three” of car ...Continue Reading -
What's in Your Car Insurance Policy?
Posted By Fitzpatrick Mariano Santos Sousa P.C.Car insurance is an important part of your daily life. If you own a car, you need to have insurance to cover it in order to legally drive it on public roads. However, this minimum insurance is rarely enough to provide you and the drivers around you with proper protection should you be involved in an accident. To help you better understand what’s in your car insurance policy, our Waterbury car ...Continue Reading -
Should I Apologize After an Accident?
Posted By Fitzpatrick Mariano Santos Sousa P.C.It’s no secret that car accidents are stressful. If you’ve been involved in an accident, it’s easy to become disoriented, confused, and even stressed about your situation, and that may lead you to try and immediately ease the tension however possible. For many people, this manifests itself in the form of apologizing to other drivers, just to be cordial and show good will in that you wish to work ...Continue Reading -
Should You Apologize After an Accident?
Posted By Fitzpatrick Mariano Santos Sousa P.C.Car accidents are stressful situations, and to help escalate the tension, many people will often apologize to the other people involved. Some people do so because they think they may have contributed to the accident occurring, while others may do so even if they don’t think it was their fault at all. Regardless of the situation, this isn’t a smart decision. Apologizing can have some serious ...Continue Reading -
Taking Pictures of Your Car Accident
Posted By Fitzpatrick Mariano Santos Sousa P.C.Car collisions aren’t just scary, they can be deadly. From serious injuries to accident-related fatalities, determining who is liable often comes down to which driver has the best photographic evidence on their side. Taking pictures of the accident scene can help you establish liability early on. The more pictures you take the better, as photos typically aren’t subjected to interpretation the same ...Continue Reading -
Why Wearing a Seat Belt is Important
Posted By Fitzpatrick Mariano Santos Sousa P.C.Despite the fact that motor vehicles are equipped with more safety features than ever before, including tire pressure monitoring systems, back-up cameras, and lane departure prevention systems, none of these innovations are as critical to the safety of passengers as a seat belt. Unfortunately, many drivers and passengers choose to ignore this effective injury-prevention device, putting themselves ...Continue Reading -
Mistakes That Might Result in Denied Car Accident Claims
Posted By Fitzpatrick Mariano Santos & Sousa PCCar accidents are overwhelming, especially if you sustained injuries. Survivors are often left shocked, in pain, and further stressed by costly medical bills and the inability to return to work. In the midst of this chaos and frustration, mistakes are sometimes made that could severely cripple a car accident claim, resulting in a denial. Remember, insurance companies are not your friend and will ...Continue Reading -
Three Reasons You Should Have Uninsured Motorist Coverage
Posted By Fitzpatrick Mariano Santos Sousa P.C.The privilege of driving in the United States comes at a cost: you have to obtain a license showing you are proficient enough to operate a vehicle on public streets, and you also have to purchase insurance to give you financial backing in the event you cause an accident. However, not everyone adheres to these laws, specifically the law which mandates that you purchase coverage for any financial ...Continue Reading -
Maximize Your Personal Injury Claim
Posted By Fitzpatrick Mariano Santos Sousa P.C.Accidents can be devastating, leaving victims injured and faced with unexpected medical bills. Navigating the legal aspects of a personal injury claim can have people feeling hopelessly lost, on top of recovering from their injuries. There are steps you can take after a personal injury to help you prepare for filing a lawsuit or claim. These are the top tips for handling a personal injury claim: ...Continue Reading -
Understanding Truck Accidents
Posted By Fitzpatrick Mariano Santos Sousa P.C.Even the smallest accidents involving a semi-truck can cause enormous amounts of damage. Commercial trucks typically weigh between 10,000 and 80,000 pounds. Fully loaded and travelling at 55 miles-per-hour, a semi can take 100 yards to stop—the length of a football field. In normal traffic conditions, it is extremely rare that a truck will have the appropriate amount of distance to stop safely in ...Continue Reading -
What Do I Do If the Insurance Companies Aren't On My Side After a Car Accident?
Posted By Fitzpatrick Mariano Santos Sousa P.C.Being injured in an accident is already stressful enough as is; you don’t need the added burden of a battle with the insurance companies. It is a sad reality that many insurance companies will attempt to take advantage of victims or put themselves above the needs of injured individuals. If you were injured in a car accident and the insurance companies won’t assist you, no doubt you are worried ...Continue Reading -
Tips For How To Be a Safe Driver
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Driving a car is so commonplace for the majority of Americans, we tend to forget just how dangerous operating a vehicle can be. In fact, each year thousands of people are killed or injured in accidents that could have been prevented if only the driver had been less reckless or taken reasonable care on the road. At Fitzpatrick Santos Sousa Perugini P.C., we have represented hundreds of clients ...
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Tips for Driving Safely this Winter Season
Posted By Fitzpatrick Mariano Santos Sousa P.C.During the winter, driving conditions can become incredibly hazardous. Ice and snow cause hundreds of auto accidents each year. Fitzpatrick Santos Sousa Perugini P.C. shares some safety tips to help reduce your risk of an accident while on the road. Things you should look out for and how to respond: Ice and black ice – The traction on your tires can become useless on roads covered in ice, packed ...Continue Reading
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