Holding Negligent and Reckless Drivers Accountable for Car Accidents
In Pennsylvania and throughout the United States, drivers engage in unsafe driving every day. They take actions that are careless or outright aggressive and put the safety of other drivers in jeopardy. At Rosenn Jenkins & Greenwald LLP, we hold these unsafe drivers accountable for negligent or reckless driving that causes serious personal injury.
Since 1954, attorneys at our northeastern Pennsylvania law firm have successfully represented clients in civil litigation, achieving a record of success that has been recognized by our peers. Many of the cases we handle involve serious accidents causing spinal cord injury, brain injury and wrongful death.
In over 50 years of handling personal injury cases, we have learned many things about the strategies necessary for success. Having seen a broad range of cases and situations, we have learned that negligent drivers are frequently multi-taskers. Often too busy, distracted or sleep deprived to be behind the wheel, they put others' lives in danger in many ways:
- Texting while driving
- Reading behind the wheel
- Eating while driving
- Tending to children
- Focusing on on-board computers
- Speeding
- Changing lanes without looking or signaling
- Making rude gestures
- Tailgating
Careless and Reckless Driving
Many of the cases we handle involve careless and reckless driving. Careless and reckless driving happens when motor vehicle operators show a disregard for the safety of others or for the rules of the road. They speed, change lanes quickly and without signaling, or take other actions that have great potential to cause harm.
While careless and reckless drivers often do not intend to cause accidents, their actions are common causes of personal injury. At the accident scene, they may be ticketed and can even face jail time, license suspension and steep fines.
If the other driver involved in your car accident has been convicted of careless or reckless driving, it does not necessarily mean that you will win your personal injury case. However, it can be a strong factor. Attorney Andrew D. Bigda served as a Luzerne County Assistant District Attorney before joining Rosenn, Jenkins & Greenwald LLP. He uses his knowledge of criminal law to help personal injury clients obtain results.
Contact Rosenn Jenkins & Greenwald LLP
If you or a family member have suffered a personal injury, talking to a Hazleton car accident lawyer is the best way to begin your journey toward obtaining justice. Contact any of our northeastern Pennsylvania offices in Wilkes-Barre, Scranton or Hazleton for a free and confidential consultation. For our clients' convenience, we also offer home or hospital visits to seriously injured clients.
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