Truck accidents can be harrowing for victims and can result in catastrophic injuries and harm to victims. Examples of catastrophic injuries that truck accident victims may suffer as a result of a truck or other commercial vehicle accident can include serious fractures, spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, burns, paralysis and disability.
Truck accident victims may require ongoing medical care, treatment and in-home care. Sometimes the impact of a truck accident can last a lifetime. A personal injury claim for damages can help victims recover compensation for medical expenses, lost wages and pain and suffering damages. A personal injury claim can help victims with damages ranging from hospital costs to future medical care costs.
Because passenger vehicles are dramatically outweighed by big rig trucks, the consequences of a truck accident to victims can be life changing and the injuries can be severe. When truck accident victims have been injured by a negligent truck driver, such as a truck driver driving under the influence, distracted while driving or fatigued, or a negligent trucking company, such as a trucking company that fails to maintain its trucks or pushes its drivers to drive while fatigued, they may be liable to victims for the harmed suffered.
Victims of truck accidents can suffer the impacts of an unexpected truck accident for a lifetime which is why the legal process provides important resources and remedies for them to be aware of. Victims can recover compensation to help them with the recovery process which is something they should be familiar with it.