Watch: Side-Impact Collision Lawyer Explains Your Legal Options.
Side-impact collisions often occur when a driver fails to yield the right of way or turns left across traffic. Drivers are legally required to keep a proper lookout, meaning they must see what is there to be seen. Simply claiming "I didn't see them" is not a valid excuse in these cases. If you are involved in a side-impact collision, it's important to seek legal assistance to understand your rights and options.
Side impact collisions occur mainly when one car turns left across traffic or fails to yield the right away. In other words, they have a duty to stop and cross safely. They have a duty to yield the right away. What people don't understand about the law of side impact collisions is the law requires a driver to keep a proper lookout. At law, the word proper means not that you actually look both ways, but it means that you actually see what's there to be seen. So the excuse of, "Well, I just didn't see them," is not a legally sufficient excuse. So when you have a side impact collision, give us a call. We know how they work. We know how they operate legally, and we'll be happy to help you.
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