Las Vegas Taxi Accident Attorney
When passengers get into a taxi they usually anticipate a trouble-free drive to their destination because they are in the hands of a professional. They don’t expect to experience a crushed bone, a head or neck injury, or a broken arm or leg. Yet every day in the Las Vegas valley, particularly along the Vegas strip, taxi-cab passengers are injured as the result of negligent driving.
If you’ve experienced a traumatic brain injury, a broken limb, a crush injury, or any other type of injury resulting from a taxi cab accident, the taxi cab driver and or another driver were most likely the cause. An injury claim may be brought against any negligent party that contributed to causing the accident. As with other commercial vehicles, taxicabs have much higher insurance coverage available than private vehicles.
Las Vegas injury lawyer Eric H. Woods has worked exclusively with injured clients for over thirty years, preserving their rights to recover full and just compensation for their medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering.
Types of Taxi Cab Accidents
Taxi cabs are high use commercial vehicles and are considered “common carriers,” thus are held to a higher standard of operation. Taxi cab operators have a duty to keep their vehicles in proper working condition and to drive them safely. Despite this obligation, taxi accidents are all too common and can result in serious injury and death. There are some common reasons why these accidents take place.
- Brake failure due to poor or faulty maintenance
- Wrecks due to careless driving of the driver
- Sudden stops can throw passengers against the cab’s partition causing head and neck injuries
- Roll over injuries causing severe crush injuries of fare paying passengers when cabs don’t give customers time to move away before the they pull away to pick up more clients.
If you’ve been hurt in a taxi cab crash of any kind it’s vital you seek competent and experienced legal counsel in order to protect your rights to recover damages.
Protect Your Rights
In order to protect your rights to receive compensation for your injuries contact personal injury lawyer Eric H. Woods. While it’s true that some cabs record data inside the cab using video, and that most cabs carry “black boxes” that record speed, velocity, and time of impact, this information has to be requested in order to be preserved. If too much time passes, tapes can be recorded over. To protect evidence you need the help of an experienced taxi crash attorney who will perform a thorough investigation in order to recover the maximum compensation for your injury.
Seeking Compensation for Injuries
If you have suffered personal injury in a cab in Nevada, Mr. Woods can help. You deserve the best legal representation. Take the first step toward your future health and security by calling Eric H. Woods for a free consultation. He will honestly evaluate your case and give you the information you need to make the best decisions.
