You are seriously injured in Hartford, CT in a car accident and are taken to Hartford Hospital. Now what?
What do you do? Where do you turn to for help? You are angry, confused, anxious and above all scared! How are you going to get through all of this and what lies ahead? Call us today toll free at (888) 842-8466 and get the answers you need or visit us online at www.hcwlaw.com and download a FREE copy of our book “The Crash Course on Personal Injury Claims in CT.” Don’t be kept in the dark on what you need to be doing and above all, don’t speak to the insurance adjuster and let that person, who is trying to pay you the least amount of money possible, tell you what you should be doing.
In any Connecticut accident case an injured person will experience a great deal of pain, they will be tremendously concerned about what to do and they will be scared and anxious about how they will be properly compensated for their losses. These concerns are very common and very real with injury victims and their families. We hear the same questions and concerns over and over again. We are here to help you through this very difficult time and help you understand what needs to be done.
The first issue that must be properly developed in any personal injury case is liability. This means proving who was at fault. In order to collect money damages in your CT accident case you must prove why someone else is responsible for the injuries you suffered in the accident. Have all of the witnesses been contacted and have they given Statements? Have photographs been taken? Have the police investigated the case and found the other Person at fault? Are there other potential parties who could be liable like the bar that served the drunk Driver just before the drunk driver caused your drunk driving accident?
One of the many ways that you can prove liability is by showing that the defendant violated one of the Connecticut General Statues motor vehicle sections related to fault. One statutory section you might be able to establish was violated by the person who caused your accident is C.G.S. section 14-222:
Reckless driving which states, in relevant part, that no person shall operate any motor vehicle upon any public highway of the state, or any road of any specially chartered municipal association, or in any parking area for ten cars or more or upon any private road on which a speed limit has been established in accordance with the provisions of section 14-218a or upon any school property recklessly, having regard to the width, traffic and use of such highway, road, school property or parking area, the intersection of streets and the weather conditions.
The operation of a motor vehicle upon any such highway, road or parking area for ten cars or more at such a rate of speed as to endanger the life of any person other than the operator of such motor vehicle, or the operation, downgrade, upon any highway, of any motor vehicle with a commercial registration with the clutch or gears disengaged, or the operation knowingly of a motor vehicle with defective mechanism, shall constitute a violation of the provisions of this section. The operation of a motor vehicle upon any such highway, road or parking area for ten cars or more at a rate of speed greater than eighty-five miles per hour shall constitute a violation of the provisions of this section.
If you or someone you know has been injured in a Hartford, CT car accident case, you need to take a number of steps to strengthen the value of your case. There are also a number of things you should not be doing that could harm your case. Get this information now by ordering our FREE comprehensive book “The Crash Course on Personal Injury Claims in Connecticut”. Call us today at (888) 842-8466 or order it online at www.hcwlaw.com. By properly developing your case from the start, you can increase the amount of money you can get for your injuries.