Injured in Vehicle Accident?
Get Help from Our La Crosse Injury Lawyers
Helping our La Crosse Neighbors Since 1853
Moen Sheehan Meyer, Ltd, the second oldest law firm in the State of Wisconsin, has assisted our Coulee Region neighbors since the automobile first came onto our roads. With our founding in 1853, we were there to help victims of the first motor vehicle accidents, and we are still here to help you still. Injuries stemming from vehicular accidents can result in spinal cord injury or brain injury and death. To protect yourself and your family, you need and want the experienced legal advice, litigation skill, diligence, and knowledge of our La Crosse personal injury lawyers to reconstruct the accident and aggressively pursue the financial compensation you deserve. Protect yourself and your family against the often-complicated legal aspects of a car, truck, motorcycle, or other vehicle accident with our La Crosse injury attorneys.
La Crosse Car Accidents
Car accidents sometimes, but very rarely, just happen. Glaring sunlight may suddenly affects a driver’s vision or a driver may fall ill causing a traffic scenario that is impossible to avoid. Most times though, negligence is to blame for the car accident. Negligent outs include:
- Speeding
- Talking on cell phone, texting
- Driving under the influence of alcohol, prescription, over-the-counter, or illegal drugs
- Manufacturer defects
- Narrow wheelbase and high center of gravity on SUV
- Seatbelt faulty design
- Seatback collapse
- Tire tread separation
- Road conditions
- Unmarked or unfixed potholes
- Guardrails missing or defective
- Intersections poorly marked
- Roadways, bridges, and rights-of-way improperly designed
La Crosse Truck Accidents
An accident involving a truck injures or kills an innocent victim every 16 minutes in the Coulee Region. Nearly every industry transporting goods encourage truck drivers to reach their destination as quickly as possible. The size, weight, obstructed field of vision, and limited maneuverability of a truck puts us at serious injury risk. Coupled with a disregard for safety measures accidents are bound to occur. Although the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICA) have regulations in place to address safe driver conditions, reckless behaviors on the part of the driver, trucking company, or truck owner continue, including the following:
- Drug use – Prescription, over-the-counter, illegal
- Speeding - Ignoring reduced truck speed limits
- Inattention while driving – Talking on cell-phone, texting, fiddling with map or GPS, eating or drinking
- Unfamiliarity with the road
- Inadequate truck maintenance, failure to install blind spot mirrors
- Fatigue
- Aggressive driving behavior, forcing passenger vehicles off the road
- Failure to inspect tires, brakes and lights
- Tailgating
- Incorrect or unsecure load
- Incomplete or inadequate training
La Crosse Motorcycle Accidents
The driver and passenger of a substantially smaller motorcycle, scooter, bicycle, or ATV stand little to no chance when involved in an accident with a passenger car, van, or truck. Spinal cord injury or brain injury and death are the most common consequences of a motorcycle accident due to the following negligent occurrences:
- Vehicle manufacturer defect – Brakes, steering mechanism, tires, fuel system leaks and spills
- Hazardous road conditions – Oil, gravel, potholes, uneven pavement, ice, low curbing, uncovered manholes, unlit road medians, speed bumps
- Helmet, accessory defect – Crack or break on impact
- Limited visibility – Intersections, buildings, parked vehicles, trees, shrubbery, blind corners
- Negligent car or truck driver – Right-of-way violations, blind spots, speeding, driving under the influence, improperly maintained vehicle
Contact Our La Crosse Law Firm
An injury sustained in a vehicular accident can change your life and the life of your family forever. At Moen Sheehan Meyer, Ltd we utilize the extensive resources our many years of success to seek the compensation you deserve. We are here to help you. Contact a La Crosse personal injury attorney at Moen Sheehan Meyer, Ltd today for a free consultation.