St Louis Car-Truck Accident Attorney

According to recent statistics there are roughly half a million truck accidents a year.  Approximately 1% of these result in a fatality and 20% involve serious injuries.  The normal family car offers little resistance to the impact of a heavy truck especially at high speeds.  If you have been injured in such an accident it is important to have a St. Louis truck accident attorney looking after your interests so you can put your attention on getting well.  In the aftermath of any accident there are many demands for information from police investigators, your insurance company, the trucker's insurance company, and possibly other insurance companies such as third parties who may be liable.  There may also be financial concerns which require attention.  A personal injury attorney with the firm will deal with all demands from insurance companies as well as reducing your burdens in many other ways.

Car Truck Accident Lawyer in St. Louis

Many commercial truck insurance companies have their own highly trained investigators who are dispatched to investigate accidents for the purpose of determining what happened and why the truck driver was not responsible for the accident.  Since trucking companies are only required to preserve any evidence for a short time, you need to act quickly.  An aggressive attorney with many years of experience in truck accidents knows how important it can be to investigate more in depth to gather technical information regarding the operating state of the truck.  You are advised not to discuss the event with the trucking insurance company representative without the guidance of an experienced personal injury lawyer from the firm, and especially not to sign any documents.  Large insurance companies answer first to their stockholders who seek profits for the corporation above other concerns. 

Even if you think you may have been responsible in some way for the accident, a more objective investigator may find differently.  It may be that the trucking company, in violation of federal regulations, maintained the truck's brake or steering systems poorly, or the truck was loaded  too heavily so the truck driver could not properly control his machine.  An experienced personal injury lawyer can gather the necessary facts to determine if there was any negligence and the extent of such negligence in order to prepare a claim for damages.  Cagel Law Firm specializes in aggressive representation of injured clients.  Call immediately for a free consultation and assistance with your case.

Contact a St Louis Car-Truck Accident Attorneyat the firm for effective representation if you have been injured due to the negligence of a truck driver.