Chain-reaction car accident in Massachusetts injures five

On behalf of Aiken and Aiken P.C. Personal Injury Attorneys posted in Car Accidents, on Thursday, January 23, 2014

All it takes is one error for a large-scale multi-vehicle accident to occur. Chain-reaction crashes are oftentimes devastating affairs that involve many different vehicles and can have far-reaching effects. Sometimes, the error that sets off a chain-reaction crash is done without fault; other times, though, the error may be the result of driver negligence. When this is the case, the negligent driver may be liable for the damages in the crash.Several people were injured in a recent chain-reaction crash that occurred on a Massachusetts toll road. The crash began when a man, having survived a previous accident in which his vehicle rolled over after crashing into the median, escaped from his pickup truck along with one other passenger. Unfortunately, the driver who escaped the wreckage was subsequently hit by a semi truck and, according to police, suffered life-threatening injuries. After this, the tractor-trailer then collided with a sedan that was carrying one passenger. Both the driver and the passenger of that vehicle suffered injuries that were considered serious but not life-threatening. The driver of the tractor-trailer was flown to a nearby hospital via medical helicopter. The passenger in the pickup truck was also injured in the accident. Just as the cars pile up after a chain-reaction crash, so do the costs. In these types of accidents, nearly everything has a cost and victims are left with medical expenses, transportation costs and a myriad of other expenses that they are forced to shoulder.Thankfully, there are legal options for victims. As mentioned, multi-vehicle accidents sometimes involve driver negligence. When this is the case, victims can build a strong case that aggressively pursues compensation from the driver at fault in the car accident. This is often done by showing, with evidence, that another driver failed to exercise due care on the road. For example, the evidence may prove the driver was speeding or texting. In the end, there are many ways a driver can act negligently, all of which allow victims to pursue compensation. Source: telegram.com, “5 injured in chain-reaction crash on Mass Pike in Oxford,” Linda Bock, Jan. 13, 2014