Auto accident in Massachusetts injures 1

On behalf of Aiken and Aiken P.C. Personal Injury Attorneys posted in Car Accidents, on Tuesday, July 8, 2014

A June 27 accident involving two cars and a restaurant left at least one person hospitalized and the restaurant temporarily closed. According to the Eastham Police Department, the crash took place at approximately 11:45 a.m. at the intersection of Route 6 and Old Orchard Road. Authorities stated that a 23-year-old man was driving a Honda Accord when he attempted to make a left turn onto Old Orchard Road and collided with a Hyundai Elantra. The collision reportedly caused the Hyundai to spin out of control and crash into a lobster-and-clam bar. A passenger in the Hyundai suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the wreck and was transported to Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, according to authorities. The restaurant reportedly sustained damage to its structure. It was not clear immediately following the event whether anybody else involved in the wreck suffered injuries. Nor was it immediately clear if police filed any charges or issued any citations in connection with the incident. If investigations into this case were to conclude that reckless or negligent driving caused the accident, then the party responsible for that actionable behavior may face not just criminal charges but also civil action. For, when people suffer injuries in a car accident that is caused by a reckless or negligent driver, they may file a personal injury claim against the at-fault driver. In this way, accident victims may seek financial compensation for damages related to their injuries, such as hospital bills and medical expenses. Moreover, accident victims may seek restitution for lost wages if their injuries proved to be disabling. Because personal injury lawsuits might involve significant sums of money in damages, they are often adversarial in nature. For this reason, many accident victims retain a personal injury lawyer to represent them. Source: Wicked Local Eastham, “Collision causes temporary closure of Arnold’s“, July 04, 2014