Role of others besides negligent driver unclear in car accident

On behalf of Aiken and Aiken P.C. Personal Injury Attorneys posted in Car Accidents, on Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Sometimes, the cause of a car accident can be a combination of the conduct of a negligent driver and the conditions existing at the time at the location where it occurred. An accident investigation of a recent car collision raises questions about the role work done by a contractor for the state may have played in contributing to the accident.The head-on collision that took the life of a 32-year-old man was the subject of a recent court proceeding in Barnstable County. The driver of the other vehicle involved in the accident entered a guilty plea to a criminal of vehicle homicide by negligent operation. As part of the sentence handed down by the court, the negligent driver lost his license to drive for 15 years. Court records show that the cause of the accident might have been a distracted driver. The man who pled guilty was distracted by the GPS function on his cellphone. This caused his vehicle to leave the road and cross a median into oncoming traffic. A contractor hired by the state is claimed to have cut too many trees in the median as part of a road project. The implication is that more trees in the median might have prevented the vehicle from making it through to the opposite lanes of traffic.Road construction or other conditions that contribute to causing an accident might be the basis for a claim for compensation against other individuals, companies or government agencies that might have been negligent. A Massachusetts personal injury attorney might be of assistance in determining  who should be sued for wrongful death by reviewing accident investigation reports and other evidence to identify negligent parties.Source: Cape Cod Times, “Man pleads guilty to motor vehicle homicide,” Ethan Genter, June 11, 2015