Many car accidents are relatively minor and have no permanent impact on the people involved. Head-on collisions are often more serious and lead to severe injuries or death. The person who caused the accident is responsible for paying compensation to anyone who was injured and the family of anyone who was killed.
It’s important to get legal advice immediately when you or a family member is involved in a serious car crash. The attorneys at D’Amico & Pettinicchi, LLC have been achieving excellent results for people injured in front-end car accidents in Waterbury for decades. We will fight to hold the at-fault driver accountable and obtain appropriate compensation for your losses.
When an injured person seeks compensation after a vehicle accident, they must prove another party’s negligence directly caused their injuries. Negligence is a failure to use appropriate care to prevent harm to others. There are few circumstances in which the fronts of two vehicles would collide without someone’s negligence.
In almost every case, at least one of the two drivers involved in the front-end wreck is at fault for the accident. These crashes often happen when a driver loses control of their vehicle because they are:
Sometimes, a third vehicle is responsible for the accident because it collides with a car and pushes it into another lane, where the head-on collision occurs.
The skilled Waterbury attorneys at D’Amico & Pettinicchi, LLC will investigate a front-end accident to collect evidence of negligence that would trigger the legal responsibility to pay for your losses. They can review police reports and witness statements, subpoena dash-cam video and footage from traffic cameras, investigate the vehicle’s maintenance records, and assert claims against anyone whose actions or failure to act could have contributed to the crash.
A crash that causes serious injuries can lead to devastating financial losses for the victim. Even when you have good health insurance, it’s not hard to reach your lifetime limit within a few months if you’re in the Intensive Care Unit or require extensive rehabilitation. The dedicated legal professionals at D’Amico & Pettinicchi, LLC, will work to ensure you receive the maximum possible compensation for your injuries.
Your actual current and future accident-related losses are your economic damages. Any expenses health insurance doesn’t pay—such as copays, deductibles, pharmacy expenses, and ancillary health services—are included in economic damages. You can also get monetary damages for expenses like hiring people to do the household tasks you can no longer perform and home renovations to accommodate a wheelchair or walker.
Serious injuries will prevent you from working, and you may lose wages, promotions, or other earning opportunities. Many seriously injured people can’t ever return to their jobs and will suffer a reduced income for the rest of their lives. Economic damages compensate you for lost income and diminished earning potential.
Changes to your quality of life may be the most severe losses you suffer in a serious accident. You may deal with constant physical pain and emotional trauma. Accident-related disabilities could impact your relationships with your family members, friends, and community. You may not be able to participate in activities that used to bring you pleasure and fulfillment.
Non-economic damages provide money in acknowledgment of these subjective losses. Although money cannot turn back the clock, it may allow you to receive care that keeps you comfortable and allows you to live the fullest life possible despite your injuries.
Juries sometimes award punitive damages to punish defendants for outrageously reckless conduct. Although punitive damages are rare in personal injury cases, Connecticut General Statutes § 14-295 allows a jury to double or triple an injured person’s damages in some cases.
The increased damages are available when the at-fault driver was driving recklessly or under the influence, speeding, traveling in the wrong lane, or passing in a no-pass zone, among other traffic crimes. Front-end car accidents often result from these forms of dangerous driving, so these enhanced damages could be available to you if they were a factor in your Waterbury crash.
When a front-end car accident in Waterbury results in serious injury or death, it’s important to take action against the negligent parties whose conduct contributed to the crash.
The lawyers at D’Amico and Pettinicchi, LLC, have achieved outstanding results for accident victims for decades. We will fight to ensure you get the compensation you deserve and the wrongdoers are held accountable. We offer free, in-person or remote consultations, so get in touch today.
