What to do When a Car Crashes into Your Phoenix Home or Workplace
by Car Crash Attorney in Phoenix - Mark Breyer
As Phoenix personal injury lawyers, we talk a lot about what happens when a person is in a car accident. However, many people call our office after a car crashes into their home, which is a case that is handled differently than a typical car accident in Arizona.
When a car crashes into your home, typically it may be an impaired driver or a stolen car. Many times, people will be injured if they are in the house where the car crashes. Some people will be very lucky and will not be hit by the car, but will sustain emotional injuries. Emotional injuries are very real and even people who have sustained serious physical injuries are also traumatized emotionally after a car crashes into their home or workplace. Whether you have been hit by a car or just emotionally traumatized, you will still most likely have a personal injury claim. If a car crashes into your workplace, you will have a workplace injury claim. For work injury claims, the statute of limitations can be complex, so it is important to ask a lawyer questions regarding your statute of limitations. Your statute of limitations for a Arizona work injury claim can be as little as one year.
Phoenix Car Crash Statistics
In 2009, car crash statistics actually saw its lowest amount in Phoenix. The number of car accidents dropped 13% compared to 2008. There were 22,713 accidents in 2009 and alcohol was a part of 6% of all car accidents. When a driver crashes into a home or a workplace, an experienced Phoenix car accident lawyer can try to pursue a claim for punitive damages to get the best settlement possible. A claim for punitive damages is a claim to punish the at-fault driver. If a driver is impaired, many times it will be found that the injured victims are entitled to a claim for punitive damages.
Legal Experience for Successful Case Results
Our dedicated Phoenix personal injury attorneys, Alexis and Mark Breyer, can answer all your legal questions. When you are at home or at your workplace and a car comes crashing into you, you most likely have a personal injury claim; maybe even one that merits punitive damages. Not every lawyer understands punitive damages and these types of damages can increase the value of your claim substantially. At Breyer Law Offices, P.C., we have been helping with these types of claims for years and can answer all your questions.
