Speeding
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What Rights are Available to Somebody Injured as a Result of Another Driver Speeding?
Speeding is very often negligence. Negligence by one driver that causes injury to another driver allows the injured person to make a claim under the law.
In Arizona, somebody who was injured in a car crash first has to prove that the person driving the other vehicle was negligent. In other words, somebody must prove that the other driver was acting recklessly or carelessly and as a result of their negligence the accident occurred. Once that has been proven, the next step is for the person who was injured to be able to demonstrate that the injuries they suffered were as a result of that negligence.
Although there are separate "speeding" laws, the law of negligence is not directly altered or changed simply because the other driver's negligence arose from that driver speeding. However, excessive speed causes a great number of the serious accidents that we see on Arizona roadways all of the time. Therefore, if you believe the other driver shared all or some of the blame for the accident because of speeding, it is important to contact a Phoenix personal injury lawyer that has experience in making sure that the insurance companies for the speeding driver are held accountable for the injuries they caused.