A crash on I-75, I-69, US-23, or a local road can leave you dealing with injuries that affect your ability to work, drive, and handle everyday responsibilities. If you were injured in Flint, Burton, Grand Blanc, Davison, Swartz Creek, or another Genesee County community, get in touch with Schefman & Associates.
Our personal injury lawyers in Genesee County can assess the accident, identify potentially responsible parties, handle insurance claims, and seek compensation for the losses caused by your injury. In a serious crash, getting the evidence together early may be especially important when multiple drivers, trucking companies, employers, or other parties could be involved.
Genesee County Sees Serious Traffic From Cars and Commercial Vehicles
Genesee County has thousands of miles of roads and several major highways, including I-69, I-75, I-475, and US-23. County transportation information also reports substantial truck traffic on I-69 and I-75. That traffic creates a wide range of potential injury cases.
A collision on I-75 through Flint may involve several vehicles traveling at highway speeds. A crash on US-23 near Fenton or Mundy Township may involve a mix of passenger vehicles, commercial traffic, and local roads around the freeway. The location of a crash may also affect what evidence is available. Our Genesee personal injury lawyers can identify nearby cameras, obtain photographs, locate witnesses, and examine the vehicles involved.
Trucking Cases May Involve More Than The Driver
A commercial truck accident may involve several potential defendants. The truck driver may be one, but the investigation could also involve the trucking company, vehicle owner, maintenance provider, or another company involved in loading or operating the vehicle. Evidence may include driver records, inspection and maintenance documents, electronic records, company policies, employment records, photographs, and available video.
For instance, if a truck strikes a passenger vehicle on I-69 and the driver suffers a spinal injury, determining who controlled the truck and whether maintenance, loading, or driver conduct contributed to the collision may require a broader investigation.
Michigan Law Allows Fault to Be Divided Between Those Responsible
Michigan’s comparative fault law requires a court to reduce damages based on the injured person’s percentage of fault. MCL 600.2959 also provides that when an injured person’s fault is greater than the combined fault of the other parties, noneconomic damages are not awarded. For example, if an insurer argues that an injured driver was partly responsible because of a lane change, the claim should be evaluated using the full sequence of events. Witness statements, photographs, vehicle damage, roadway markings, and video may provide a different picture.
Serious Injuries May Continue Long After Your Accident in Genesee County
Some Genesee County injury claims involve injuries that require extensive treatment and keep a person away from work for weeks or months. Bone fractures, spinal injuries, traumatic brain injuries, and other serious conditions may require surgery, rehabilitation, medication, or continuing care.
The financial consequences can be devastating. An injury may reduce someone’s ability to work, affect future earnings, require help with ordinary activities, or prevent someone from returning to the job they held before the accident. Those effects should be documented rather than left to a settlement calculation based only on the first set of medical bills.
Recovery for those effects follows two tracks. No-fault benefits generally cover the economic side, such as medical bills and lost wages. Compensation for pain, suffering, and diminished quality of life requires a claim against the at-fault party and an injury that meets the serious impairment of body function threshold in MCL 500.3135. That threshold does not apply to wage loss exceeding the no-fault statutory maximum.
Insurance Providers Will Build Their Own Account of The Accident
After a serious collision, insurers may collect statements, photographs, medical records, and other information while the injured person is still receiving treatment. Personal injury attorneys in Genesee handle those communications, gather supporting evidence, review available insurance coverage, and address disputes about liability or the extent of the injuries.
For motor vehicle injuries, Michigan’s no-fault system may provide PIP benefits for medical care, attendant care, household replacement services, and up to three years of wage loss, depending on the coverage level selected. Those benefits usually come first from your own policy or a resident relative’s policy, with the Michigan Assigned Claims Plan available when no policy applies.
If the driver who caused a crash on I-75 or US-23 was uninsured or underinsured, your own uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage may also come into play. Your policy may set shorter notice deadlines for that coverage.
Seek Legal Guidance From Our Seasoned Personal Injury Lawyers in Genesee County
Our Genesee County personal injury lawyer can investigate the crash, identify all potentially responsible parties, deal with the insurance companies, and build a claim based on the evidence and the actual losses you suffered. Your attorney meets with you from the first consultation and directs your case from there, and we handle injury claims on contingency, so there is no fee unless we recover for you.
To learn more about your potential injury claim, complete our online form or call Schefman & Associates at 248-594-2600 for your free case assessment.