Utah Car Accident Attorney

There can be any number of factors that contribute to your car accident, and Fillmore Spencer LLC car accident attorneys pursues them all. We examine such potential causes as:

• The other driver. Is there evidence to suggest the person might have been talking or texting on a cellphone, rubbernecking, adjusting a radio, or paying attention to a passenger or other distraction? Might the driver have been sleep-deprived, possibly because of prescriptions known to cause drowsiness? Was the individual impaired by alcohol or other substances, speeding, or driving aggressively or recklessly?
• The accident report. Did the police accurately describe the scene?
• Weather conditions. Was the threat of fog or ice sufficiently obvious that the other operator should have been driving slower?
• Road conditions and design. Was a detour in effect? Was the intersection properly regulated by signs and lights? Should a sign indicating black ice or warning that a bridge freezes before the road have been in place?
• Traffic and other third-party considerations. Was a pedestrian’s misstep or a third vehicle operator’s mistake the reason the other vehicle collided with yours?
• Were both vehicles properly maintained, or was one susceptible to part or system failure? Should the other driver have known the brakes needed replacing? Is the vehicle’s manufacturer liable if a known fault contributed to your accident? Is the manufacturer of a faulty car part responsible?