New Jersey Multi-Car Accident Attorney

Figuring out who was at fault in a multi-car accident is fairly complicated, particularly if there were serious injuries or a death resulted. Proving fault and obtaining compensation in multi-car accidents, requires the assistance of an experienced New Jersey multi-car accident attorney.

Multiple-vehicle accidents typically result from a chain reaction, such as:

• A driver pushed into another lane due to an impact from a collision and running into a vehicle in the other lane
• When two or more cars are involved in an accident and stopped, additional cars may slam into the crashed vehicles
• A rear-ended vehicle being shoved forward, crashing into another car in front of them

Multi-car accidents can happen at any time, however there are certain factors in play where a chain reaction pileup is a distinct likelihood. These factors may include:

• Speeding in a construction zone – construction zones have sign posted to slow down, however, many drivers ignore the signs. Those that obey the signs may get hit by other speeding vehicles.
• Tailgating – when traveling too close to another vehicle, it is challenging to stop if something happens to the vehicle in front of you.
• Rubbernecking – drivers who slow down to look at an accident, often get involved in another accident.
• Bad weather conditions – icy roads, snowstorms, sand storms, poor visibility, etc.
• Speeding – once an accident happens on a highway, the drivers surrounding the collision are typically traveling too fast and cannot stop.
• Nowhere for a vehicle to go – when an accident happens on the highway, other vehicles often have no other place to go to avoid a crash and end up hitting the cars involved in the accident.

Multi-car accidents are not just about injuries or who caused the accident in the first place. These difficult cases also raise the issue of which parties, or what party, should be held liable for paying a personal injury claim. There may be complex considerations involved in a multi-car accident, such as: what if three vehicles were deemed to be at fault in causing an accident and injuring a fourth driver, who compensates the fourth driver?