What Happens When Multiple People Get Injured In The Same Car Accident?
Your most memorable moments of Easter Sunday from your childhood probably involve looking for dyed Easter eggs in your backyard or, if you live in the country or are old enough to be a grandparent, perhaps getting a pet bunny or chick for Easter. Six children from Colleton County will have a different story to tell when they grow up, although they will probably add that it is a miracle that none of them suffered life-threatening injuries. An adult was driving an SUV with the six children on I-95 when it struck a semi-truck. The SUV overturned. The six children and the drivers of both vehicles were injured. It was not the worst-case scenario, but as grateful as the children’s parents are that their children escaped catastrophic injury, the accident will likely cause years of financial stress for all the families involved. The more people get injured in a car accident, the more work it takes to get the parties responsible for the accident to compensate all the injured people for their accident-related financial losses. If you were one of many occupants of a vehicle that crashed, contact a Columbia car accident lawyer.
The Medical Bills Can Reach the At Fault Driver’s Policy Limit Quickly
The good news is that, if your car accident injuries are not severe enough to require a prolonged hospitalization, the at fault driver’s liability insurance is usually sufficient to cover them. Liability insurance policies have a limit per person and a limit per accident. If eight people get injured, then their medical bills can easily exceed the at fault driver’s per accident policy limit, even if the injuries were minor enough that they required no further treatment beyond the emergency room visit immediately after the accident.
You Can Rely on PIP Insurance If You Have It
No matter how many or how few people got injured in the accident, you can file a claim with your personal injury protection (PIP) insurance policy if the at fault driver’s policy limit is not enough to cover all your accident-related medical bills. You can also file a PIP claim if you were at fault for the accident, because fault is not a factor in PIP claims.
The Injured People Can Sue, but Their Lawsuits Might Not All Go the Same Way
If insurance companies are unwilling or unable to cover all your accident-related medical expenses, you have the right to file a personal injury lawsuit against the at fault driver and any other parties responsible for the accident. If multiple people file lawsuits arising from the same accident, their lawsuits will not necessarily all have the same outcome, or even the same defendants.
Let Us Help You Today
The personal injury lawyers at the Stanley Law Group can help you pursue a car accident claim where you were one of many people injured in the accident. Contact The Stanley Law Group in Columbia, South Carolina or call (803)799-4700 for a free initial consultation.
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