Denver Rear-End Accident Lawyers

Decades of Legal Experience Fighting for You

Rear-end accidents are among the most common types of car accidents that occur in Denver, Colorado, or most anywhere else in the United States. However, the commonality of these types of traffic collisions does not mean they are not serious. Victims of rear-end accidents often suffer lifelong consequences caused by severe injuries. If you have been in a rear-end collision while driving through Denver or any other city in Colorado, let our Denver Rear-end accident lawyers from Springer & Steinberg, P.C. know what happened.

With our 40+ years of collective legal experience, our attorneys are poised to manage your case professionally, start to finish. Whether your claim can be fairly settled or requires courtroom litigation to conclude, we will be ready.

Dial (303) 861-2800 to speak with a member of our law firm today.

What Causes Rear-End Accidents?

A key element to your rear-end accident claim will be knowing who caused it and why. Since Colorado is a comparative negligence state, it is crucial that we prove liability should be primarily or solely placed upon the driver that struck your vehicle from behind. Through minimizing your liability with fact-based evidence and carefully constructed arguments, we can maximize the amount of compensation you can receive.

What likely caused your rear-end accident?

• Driver distraction: The majority of rear-end accidents occur when the front car – the one that is struck – is stopped at a red light, stop sign, or due to heavy traffic. A distracted driver who is not paying attention to the road in front of them fails to see that there is a traffic blockage in front of them. Oftentimes, they do not even try to apply the brake before slamming into the front car.
• Speeding: Rear-end accidents also occur frequently on highways and while traffic is flowing regularly. In these situations, the liable driver is usually speeding well above the permitted speed limit. While trying to zigzag through traffic, the driver misjudges the distance between themselves and the front car, causing a rear-end collision.

Speeding and driving while distracted are both violations of Colorado’s traffic laws. Being able to prove that the other driver was engaged in these violations at the time of your rear-end accident should heavily increase their liability, if not erase your liability completely.

Common Injuries in Rear-End Car Accidents

Rear-end collisions often cause severe injuries even at low speeds due to the speed differential between the front car and the rear car. Usually, the front car is completely stopped with the brake is applied. When the rear car strikes their vehicle, the driver in the front car will jolt forward and be subjected to a tremendous amount of G-force, which can result in serious injuries.

Whiplash

More often than not, people in rear-end accidents are diagnosed with whiplash, a serious neck injury that can cause permanent damage. Whiplash occurs when the neck jerks back and forth suddenly and violently, straining and tearing tendons and nerves in the neck.

Whiplash is notorious for starting off as a mild neck ache before rapidly worsening to crippling pain. An early diagnosis can identify the symptoms of whiplash and apply treatments as needed to minimize lasting damage.

Spine Injuries

In addition to suffering from whiplash, drivers hit from behind can suffer a number of other spinal cord injuries. The sudden G-force applied to their vehicle will transfer into them, and the result is usually extreme pressure and pulling of the spine. Paralysis may occur in rear-end accidents of even a moderate speed, such as around 35 miles per hour.

Brain Injuries

It is possible for the G-force caused by a rear-end accident to be so severe, it causes the victim’s brain to literally bounce inside their skull. Bruising and hemorrhaging may occur, resulting in a traumatic brain injury or TBI.

Contact Denver Rear-End Accident Lawyers with Experience

If you have not already, please see a doctor as soon as possible after being in a rear-end accident. Even if you were hit at a low speed and feel fine now, you must get a checkup. To get started on your rear-end collision case, contact our firm today. Our experienced Denver rear-end accident lawyers are ready to help you and offer free initial consultations, so you have nothing to lose by contacting us today.

Get a free initial consultation today by dialing (303) 861-2800.