Arlington Truck Accident Lawyer

Large truck crashes accounted for 2.2% of all deadly traffic crashes in Virginia, and accounted for many of the injury-causing collisions, with 49 fatal collisions, 870 injury crashes, and 1,928 crashes involving property damage only, according to the Virginia Highway Safety Office.

If you or someone you love was the victim of a collision involving a commercial motor vehicle, you know firsthand how life-changing these types of accidents can be.

Serious and long-lasting harm is common due to the large size of the vehicle, and you may need a lot of help to rebuild your life.

The good news is, in some cases, there are defendants who you can hold accountable and make a claim against to recover compensation for your harm.

Monge & Associates Arlington injury lawyers can help you take legal action against those defendants so you can fully and fairly recover for all the damage done to you. 

Give us a call at (703) 991-4787 or fill out this form to talk with an Arlington truck accident lawyer in a free consultation to learn how our legal team can help to fight for your rights. 

Why Choose Monge & Associates for Your Arlington Truck Accident Case

Monge & Associates is the right place to turn for your truck accident claim because our firm brings skills to the table that give you the best chance of a successful case outcome.

You should turn to our Arlington truck accident lawyers because:

• We have been representing clients injured in truck crashes since 1993
• We know the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) rules extremely well, as well as state laws governing truck drivers, so we can help determine if the defendant violated safety rules and regulations
• We understand there may be multiple defendants who can be held liable, and we’ll work to help you identify all of them to maximize the insurance coverage available to pay your claim
• We have litigation experience and have been voted Best Law Firm by the American Institute of Trial Lawyers, so we are prepared and ready to go to court when needed in your fight for justice. 
• We’re also skilled at negotiating out-of-court settlements and are prepared to stand up to insurance companies and convince them to offer a fair settlement to avoid court proceedings.
• We’ve recovered over $1 billion dollars for our clients.

Common Causes of Arlington Truck Accidents

Monge & Associates will work with you to identify the cause of the collision you are involved in so we can help you to prove who was to blame.

Some of the most common causes of Arlington truck accidents that our team has encountered include:

• Driver fatigue when truckers violate hours-on-duty rules or simply drive too long to meet deadlines
• Driver distraction, especially if truckers are using in-vehicle electronics or their cell phones
• Driver impairment as commercial drivers have a lower BAC limit and are held to a higher standard
• Improperly loaded cargo
• Poor truck maintenance
• Speeding
• Failure to obey traffic signals

These are just a few of many unsafe behaviors that can result in truck crashes.

All of these are examples of the types of negligent or unlawful behaviors that could make a truck driver liable for covering your losses, so it will be important to prove how the crash happened.

Determining Liability in Arlington Truck Accidents

Virginia has a rule called contributory negligence that can affect your claim.

Contributory negligence used to be a very common legal doctrine, but now only a few states follow it. In contributory negligence states like VA, if you are partly to blame for your own accident, you can’t recover compensation.

However, you should not necessarily assume that there are no circumstances in which you can make a truck accident claim if you fear you may have done something wrong.

There are other rules, like the last clear chance doctrine, that could make it possible for you to still pursue justice.

Further, fault is a legal question, so even if you feel like you could have been a bit more careful, the question of who was to blame for the accident is not always straightforward. 

Monge & Associates understands the contributory negligence rule very well and can help you work to ensure you are still able to get justice, no matter the circumstance. 

We can also help you determine if a trucking company may also be held liable for on-the-job actions of the driver, which could mean more insurance coverage is available to pay for your losses. 

Types of Truck Accidents in Arlington

There are many different types of truck accidents you could be involved in, some of which differ from typical car crashes.

Here are some types of crashes our clients have been involved in in the past:

• Jackknife accidents: The trailer swings to the side of the tractor.
• Underride collisions: Another vehicle goes underneath the truck’s undercarriage
• Rollover accidents: The truck rolls over
• Blind spot accidents: Drivers fail to see other vehicles or motorists next to them
• Rear-end accidents: Trucks have longer stopping distances, which can sometimes cause them to strike a vehicle from the rear
• Wide turn crashes at intersections: While trucks often must make wide turns, they have to do so safely to avoid a crash.
• Median crossover accidents: Drivers may cross the median when they are intoxicated, distracted, drowsy, or when something else goes wrong
• Multi-vehicle pile-ups on highways: These crashes involve three or more vehicles and can occur when a truck is in a crash on a high-speed highway, and other vehicles don’t have time to stop

Compensation Available for Truck Accident Victims

When you pursue a truck crash claim, you should be “made whole” or put back as close as possible to the position you’d have been in but for the crash.

Damages can include:

• Economic Damages: These can be calculated by adding up actual financial loss, including medical bills, lost work time, and lost future earning power.
• Non-Economic Damages: These damages are harder to calculate and include non-financial loss like pain and discomfort
• Punitive Damages: These are rare and designed to punish defendants who engage in intentional wrongdoing or very egregiously bad behavior behind the wheel

Virginia Laws Affecting Your Truck Accident Claim

There is a two-year statute of limitations available for truck crash claims in VA, so you should be aware of this time deadline and not hesitate to move forward with getting help.  

Monge & Associates can help you understand the statute of limitations and other laws that affect your Virginia truck accident claim.

Why You Need an Arlington Truck Accident Attorney

It’s important to get help from an Arlington truck accident lawyer for a few key reasons:

• Truck crash claims involve complex regulations that require specialized knowledge
• There may be multiple parties liable for losses, including the trucker, trucking company, truck manufacturer, and truck mechanics. An attorney can help untangle who is to blame.
• Trucking companies have aggressive legal teams who are fighting for them and you need your own advocateto stand up for your rights.
• Evidence can disappear or be hard to get ahold of if you don’t have help obtaining it and properly preserving it. 
• Catastrophic injuries can be hard to value, but an experienced attorney can bring in the right experts and sound legal knowledge to determine what your case is worth.
• Your attorney can help you level the playing field against corporate defendants.

Contact Our Arlington Truck Accident Lawyers Today

When you are harmed in a truck crash, don’t hesitate to reach out.

Monge & Associates is here and ready to help, so give us a call today to schedule your free consultation with an Arlington, VA truck accident lawyer you can trust.