Legal Advice For Truck Drivers Dealing With Personal Injury Cases

If you drive a commercial truck for a living, there may be accidents in your future. You might get into one that's not your fault, but even still, passengers may try suing you for compensation. Faced with this personal injury situation, be sure to take advantage of these legal tips. 

Keep Personal Statements Clear and Consistent

When staring down a personal injury lawsuit from passengers involved in the collision, you want to be very careful with the personal accounts you give of the accident. Attorneys representing the passengers will try to take any statement they can and use it against you.

As the trucker in this situation, keep personal accounts straight. Tell every party that you talk to what happened and ensure these statements are consistent. It then won't look like you're lying or trying to hide signs that you are guilty. 

Hand Over Dash Cam Footage

Almost every truck driver today has a dashcam. It's there to record driving behavior and also accidents when they come about. The best thing you can do as a trucker involved in an accident you didn't cause is hand over footage from this dashcam.

You want to have copies made and then hand them over to relevant parties, including the police, insurance companies, and your attorney if you have one. This video footage will show exactly what happened and then passengers can't say you did something that you really didn't. The proof of your innocence will be in the dashcam footage. 

Hire an Experienced Firm

There are a lot of laws regarding commercial trucks and you need to know what they are for this personal injury case. Going over them and actually understanding them is possible if you hire a firm experienced with commercial trucking accidents.

They'll pull up laws that relate to your case and show that you did nothing to infringe upon them. The opposing attorney will try to use these technical laws to your disadvantage, but with an experienced firm's help, you won't be taken advantage of in this way and instead, the truck laws will work to your advantage.

Being a trucker means sometimes dealing with accidents. They may not happen often, but they can still be stressful. You'll just want to be careful with how you respond, doing everything right from a legal standpoint. Then this entire situation won't be something that leaves a sour taste in your mouth.

If you have additional questions, reach out to a local truck accident attorney.