College Park, GA Car Accident Lawyers

The amount of damage your vehicle sustains and the severity of your injuries are largely determined by the type of crash you’re in. Some of the most common types of car collisions include:

• Head-on: Head-on accidents are among the most serious types of collisions you can be involved in. When this much force meets, people in both vehicles often sustain severe or even fatal injuries. These accidents often occur as a result of one driver being on the wrong side of the road, which may be a result of confusion, impairment, or unfamiliarity with the roads.
• Side-impact: Side-impact collisions include several types of accidents. T-bone accidents generally occur at intersections and often happen when a driver misses or ignores a stop sign or traffic light. This may be due to distracted driving, impairment, or recklessness. T-bone accidents are usually quite severe and may even result in a rollover, depending on the speed of both vehicles and which types of vehicles are involved. Side-impact collisions also include sideswipe accidents, which often occur when someone doesn’t properly check their blind spot before merging. These accidents are often minor as long as the at-fault driver moves back into their lane right away.
• Rear-end: Rear-end collisions are easily the most common type of accident you’ll see on Georgia roadways. They’re common in bumper-to-bumper traffic, where even a slight misjudgment of distance or speed can cause a low-speed rear-end accident. They can also happen when a driver isn’t paying attention or loses control of their vehicle. While many rear-end accidents are minor, accidents that happen at high speeds can be very serious.
• Chain reaction accidents: Chain reaction accidents have the potential to cause hundreds of thousands of dollars in bodily harm and property damage. These types of accidents involve multiple accidents, each caused by the one before them.

Consider, for example, a T-bone accident that occurs in the middle of an intersection. The driver behind the car that was hit was following too closely and doesn’t have time to stop when the accident happens. They also hit the car in front of them. In trying to avoid the crash scene, other drivers swerve out of the way and cause other smaller accidents. These types of accidents are very challenging legally, as proving liability is difficult with so many vehicles involved.