Common Types Of Car Accidents

The hours after a crash are a blur of sirens, insurance calls and questions you cannot yet answer. The attorneys at Solomon Law Firm bring more than 100 years of combined experience to car accident cases. We keep the process straightforward and easy to navigate.

The type of crash you were in shapes who is liable, what compensation may be available and the legal strategy our car crash injury attorneys use to prove negligence.

Which Type Of Crash Were You In?

New Hampshire law requires proof that another driver failed to use reasonable care. That proof depends on the collision pattern, including:

• Rear-end collisions: Tailgating and texting in rush-hour traffic on Interstate 93 cause most. Whiplash is the signature injury, and symptoms can take days to appear.
• T-bone and side-impact collisions: Intersection accidents, usually a left turn without yielding or a red light run. The side of a car offers little protection, so injury potential is severe: fractures, head injuries and spinal damage.
• Head-on collisions: Wrong-way, distracted and impaired driving on two-lane roads such as Route 28 combine both vehicles’ speed, producing the most severe injuries of any crash type, including brain and spinal injuries.
• Sideswipe accidents: Careless lane changes and merging collisions on highways such as Interstate 293 push a car into a guardrail, where the second impact causes shoulder injuries, fractures and head trauma.
• Rollover accidents: SUVs and pickups roll after swerves, blowouts or side impacts. Ejection injuries and roof crush cause head and spinal cord injuries, and a vehicle defect may make the manufacturer liable.
• Multivehicle and pileup accidents: Winter weather on Interstate 93 triggers chain reactions in which occupants are struck more than once. Liability is complex because several insurers share blame under New Hampshire’s comparative fault law.

Our car accident attorneys pursue every responsible party, including bars liable under the dram shop law one of us helped shape.

Get Straight Answers About Your Manchester Crash

New Hampshire law gives you three years to file suit, but evidence fades sooner. In a free consultation, a car crash injury lawyer can assess your claim. Our clients pay no attorney fees unless we recover for them. We only get paid if you win your case. Solomon Law Firm represents injured people in Manchester and Londonderry. Call us at 877-529-4357 or contact us online.