Gas stations are, perhaps surprisingly, quite often the scene of car crashes where a customer gets hit unexpectedly by a vehicle when visiting the store attached to the gas station. Vehicle accidents can cause nasty injuries which may cost a lot of money to deal with.
You shouldn’t have to cope with the financial fall-out of a serious gas station accident all by yourself if you were not at fault. Talk to an experienced personal injury lawyer about the accident and your injuries.
The lawyer may be able to help you recover the cost of your injuries and any loss of wages with a personal injury claim.
How a Car Crash Could Happen at a Gas Station
It may seem unthinkable that you could ever have a serious accident at a gas station, but unfortunately car crashes happen in these often congested places for exactly the same reasons as they do on the open highway.
If you are unlucky enough to be in the gas station when another driver approaches who is intoxicated, drunk, nearly asleep at the wheel, distracted by their cell phone going off or trying to respond to a text message, anything could happen.
You may think you are safe if you are inside your car, but you could still be hit. For example, you could get hit:
- in the rear;
- head on;
- on the side
by any driver who has failed to look out carefully enough. Less often, a driver might hit you because of poor maintenance by the gas station operator. Leaving a dangerously slippery surface may lead to very serious injuries as a car slides out of control.
Get Help If You are Thinking of Making a Claim
If you consider that the gas station operator was at fault, you may have quite a fight on your hands as their insurer will try and avoid any responsibility for the accident. Even if the accident was caused by driver error, you will need to prove that the driver was at fault.
In any accident situation, it is a sensible step to talk to an experienced PI lawyer about your injuries and who you think caused them. The lawyer will have dealt with many accidents like yours before and will give you an opinion about your possible legal options.
If a PI claim is advisable, the lawyer will be able to negotiate skillfully on your behalf.
*Disclaimer
The content of this article serves only to provide information and should not be construed as legal advice. If you file a claim against Texaco or any other party, you may not be entitled to any compensation.
