Cameron Park Motorcycle Accident Attorney

Driving a motorcycle can be a blast, especially in an area like Cameron Park. Because residents have easy access to the Sierra Nevada foothills and other areas of natural beauty, it’s not hard to see why local motorcyclists love to take to the open road.

While riding a motorcycle can be a great experience and comes with a lot of benefits, like reduced emissions and gas savings, riders also face a number of major risks. Because they are relatively unprotected, motorcycle riders can be seriously hurt in minor accidents, and an injury can have a huge impact on your life.

As a Cameron Park motorcycle accident attorney, I help people who’ve been hurt in accidents claim the compensation that they need to recover both personally and financially.

The “Personal” Personal Injury Attorney

I’ve been practicing injury law since 1982 and have helped many people during this time. Throughout my career, I’ve become known as the “personal” personal injury lawyer because of how I choose to operate my practice. While many lawyers prefer to have a strictly professional relationship with their clientele, I make it a priority to connect with my clients on a personal level. By forging a friendship with my clients, I’m able to better understand how their injuries have affected their lives. In turn, this helps me to be a more effective advocate during negotiations and in courtrooms.

Common Motorcyclist Injuries

Motorcyclists are typically very careful drivers and practice defensive driving techniques in order to keep themselves and others safe. However, motorcyclists don’t have seatbelts, airbags, or walls of steel to protect them in the event of an accident. For this reason, it’s common for motorcyclists to suffer severe trauma during collisions. As a Cameron Park motorcycle accident lawyer, I’ve helped many clients with major injuries including:

• Traumatic brain injuries
• Bone fractures
• Spinal cord injuries
• Internal trauma
• Cervical sprains
• Road rash
• Burn injuries

All of these injuries can range in severity and can require extensive medical care as well as a long recovery period.

The Financial Impact of an Accident Injury

People who are injured in motorcycle accidents are often in a lot of pain and the process of regaining your health can be very stressful. One of the reasons that recovery can be difficult is that accident injuries can have a huge financial impact on crash survivors and their families.

Many common accident injuries require multiple surgeries as well as medications, physical therapy sessions, and other kinds of medical procedures. Altogether, these can add up to an enormous amount of medical debt. Paying for medical expenses can be even harder if your injuries have affected your ability to do your job. In many cases, accident survivors lose their income either temporarily or permanently as a result of the crash.

Furthermore, people who’ve been seriously hurt frequently need to make changes around their homes. Injured individuals experiencing issues with mobility or cognition may need to replace stairs with ramps, install a walk-in shower, or make other expensive modifications to their home. In serious cases, injured individuals need to hire in-home care.

Getting Help

Fortunately, it’s possible for people who’ve been hurt in motorcycle accidents to seek compensation for these damages. By working with an experienced Cameron Park motorcycle accident attorney, it’s often possible to file an injury claim and hold at-fault parties responsible for the economic and personal damages that you have suffered. Payments from injury claims can help people move forward with their lives after major accidents.

While many people think of at-fault parties as negligent drivers, often there are other entities that are liable. For example, auto manufacturers may be considered at-fault in accidents that involve defective car parts and governments are often liable to pay for damages caused by dangerously designed roads. One of the benefits of having an experienced attorney is that your lawyer can investigate the accident to find out what parties may be liable.

Avoiding Motorcycle Accidents

It’s not possible to tell when or where a motorcycle accident will occur. However, motorcyclists can improve their roadway safety by learning how to avoid common types of accidents. To learn more, take a moment to view this informative YouTube video:

Dangerous Intersections for Motorcyclists in El Dorado County

Another way that motorcyclists can improve their safety is by learning about where accidents happen in their area. The following intersections saw the highest number of motorcycle accidents in El Dorado County between 2008 and 2020, according to data from California Highway Patrol and other local agencies:

• Barragan Court at Newtown Road
• Buckeye Court and Wentworth Springs Road
• Buckeye Lake Road and Wentworth Springs Road
• Bass Lake Road and Hill Road
• Cambridge Road at Knollwood Drive
• Exit 44A and Missouri Flat Road
• Exit 44B at Placerville Drive
• Greenstone Cutoff at Greenstone Road
• Mother Lode Drive at Pleasant Valley Road
• Shingle Road at Silver Oaks Lane

Do I Really Need an Attorney?

Many people aren’t sure of whether or not they actually need an attorney to handle their case. While it’s true that not all accident injury cases are right for a lawyer, it is always important to get professional advice before taking any kind of legal action. Because most attorneys are happy to offer free legal advice over the phone, you’ve got nothing to lose by reaching out for the help you deserve.

Cameron Park Motorcycle Accident Attorney

I’m Ed Smith, a Cameron Park motorcycle accident attorney. To receive free, friendly legal advice about motorcycle accident injuries, talk with me personally by calling (800) 404-5400 or (530) 392-9400.

My team and I have worked with people in Cameron Park for more than 38 years. During this time, I’ve been able to help many people obtain a high number of successful settlements and verdicts for their cases.

To learn even more about me and my work, you can read feedback written by my clients by visiting my profiles on:

• Yelp
• Google
• Avvo

I am a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, which is a group that exclusively includes lawyers with prior settlements or verdicts worth more than one million dollars. I’m also a member of a group called Top One Percent, which advocates legal excellency.

Photo by Colton Kresser on Unsplash

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