If you were recently injured or lost a loved one in an Oklahoma City highway accident caused by another party, you may be able to recover compensation for your damages with an Oklahoma City car accident claim.
However, insurance companies don’t make it easy to recover the compensation you deserve. They often use unfair tactics to deny, delay, and devalue your claim, hoping to pressure you to settle it for much less than its actual value
You need the help of an experienced Oklahoma City highway accident lawyer who knows how to combat the insurance companies’ tactics and hold them accountable for paying the full value of your claim.
At Warhawk Legal, our Oklahoma City highway accident lawyers have a proven record of successfully representing auto accident victims and their families and helping them recover maximum compensation. Let us help you with your Oklahoma City highway accident claim.
Call (405) 397-1717 or complete the form on our contact page to schedule a free consultation to discuss your claim.
Common Causes of Oklahoma City Highway Accidents
Accidents happen daily on Oklahoma City highways. Traffic accidents are relatively common in our city, whether you are driving on Interstate 40, the Turner Turnpike, State Highway 9, or another Oklahoma City highway.
These accidents have various causes. Some of the most common causes of Oklahoma City highway accidents include:
- Distracted driving.
- Drunk or drugged driving.
- Speeding.
- Fatigued driving.
- Equipment failure.
- Dangerous roads.
- Aggressive driving, such as tailgating and unsafe lane changes.
- Negligently maintained highways.
- Negligently maintained vehicles.
Our attorneys scrutinize our clients’ Oklahoma City highway accidents to identify all possible causes and all potentially liable parties. Liability depends on causation, so determining the cause of your accident is essential to your claim.
How Is Liability Determined in an Oklahoma City Highway Accident?
We must determine what caused your accident. Sometimes there is more than one cause and more than one liable party. Once we determine the cause, we must use evidence to prove your case.
Since most Oklahoma City highway accidents are based on negligence, we must prove that four elements exist. They are:
- The defendant owed you a duty of care. For example, motorists owe a duty of care to operate their vehicles to avoid harming others.
- The defendant breached their duty of care by their negligent action or inaction.
- The defendant’s negligent action or inaction is the cause of your injury.
- You suffered actual damages due to the defendant’s negligence.
These elements may seem straightforward, but they can be challenging to prove. Some types of evidence we may use to prove liability in an OKC car accident include:
- Police reports.
- Eyewitness accounts.
- Photographs and video taken at the accident scene.
- Dashcam video from the involved vehicles.
- Footage from nearby business or residential security cameras.
- Traffic camera footage.
- Cell phone records.
- Event data recorder from the involved vehicles.
- Expert witness reports and testimony.
Damages Available in Oklahoma City Highway Accident Claims
The amount and type of damages you can recover in an accident case depend on the facts of your accident and injuries. In a successful Oklahoma City highway accident claim, you may be able to recover economic and non-economic damages.
Economic and non-economic damages are considered compensatory because they are designed to compensate an injury victim for their losses. These damages may include medical expenses, lost wages, property damage, pain and suffering, mental and emotional distress, loss of enjoyment of life, and other tangible and intangible damages.
Punitive damages are not designed to compensate the injury victim but to punish the wrongdoer and deter similar future conduct. In Oklahoma, punitive damages are only awarded in cases where the defendant’s conduct is especially egregious. For example, they may be appropriate in drunk driving accident injury claims.
At Warhawk Legal, we work tirelessly to recover all types of damages for our clients to maximize their compensation. Call (405) 397-1717 or visit our contact page to schedule a free consultation to discuss your claim.