DoorDash delivers any type of food to any Bakersfield address. It’s a lot of trips from restaurants and grocery stores, and into local neighborhoods. It’s no surprise that all this rushing back and forth can lead to DoorDash employees making mistakes and causing car accidents.
If you are struck and hurt by a DoorDash driver, the employee and the employer should be liable for your recovery costs. You must demand help with your medical bills, your lost time at work, and other damages. To find out how to hold DoorDash 100% responsible for its workers’ mistakes, talk to a real Bakersfield lawyer in a free case consultation.
Maison Law Accident & Injury Lawyers of Bakersfield wants you to understand the benefits available to you that DoorDash may not tell you about.
Do I Need a Lawyer If I’m Struck by a Delivery Driver?
If your accident leaves you with a serious injury, like a wrist fracture or a Traumatic Brain Injury, and a DoorDash delivery driver was to blame, it’s a good idea to speak to a lawyer.
DoorDash has corporate lawyers and insurance adjusters ready to dispute your claim. They may attempt to blame you for the accident or question how badly you are injured. These are all tactics meant to rob you of the support you need as you do your best to heal.
Our attorneys are skilled investigators who collect the evidence necessary to force DoorDash to accept accountability.
We meet large businesses head-on and negotiate to get you the most compensation possible for your injury.
Does DoorDash Have Accident Insurance for Its Drivers?
DoorDash requires its drivers to carry their own car insurance when they sign up for work. But when an accident occurs during a delivery, DoorDash does protect victims with an accident insurance policy.
Accidents While the Driver Is on a Delivery: The coverage limit goes all the way up to a million dollars, but DoorDash and its insurers will work as hard as possible to limit what victims earn in support. They fight especially hard when victims endure serious injuries, and the recovery will be long and expensive.
Accidents While the Driver Doesn’t Have an Order: If DoorDash drivers cause accidents while they don’t have a delivery, but are logged into the app waiting on orders, victims would usually have to submit claims to the driver’s insurer first.
These claims can be less than successful because insurers often reject claims if they find out a driver was working for a delivery company at the time of the collision. Drivers are also likely to have the bare minimum in coverage allowed. The insurance money can hit the policy limit, leaving victims with any remaining hospital bills and damages.
DoorDash would offer limited coverage for victims if the driver’s insurer rejected a claim or didn’t provide enough in coverage. It’s often up to a skilled Bakersfield Car Accident Lawyer to ensure that victims get sufficient support from one source or the other, or both, in some cases.
Why Do DoorDash Drivers Have a High Accident Risk?
Delivery drivers can work hard to be safe on the road. Many DoorDash employees (Dashers) are excellent drivers. But they do have many more distractions while they work from behind the wheel. Those job duties can increase the chance for collisions.
The Dashers’ reliance on a cell phone app for their jobs can lead to some frightening moves on Highway 99 or along Mt. Vernon Avenue. There’s also the pressure of their fast-moving jobs.
These are just a few of the hazards that might lead to accidents:
- Cellphone and DoorDash Order Distractions
- Mapping to Addresses Distractions
- Speeding to Deliver Hot Food, Fast
- Driving Aggressively to Keep Customers Happy
- Working for More Than One Delivery App
- Unfocused Drivers After Too Long Without a Break
A skilled attorney would be looking into the driver’s past and DoorDash’s safety, training, and hiring practices. If necessary, Maison Law Accident & Injury Lawyers of Bakersfield can also bring in Accident Reconstruction Teams to make sure DoorDash faces the full blame for a collision.
Frequently Asked Questions
What Should I Do at the Scene of the Accident?
Call for an ambulance if anyone is hurt. Once the scene is secure and you feel up to it, try to gather evidence on the scene. Take photos of the damage to vehicles, marks left on the road, and of any DoorDash signage on the car. Show any visible injuries. Get witness contact information. Afterward, schedule an appointment with your own doctor, even if you’ve gone to the emergency room. Get all injuries documented and follow your doctor’s advice about seeing a physical therapist and other specialists.
How long should I wait to speak to a lawyer after a traffic accident?
You should discuss your case with a lawyer as soon as you can. Waiting can mean critical evidence slips through the cracks and disappears. Delay can lead to witnesses becoming harder to locate and more likely to forget what they saw. California allows victims up to two years to file a personal injury claim, but waiting months or years can hurt a case.
What if I can’t afford to pay a lawyer to represent my case?
If you need us to help you take on DoorDash, we will sign a contingency agreement with you. It means we cover all upfront case costs. We also don’t earn anything unless we win your case for you. Then our fee comes out of the settlement money that DoorDash and its insurers must fork over.
Contact a DoorDash Accident Attorney Who Backs Your Claim with Evidence and Fights to Earn You More
Don’t accept that your emergency room bills are your responsibility after a terrifying crash caused by a delivery driver. You shouldn’t have to choose between focusing on recovery and worrying about your hospital costs and the paychecks you are losing.
If you have a serious injury, and a careless DoorDash driver caused your accident, contact Maison Law Accident & Injury Lawyers of Bakersfield to schedule a free consultation. It’s a confidential, no-obligation review of your case with a real car accident lawyer.
We don’t stop fighting until you are healthy again, you have a reliable car again, and your financial worries are a thing of the past.