Dangerous head-on collisions can happen at any time of the day or night to threaten Bakersfield travelers. The powerful impact that results might leave victims with major injuries. In the most heartbreaking cases, a frontal impact may claim a precious life and leave family members looking for justice.
Victims in devastating accidents should receive support for every medical bill they collect while trying to heal. Families dealing with a tragedy should also get help paying for a funeral bill and in replacing the income the victim may have supported a spouse and children with.
Victims can seek full compensation, but an at-fault driver’s car insurance provider can limit support or dismiss claims for any flimsy reason. To find out how to protect your case and earn more, contact a skilled Bakersfield Car Accident Lawyer for a free legal consultation. It’s a free case review that comes with no obligation to you.
The Extreme Dangers of a Head-On Collision
Head-on collisions are an extremely dangerous angle of impact that puts everyone in the vehicles involved at risk of traumatic injuries.
One factor that makes them so dangerous is the increased impact force associated with any frontal collision. The speeds of both vehicles double the impact force. That extra blunt force can easily break bones, cause Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs), and damage internal organs. Victims can wind up at Dignity Health Memorial Hospital clinging to life.
In the case of an at-fault driver who is inebriated or perhaps has fallen asleep, the consequences can be even greater. Most people hit the brakes when they realize they are about to collide with another vehicle. But drivers who are impaired or drowsy may not be able to recognize the imminent danger and slow down. The speed can stay constant, leading to a full speed accident, and only multiplying the damage done.
- Bakersfield recorded 70 head-on collisions involving injury in 2023, resulting in at least 4 deaths. The discouraging data held at similar levels in 2024 when 67 serious head-on accidents occurred, along with 2 tragic fatalities. That’s according to California’s Transportation Injury Mapping System (TIMS).
- The statistics are heartbreaking on a national scale as well. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) documented 5,800 deaths in accidents involving vehicles colliding at head-on angles. That represented 30% of all traffic fatalities in the U.S. involving two vehicles colliding in 2023.
Winning Support for Bakersfield Head-On Accident Victims
Victims of head-on collisions should receive full compensation for their medical care for as long as care is needed. This support is especially important when head-on collisions frequently lead to serious and catastrophic injuries. Catastrophic injuries are often thought of as injuries that change a person’s life in the long-term, and perhaps forever.
Being empowered to pay for the best medical care available is critical. But head-on impact victims will need other economic needs met, as well as support for their non-economic hardships.
Maison Law Accident & Injury Lawyers of Bakersfield has experience in identifying everything that accident victims require in the short term and in the years ahead.
These are just a few of the benefits we’d be demanding for our clients:
- 100% of Medical Costs, current and future
- Physical therapy costs
- Medical equipment
- Home care expense
- Lifelong support for victims with permanent physical disabilities
- Replacement of all income lost while victims can’t work
- Lifelong support if victims left with disabilities can’t go back to work
- Help with finding a new career
- Help with supporting the victim’s family
- Compensation for the cost of car repairs or replacement
- Compensation for a patient’s physical pain
- Support for chronic pain
- Support for pain medication and therapies
- Support for arthritis
- Compensation for Emotional Damages
- Support for Anxiety
- Support for Depression
- Support for PTSD symptoms
- Support for a loss of enjoyment of life due to injury
- Support for the loss of consortium (intimacy with a partner)
This very basic support is never guaranteed in an insurance claim. Insurance adjusters can try to blame the other driver to escape liability. They can cast doubt on the victim’s injuries to get away with providing reduced settlement checks.
It’s often up to a skilled attorney to present strong evidence to fight off insurance tactics. Then an attorney goes to work on securing the maximum in compensation for clients. The sum awarded is often much more than victims could earn by taking on an insurer themselves.
Can My Family Seek Support After a Deadly Head-On Crash Claims a Loved One?
Families are protected by the State of California after a deadly accident. Those left behind can file wrongful death claims and secure support for families who have been left devastated emotionally and financially.
Families should receive help to cover all funeral costs. They must have assistance paying off any lingering medical bills.
A spouse and children would be eligible for future support to help replace the income the victim may have provided the family with each month.
The grief families must endure should also be factored into a settlement check. Loved ones have lost the guidance and care of a beloved family member forever. They must also spend upcoming life events, such as graduations, birthdays, and weddings, without someone they love. This should earn support.
A Bakersfield Wrongful Death Lawyer can help close relatives file wrongful death claims on behalf of entire families. A lawyer fully investigates deadly accidents and makes sure insurers can’t turn the blame on a loved one who can’t defend themselves. Then a family’s lawyer works to secure the funds they need to protect themselves financially in the years ahead.
We Back Your Case with Powerful Evidence and Fight to Earn You More
If you have a serious injury, and a reckless 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, local attorney.
Your full recovery becomes our number one mission. We don’t stop fighting until you are 100% healed and have the money you need to restore your normal life.
If you end up needing our help to earn more for your case, you don’t have to worry about how you’ll afford a great lawyer. We don’t charge anything up front, and we only get paid if we win your case for you. Then our attorney’s fee comes out of the settlement check that an insurance company writes for you.