Indianapolis Head-On Collisions Attorney
Last updated on January 27, 2025
The Indiana car accident lawyers at NAP have vast experience representing victims seriously injured in head-on collisions. Serving Indiana since 1899, we have a reputation for excellence and have concentrated our work over the past four decades on personal injury law. You are not just another case. Your interests are our priority when securing the compensation you deserve.
Head-On Collisions
Head-on collisions occur when the front ends of two vehicles come into contact or when the front of a car hits a stationary object. The causes of these accidents may include:
- Skidding brakes
- Speeding or racing
- Use of the wrong lane
- Median crossovers
- Freeway entry/exit
- 180-degree rotation
- Unprotected left turn
- Blocked intersections
- Two-lane road/highway
- Veering away from an object
- Unlawful passing or overtake
When autos collide head-on, important vehicle parts like the engine and fluid systems may be damaged. The impact of a moving car on a less-protected vehicle or body can be fatal.
Head-On Collision Causes
Like most accidents, driver negligence usually causes head-on collisions. In head-on collisions, reckless operation of a vehicle may involve:
- Not checking blind spots
- Intoxication
- Road hazards
- Driver fatigue
- Defective parts
- Talking or texting
- Distracted driving
- Inclement weather
- Moving violations
- Vehicle malfunction
- Lack of warning signs
These contributing factors can lead to a breach of the legal duty to exercise reasonable care that all drivers owe to other people. Indiana law holds negligent motorists liable for head-on collisions caused by their conduct. Liability requires that at-fault parties and insurers compensate victims injured in collisions.
Head-On Collision Consequences
In head-on crashes, the direct energy transfer between two moving vehicles or one car and a stationary object causes extensive damage. The most critical and dangerous vehicle parts are usually at the front. As a result, in addition to expensive repairs, victims may suffer:
- Lacerations
- Severe burns
- Broken teeth
- Scars or bruises
- Punctured lung
- Fractured bones
- Head or neck injury
- Spinal cord damage
- Cognitive impairment
- Traumatic brain injury
- Paralysis or quadriplegia
- Permanent disfigurement
Innocent victims should not have to bear the cost of repairs, a replacement vehicle, property loss, medical expenses, missed work and related mental anguish. A personal injury claim allows the harmed party to recover these and other costs from those at fault. If the head-on collision caused a fatality, surviving family members are additionally entitled to wrongful death damages.
Product And Premises Liability
Head-on collisions may occur because of a vehicle defect. A flawed model, construction or design puts unknowing consumers at risk. The manufacturer and vendor may be liable if a defective car or part leaves a factory, warehouse or dealership and later causes an accident and injury. This is known as product liability. Consumers injured because of a flawed product are entitled to damages without showing negligence.
Moreover, broken lights, unmarked intersections and road or construction hazards are dangerous property conditions. The owner or party in control of the property is liable for head-on collisions caused by these dangers. In premises liability, injured parties may recover compensation from property owners, managers, and even municipalities that knew or should have known of the condition.
Experienced Indianapolis Personal Injury Lawyers
If a head-on collision caused an injury, contact the Indiana personal injury lawyers at NAP today. With over 75 years of combined legal experience, our injury lawyers have the knowledge and resources necessary to help you prevail. Call 317-505-1342 or contact us online for a free consultation.