Who's at fault in an Intersection Accident?

Many traffic accidents in Milwaukee are clustered around intersections. When vehicles converge from cross streets, a driver’s error or lack of awareness of surrounding traffic can result in a serious accident.

Contact a Milwaukee Sideswipe Accident Lawyer

The experienced Milwaukee sideswipe accident attorneys at Gruber Law Offices, LLC help people who have been harmed by other drivers’ carelessness or disregard for safety. We are available to review your intersection collision and discuss your legal options. Attorney David Gruber and the legal team at Gruber Law Offices, LLC have stood up for injured people in Milwaukee for more than three decades. While success and referrals from many satisfied clients have allowed Gruber Law Offices to expand, the law firm is still a family-owned business and offers the personal touch and individual attention of a small firm.

Experienced Intersection Accident Attorneys at Your Service

David Gruber leads the law firm with his wife, attorney Nancy Gruber, who serves as managing partner. The attorneys and staff at Gruber Law Offices treat our clients as we would wish our own loved one to be treated when seeking professional services.

Our intersection accident lawyers offer a free case evaluation and handle cases on a contingency fee basis. Gruber Law Offices only charges an attorney’s fee if we recover compensation for you.

Our philosophy is, “One call… that’s all!” It’s as simple as that: you call Gruber Law Offices, and our dedicated team will take care of all aspects of your intersection accident case.

How Side Impact Collisions Occur

Intersections in Milwaukee bring together vehicles traveling in opposing directions as well as people on foot crossing streets and people riding bicycles and scooters. Transportation planners describe intersections as points of planned conflict. As a result of all the conflicting movement, traffic flow must be regulated and traffic rules followed. Motor vehicle accidents commonly occur at intersections because drivers are unclear about who has the right of way or disregard traffic safety rules. Among the ways that intersection collisions occur are:

Failure to stop at a red light or stop sign
Failing to yield to an oncoming car when waiting to make a left turn
Proceeding through an intersection into the path of another vehicle because of a lack of understanding of which vehicle has the right of way
Misjudging approaching vehicles when turning right at an intersection
Driving distracted and running into the car in front that has stopped at an intersection
Malfunctioning traffic lights causing confusion.

Many Milwaukee intersections accidents are right-angle crashes or side impact crashes.” Vehicles traveling on perpendicular streets collide because one of the drivers failed to yield the right of way when passing through an intersection. It is important for all motorists to know Wisconsin traffic rules.

Who Has the Right of Way in An Intersection?

At Milwaukee intersections that do not have traffic signals, a driver must yield to traffic coming from the right. At four-way stops, the first driver to reach the intersection has the right of way after coming to a stop. If two drivers reach the intersection at the same time, the vehicle on the right proceeds first.

Motorists on side roads must yield to vehicles on main roads if approaching from a driveway, alley or roadside.

Many drivers in Milwaukee do not understand that they are required to yield to pedestrians at intersection crosswalks, including marked and unmarked crosswalks. Drivers must yield when needed to avoid hitting pedestrians who are crossing the street. Pedestrians using a guide dog or a white cane having absolute right of way.

Who is at fault in a side impact collision accident?

Intersection accidents are typically caused by driver errors such as disregarding a traffic signal or making a turn and misjudging the speed of an oncoming vehicle.

When a motorist disregards traffic signals when approaching an intersection and another motorist is injured as a result, the careless driver’s actions may be cited as evidence of negligence in a personal injury lawsuit.

A person who has been seriously injured in an intersection crash by another motorist’s carelessness may have a legal right to demand compensation for losses and expenses such as medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, and vehicle repairs.

When a motorist’s disregard for safety causes another person’s death, the surviving family members of the accident victim may have a right to pursue a wrongful death claim.

The sideswipe accident attorneys at Gruber Law Offices, LLC understand how fault is determined in intersection accidents and the serious injuries that may result. We will investigate your intersection accident and determine who may be held accountable.

Dangerous Intersections in Milwaukee

Milwaukee’s list of most dangerous intersections, as identified by Milwaukee police, includes:
dangerous intersections in Milwaukee

The most dangerous intersections in the suburbs of Milwaukee, as identified by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel include:

dangerous intersections in Milwaukee

Injuries in Intersection Accidents

When two automobiles converge from cross streets and collide, one vehicle typically strikes the driver’s side or passenger side of the other vehicle. These types of intersection collisions can result in serious injuries because the sides of cars and door panels have less structure to absorb the crash impact.

Occupants of the vehicle that struck in an intersection crash frequently sustain serious injuries including:

Chest and abdominal injuries
Head Injuries
Traumatic Brain Injuries

Neck and Spinal Injuries
Facial Injuries
Pelvic Injuries

How Our Intersection Accident Attorneys Can Help

Our experienced Milwaukee intersection crash attorneys can help you pursue full compensation for your medical bills, lost income, and other expenses if another driver caused the accident.

A lot of times, people are uncertain whether they have a valid personal injury claim after an accident. Our attorneys can review the details of the accident, assess fault and discuss whether you have a right to demand compensation from others involved in the accident.

Rather than dealing with another driver’s insurance company on your own, it is best to have an experienced personal injury lawyer deal with the insurance company on your behalf.

If we handle your injury claim, a side impact collision lawyer at Gruber Law Offices will gather evidence to support your claim and identify those who should be held liable for your injuries. Our attorneys will determine the cost of your current medical bills and estimate your future medical expenses, your lost income, and impaired earning capacity. We will pursue a settlement that reflects the full extent of your losses.