The roundabout at the North
Carolina University Bell Tower in Raleigh is known state-wide as the
common site of vehicular accidents. The area has since been improved,
but accidents can still occur. If a person met an auto accident due
to another driver's unfamiliarity with the area, the victim has the
right to obtain compensation to recover from injuries or emotional
distress brought by the accident.
In North Carolina, however,
getting
due compensation is not as easy as in other states. NC
is one of the few states where the Pure Contributory
Negligence Rule is recognized. Under this rule, the victim of a car
accident is not entitled to compensation should he or she be
discovered to have contributed to the accident—even by a mere 1
percent! It will, then, be to the victim’s benefit to hire a
Raleigh lawyer who can establish the other driver’s full
accountability for the accident.
The team of lawyers the
other driver will hire will likely do everything in their power to
involve the victim in the accident, to help their client escape
blame. For example, they may insist that the victim didn't make the
proper turn signal or was driving too close to their client’s
vehicle.
Fortunately, a qualified
lawyer can help prove that the victim had no hand in the accident by
gathering evidence from witness testimonies and medical reports.
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