The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reports that around one-third of all automobile accidents in the United States each year are rear-end collisions. The NTSB also reports that rear-end collisions account for almost 12 percent of all fatal auto accidents involving more than one vehicle. Of those fatal rear-end collisions, 40 percent involved a commercial vehicle, even though these vehicles comprise only 3 percent of all the vehicles on the roads.
If you or a close family member have sustained disc injuries in a rear-end collision in Oklahoma, you may wish to speak with a Tulsa rear-end collisions lawyer at The Rode Law Firm. Our personal injury lawyers can answer any questions you have and protect your legal rights through the personal injury legal process.
The occupants of a vehicle struck in a rear-end collision often suffer very serious injuries that change the course of their lives forever. Even at low speeds, the force of the impact often causes the following injuries:
Our Oklahoma law firm focuses its personal injury practice on disc injuries. Victims of rear- end collisions usually suffer two or more of the serious injuries listed above and may include these disc injuries:
Any of the above injuries are potentially life changing. This is especially true of disc injuries that require expensive surgical intervention, extended medical care and rehabilitation regimens. An experienced Tulsa rear-end collision attorney at our Oklahoma law firm can assist you and your family in seeking the recovery of damages to which you may be entitled to under the law. Damages may include hospital and medical bills, lost wages and other related expenses incurred because of the accident. Whether the accident occurred in Oklahoma City, Tulsa or other areas in Oklahoma, contact our personal injury lawyers at The Rode Law Firm.