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Roadside or Disabled Vehicle Accidents
Simply put, accidents resulting from roadside or disabled vehicles can be absolutely devastating. These accidents can happen in your neighborhood or on major interstate highways where the speed limit is 70 miles per hour, and the injuries suffered can be catastrophic. Unfortunately, these accidents happen, and it is impossible to predict when they will occur. There are many variables that contribute to roadside or disabled vehicle accidents. Poor upkeep and vehicle maintenance may be a cause of an accident resulting from a disabled vehicle, as might careless driving, and sometimes there is no way to predict the incident would occur.
Most Common Scenarios
Of the many types of accidents that can occur on highways due to roadside or disabled vehicles, these are some of the most common scenarios:
- A vehicle is stopped on the shoulder of a road, in the dark, with no hazard lights on and is hit by a passing vehicle.
- A vehicle is legally stopped on the shoulder of a road, with its hazard lights on, and is hit by a negligently driven vehicle.
- A vehicle becomes disabled while operating on the roadway due to poor maintenance or chance.
Compensation
Damages are the monetary compensation awarded to an injured party after an accident. They can include medical bills, pain and suffering, disability, disfigurement, permanent impairment, lost wages, and property damage, among others. If you have been involved in a roadside or disabled vehicle accident, you may be entitled to the foregoing types of compensation.
Illinois sets a time limit of two years to file a personal injury lawsuit in the state’s civil court system. In most cases, this two-year time limit, known as a “statute of limitations,” begins to run on the date of the accident. Sometimes, however, a statute of limitations might run from the date that you discovered you were injured, rather than the date of the event that injured you. This later date is known as a “discovery date.”
For injury claims against a city or county, you have one year to file a lawsuit. The time limit to sue the state is generally two years, but you must file a formal claim within one year in order to sue.
A qualified personal injury attorney can help guide you through this difficult time and alleviate some of the stress.
Illinois Time Limits on Filing Suit
Illinois sets a time limit of two years to file a personal injury lawsuit in the state’s civil court system. In most cases, this two-year time limit, known as a “statute of limitations,” begins to run on the date of the accident. Sometimes, however, a statute of limitations might run from the date that you discovered you were injured, rather than the date of the event that injured you. This later date is known as a “discovery date.”
For injury claims against a city or county, you have one year to file a lawsuit. The time limit to sue the state is generally two years, but you must file a formal claim within one year in order to sue.
A qualified personal injury attorney can help guide you through this difficult time and alleviate some of the stress.
Contact Us for a Free Consultation
For a confidential, compassionate, in-depth, free, and, most importantly, thorough consultation with a Rockford Personal Injury Lawyer about your disabled vehicle car accident injury case in Rockford, Belvidere, Freeport, Rochelle, Oregon, Loves Park, Byron, Machesney Park, Roscoe, Rockton, or elsewhere in the State of Illinois, call or text message us at (815) 391-0089, or e-mail us 24/7/365. We offer in-office consultations, and routinely make visits to clients’ homes, hospital rooms, nursing homes, and other off-site locations to make retaining our services as easy as possible.