PROVO, UTAH CAR MULTI-CAR ACCIDENT LAWYER–JAKE GUNTER. CALL/TXT (801) 373-6345.
Interstate I-15 runs north to south along Utah’s Wasatch Front. It runs from Logan/Ogden to Provo-Orem and then down to St. George.
Multi-car accidents often occur on interstates as cars ricochet at higher speeds colliding with multiple cars, causing other cars to crash, roll or run off the road. When the police investigate it is often very difficult to determine the sequence of events and which car, or cars where primarily at-fault. Litigation is often required to resolve these multiple car accident insurance claims on I-15/80/70.
COMMON ISSUES WITH MULTI-CAR ACCIDENTS ON I-15 NEAR PROVO, UTAH.
(1). Determining Who was At-Fault. When five cars collide in a chain reaction it is difficult for a police officer who is on the scene later to determine fault. Same thing occurs also with fewer or more cars involved in snowy conditions.
Insurance companies want to get these multi-car claims settled so they conduct adjuster interviews with all the drivers and witnesses. Even with these interviews, often insurance companies state they believe their insureds and deny coverage. Forcing the insurance claim into litigation (filed lawsuit in court).
(2). Out-of-State Drivers and Insurance Policies. Less of an issue than determining fault, is finding all the out-of-state drivers and accounting for their out-of-state insurance policies. People driving on interstates, especially around the winter holidays can be out-of-state residents with out-of-state insurance policies from different states. Different states have different PIP policies, smaller or larger mandatory insurance policies and the ability to stack PIP or medical pay no-fault insurance policies. Hiring an experienced car accident lawyer can help you sort this out.
(3). Litigation Required. Because of the difficulties in determining fault, adequate witness interviews and the tendency of insurance carriers to deny fault in multi-car pile-ups, you end up in a filed lawsuit. Litigation takes times and costs much more money than filing suit
(4). Property Damage Reimbursements Delays. Simple two car accident takes time to sort out the property damage and to cut you a reimbursement check, multi-car pile ups property damage is even slower. Insurance companies when denying fault or determining that you owe a substantial contributory fault, they will not pay the full value of property damage incurred. This just adds to the frustration of a multi-car pileup. You can sue in small claims court if your property damage is less than $11,000 and claim split your injury claim from your property damage claim. But that is still litigation and takes time and money.
