Rear-End Collisions – What If You Did Not Cause The Accident?

Even though there is a presumption under Louisiana law that the rear, or ‘following’, vehicle is negligent when a rear-end accident occurs, Louisiana law also allows the rear vehicle to escape liability by proving that the lead vehicle negligently created the hazard and accident. This law can be important especially if you have been injured as the driver or passenger in a rear vehicle involved in a rear-end collision. Although there is a presumption against you that your vehicle was at fault in causing the accident, you can still overcome this presumption under Louisiana law. In fact, our office has successfully handled injury claims on behalf of individuals injured in the rear vehicle involved in a rear-end collision. In such situations we have been able to prove that the accident was not caused by the second, rear vehicle even though there is a presumption that the second vehicle was at fault.

Experienced car accident attorneys will know not only that there is a presumption against the rear vehicle of a rear-end collision, but excellent injury attorneys will also know that this presumption can be overcome in order to successfully obtain damages for an individual injured while driving or riding in the second vehicle of a rear-end collision.