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Parking structures are teeming with vehicle, pedestrian, and bicycle activity. Drivers of all kinds put their skills to the test while driving in these often narrow lots and spaces. Unfortunately, they often fail, leading to pedestrian accidents and auto collisions.
Making matters worse is that car accidents in Seattle, WA, parking lots can present several challenges. Rights of way are not always clear, for instance, so investigators might have difficulty assigning fault for a collision.
Nevertheless, should you be injured in such a scenario, a Seattle parking lot accident lawyer from Davis Law Group Car Accident and Personal Injury Lawyers can help you pursue the compensation you deserve. Contact our law offices today at (206) 727 4000 for a free case review.
For over 30 years, Davis Law Group Car Accident and Personal Injury Lawyers has represented clients in Seattle, Washington, against those responsible for injuring them. Our team of Seattle car accident lawyers has recovered tens of millions of dollars for crash victims.
After another driver causes an accident that injures you in a Seattle parking lot, our lawyers will provide you with the following services:
A parking lot accident can result in serious injuries, even if it involves a low-speed collision. Therefore, do not wait to contact us to discuss your car accident and the compensation we can pursue for your injuries.
About one in every five car accidents happens in a parking lot or garage, a figure that translates to roughly 50,000 collisions across the nation each year. These crashes injure approximately 60,000 people and kill about 500.
Though Washington State does not release crash numbers regarding parking lots, specifically, you can still estimate the number of crashes that occurred within such structures throughout the state.
The 10-Year Summary report from the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Data Portal lists 104,404 total traffic accidents occurring in 2023. You can estimate that the state experienced roughly 20,880 parking lot crashes by multiplying the total by 20% — the one in five mentioned above.
Washington uses fault-based insurance. All auto owners must buy bodily injury liability insurance to register their vehicles. After a crash, anyone injured can file an insurance claim with the at-fault driver’s insurance company. The same process occurs whether your car was hit on the road or in a parking lot.
To prove liability, your attorney must show the other driver acted negligently or intentionally while causing the crash. Intentional crashes are rare, but an example of one might involve a driver deliberately hitting a car during a dispute over a parking space.
Negligence underlies most car accident claims. To prove negligence, your lawyer must show the other driver failed to exercise the care and caution reasonably expected of an ordinary driver. That standard allows you to pursue claims against a driver for carelessness as opposed to an intentional act.
Negligence can occur in many ways. The following causes of parking lot crashes might involve negligence:
Proving negligence in parking lot cases can be complicated. Parking lots usually do not have speed limit signs, and many also lack traffic control signs to inform drivers about who has the right of way.
As a result, drivers often blame each other for causing the crash. Alternatively, a driver might shift the blame to the parking lot owner for failing to provide reasonable traffic controls.
Complicating matters even further is the issue of proof. Although Washington law requires you to report all crashes involving injury or death, police officers might not respond to minor crashes in private parking lots or garages. Instead, the parking lot’s security guards might assist you. As a result, you might not have a crash report to reference during your claim.
On the other hand, many parking structures have cameras. If you and your attorney act quickly after the collision, you might get a copy of the video before the security guards erase it. The video evidence can support your version of the accident by showing what each driver did before and during the collision.
Once you prove liability, you can pursue compensation for your losses. These losses include your financial costs, also called economic losses, and they include things like medical bills and lost wages. Your losses might also include non-economic losses, such as pain and suffering.
A parking lot collision can involve complex issues surrounding causation. Contact our law firm for a free consultation at (206) 727 4000 to discuss your crash and some possible legal strategies for securing injury compensation. Our Seattle parking lot accident attorneys work on contingency; we only get paid if we secure money for you.
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