Your car does more than help you get from Point A to Point B. Some cars become secondary storage spaces. Unfortunately, using your car as an auxiliary closet can pose some significant risks to other drivers, passengers, and pedestrians.
Drivers distracted by loose objects in their cars do not pay the road its due diligence. In turn, these drivers can be held liable for any accidents their loose objects cause. Should you have been hit by a driver with loose objects in their car, you have legal options. You can work with a Tucson loose object accident attorney at Zanes Law to request compensation for your losses.
Loose Articles and Dangerous Driving in Arizona
Any driver behind the wheel owes the people around them a duty of care. This duty generally addresses the way a person responds to roadway signs and local laws. For example, drivers who speed can be accused of violating the duty of care they owe to other parties.
Duty of care and loose articles have a more complicated relationship. For example, you cannot be pulled over and charged with a crime if you have groceries in your back seat. However, you may face legal consequences if those loose objects obscure your vision, violate roadway laws, or otherwise compromise your ability to drive.
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Address Loose Object Accidents With a Personal Injury Complaint
Car accidents, whether caused by deliberately reckless behavior or a loose object, are considered personal injuries. As such, you can address your losses from a car accident by filing a personal injury complaint.
These complaints allow an area court to understand the circumstances that led to your accident. They also allow you to elaborate on your requested compensation. You can begin to bring a complaint together during your initial case consultation, where you and our loose object accident attorneys in Tucson can discuss:
- Who you believe to be liable for your losses
- The extent of your losses
- Evidence of a loose object in play at the time of the accident
We can refer to case precedent to help bring your concerns before a Tucson judge. That same precedent can help us calculate the financial support to which you may be entitled.
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Comparative Negligence in Loose Object Accidents
If someone is driving without their belongings appropriately secured, you can likely hold them accountable for your losses in a car accident. That said, the opposing party may try to argue that you, too, contributed to your own losses during an accident.
Fortunately, Arizona operates on a generous understanding of comparative negligence. This statute notes that you can pursue compensation for your losses even if you are accused of contributing 99% of the fault to your accident. However, any compensation you are awarded will be reduced by the percentage of fault it’s claimed you contributed.
For example, loose object accidents may see the defendant take on 80% of the fault for your accident. You, however, may take on an additional 20% of fault if a court believes you did not act reasonably behind the wheel. If you were originally to be awarded $100,000 for your losses, comparative negligence would reduce your compensation to $80,000.
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