The Impact of Trucking Accidents on Victims and Their Families

Trucking accidents often cause catastrophic injuries that put victims and their families in tough situations. If you were involved in an accident with a commercial truck, you and your family could be left dealing with the resulting physical, psychological, and financial strain for years or even the rest of your life.

While a truck accident lawsuit cannot undo your injuries or bring back a loved one, legal action can provide the compensation you and your family need during a challenging time.

Physical Effects of Truck Wrecks on Victims

Large trucks can cause devastating injuries when they’re involved in collisions because of their immense size and weight. A person’s injuries from a truck crash can be severe and life-changing. Some of the most common severe injuries resulting from truck wrecks include:

• Traumatic brain injuries
• Spinal cord injuries
• Broken bones
• Lacerations
• Internal organ damage
• Crushing injuries and amputations

While some injuries may require only a few weeks or months to heal, many truck accident injuries could take years to recover from or may result in permanent disability. For example, a traumatic brain injury or spinal cord injury could leave an injured person with significant impairments for the rest of their life.

When victims sustain long-term or permanent disabilities, it can make it harder for them to find and keep a job or even perform daily tasks without help.

Emotional and Psychological Effects of Truck Crashes on Victims and Families

A truck accident victim may suffer from more than just physical injuries. For example, they may develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from the accident or may develop depression because of the ways their injuries impact their life.

If a person suddenly can’t work, take care of their daily tasks, or participate in the activities they once enjoyed, like sports or other outdoor activities, it’s understandable that this loss would have a negative psychological impact. Because of that, many truck accident victims require emotional and psychological therapy in addition to treatment of physical injuries.

Family members of truck accident victims can suffer from emotional and psychological injuries as well. Seeing your loved one severely injured or killed by a collision with a truck is a traumatic experience that can cause lasting emotional trauma.

Financial Consequences of Trucking Accidents

People who suffer from severe injuries in truck wrecks often have significant medical bills and can return to work only in a limited capacity, if at all. Lost income and costly medical expenses can create significant financial burdens for injured people and their families. Through a truck accident injury or wrongful death lawsuit, you can seek compensation for:

• Past and future medical expenses, including psychological treatment
• Lost wages and work benefits
• Permanent disability accommodations
• Pain and suffering
• Funeral and burial costs in wrongful death cases

Legal Options for Victims and Families

Victims of truck accidents and their families have two main ways to seek compensation. First, you can file an insurance claim against the insurance company for the truck driver, trucking company, or other responsible party. Trucks weighing over 10,000 pounds must have at least $750,000 in coverage in Indiana. Second, you can file a personal injury or wrongful death lawsuit against the driver and other liable parties to pursue compensation in court.

To further explore your legal options for a personal injury claim, contact Craig, Kelley & Faultless LLC to set up a free case review with an attorney for trucking accident victims. We’ll analyze the accident that caused your injuries or your loved one’s death, discuss your legal options, and answer any questions you have.