Colorado Springs Construction Site Accident Lawyers
Construction Zone Car Accident Attorneys Located in Colorado
As the population increases in Colorado and people become more and more mobile, so does the need to repair and expand roadways throughout the state. Construction zones are often noisy, confusing, littered with debris and a general source of distraction to everyone on the road.
In fact, in 2004, 1,906 crashes occurred in Colorado work zones resulting in 768 injuries and 14 deaths. In 2003, there were 2,406 crashes in Colorado work zones resulting in 1,036 injuries and 11 deaths. It is evident that from year to year, construction zone accidents account for a large number of crashes.
In 2009, Colorado responded by providing overtime enforcement of workers for designated maintenance work zones across the state with the goal of improving traffic safety on Colorado roadways and reducing fatalities occurring from construction zone accidents. However, this measure is not enough and people are still being injured at an alarming rate.
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If you have been injured in a construction zone accident, Wills & Adams, LLP, is here to help you pursue a legal claim to recover compensation for your injuries or the loss of a loved one. We are here to provide quality representation for claims that have quality and merit. Our personal injury and wrongful death practice is focused on providing personalized attention to our clients who are facing difficult situations that may involve a long road to recovery.
The attorneys at our firm regularly handle catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases that involve the following causes of construction zone accidents:
- Failure to clearly mark a road path change
- Incidents involving blasting
- Debris and weather conditions causing dangerous conditions
- Improper placement of cones
- Not stopping speeding vehicles or distracted drivers from creating additional risk to other drivers
Additionally, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the estimated cost of motor vehicle crashes in 2000 (the latest available data) was $230.6 billion, or $820 for every person living in the United States and 2.3% of the U.S. Gross Domestic Product. These costs include productivity losses, property damage, medical costs, rehabilitation costs, travel delay, legal and court costs, emergency services, insurance administration and employer costs.
We will help you calculate all of these costs you have incurred as a result of your construction zone accident crash when structuring a demand package to bring to any other driver who was the cause of your crash as well as against the state, which created the hazardous condition. We know how to negotiate and prove liability when it comes to state actors. We are also fully prepared to go to trial, if necessary, and how the state is accountable for their actions.
You have a right to drive on safe roadways. For a free consultation to discuss your possible construction zone accident claim against the state and any other driver who may have contributed to the crash, contact Wills & Adams, LLP, online or call (719) 387-9923. You may also reach us at our toll free number, (866) 461-7749.
