Coachella 2019: What If I’m Injured At the Festival?

Find out about the different types of festival accidents and injuries, as well as how a powerhouse injury law firm can help you if the unthinkable happens.

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Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has become a mainstay activity for people since 1999. Festival goers from all over the country, and especially from Greater Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego, flock to Indio to enjoy the entertainment.

While everyone goes there to have fun, the fact is accidents and tragedies do happen. Recent examples include a stage collapse in Indiana (2011) as well as shooting deaths in Las Vegas (2017). Click here for other festival catastrophes.

Between traveling to and from Coachella, as well as the festival itself, you cannot take your safety for granted. Severe injuries, such as broken bones, spinal cord and whiplash injuries, as well as brain injuries and wrongful deaths do happen.

Common Festival Injury Accidents

• Auto versus auto accidents (including trucks and motorcycles)
• Auto versus pedestrian accidents
• Trip and fall as well as slip and fall accidents
• Crush hazards (stages, people, temporary structures, etc.)
• Heat exhaustion and dehydration
• Alcohol and drug related injuries
• Unruly people and crowds because of insufficient security
• Assault, battery (physical, including sexual), terrorism, gun violence

When Somebody Else Is At Fault For Your Injury

If you’re injured because of someone’s negligence, reckless behavior, or intentional conduct, then you need a powerhouse Los Angeles personal injury law firm to hold at-fault parties accountable. Personal injury lawsuits involving festival related injuries can be very complex. The festival itself, vendors, outside security agencies, and other businesses may be at fault. Moreover, contracts between the various at-fault parties as well as insurance issues are sure to complicate matters further.

To ensure your dream trip to the desert doesn’t become a nightmare, use the buddy system, let loved ones know where you are, make sure to drink plenty of water, and always know where the security kiosk is located. If the unthinkable happens, however, we stand ready to work tirelessly on your case so you can focus on healing.

The Dominguez Firm is a powerhouse injury law firm with experienced personal injury lawyers to assist and get you the compensation you deserve. If there is no recovery, there is no fee! Call now for a free consultation at 800-818-1818.

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Who is at Fault in a Left Turn or Intersection Accident?

When most people think of a traffic accident, they envision a high-speed collision on a freeway or a rear-end incident due to an abrupt stop.  Most people don’t realize that a huge number of accidents occur at intersections—about 40%, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).  In 2017, there were 927 deaths in California related to intersection accidents, down slightly from the previous year.  However, the general trend over the last five years has been a gradual increase in intersection-related fatalities.

Why are intersections so dangerous?  Because intersections occur when two or more roads cross each other and traffic moves in multiple opposing directions, intersections present multiple opportunities for driver or vehicle failure to cause an accident or collision.  In particular, turning left at an intersection poses a significant risk to drivers.  According to the above-referenced NHTSA study, 22.2% of intersection accidents occurred as a result of incidents arising from a vehicle turning left—almost twice the number of incidents relating to crossing over the intersection, and twenty times the number of incidents relating to right turns.  Here’s what you need to know about intersection accidents, left turns, and legal liability.

What Causes Intersection Accidents?

Intersection accidents can be caused by a variety of factors, most of which (96%) are driver-related (with recognition errors and decision errors being the most frequent causes).  According to the NHTSA, the following are the most frequent driver-attributed reasons for intersection accidents:

• Inattentiveness (44%)
• False assumption of other’s actions (8%)
• Turning with an obstructed view (8%)
• Illegal maneuver (7%)
• Distraction (6%)
• Misjudgment of timing or another vehicle’s speed (6%)

These reasons differ considerably from those that account for non-intersection accidents, which are more likely to be caused by driving too fast for road conditions, aggressive driving, and performance errors.

In short, intersection accidents are most often caused by drivers who are inattentive or unobservant to the movements and location of other vehicles on the road or make poor driving judgments or decisions.

Determining Fault in an Intersection Accident

The determination of fault in an intersection accident is dependent on the specific facts of a given case.  However, a few general trends can be observed.

In most cases involving person A, who is making a left-hand turn, colliding with person B, who is driving straight through the intersection (either in the same or the opposite direction), will find person A at fault for the accident.  In other words, if you are involved in an accident in which you were turning left while the other party was driving straight through the intersection, you will be found at least partially liable.  This is because the rules of the road dictate that drivers seeking to make a left-hand turn must yield to all other traffic and wait until the intersection is completely clear before taking their turn—the burden to ensure a safe turn is largely on the turning vehicle and if an accident occurs it may be assumed that they acted negligently.

This does not mean that the turning vehicle will always be found to have caused the accident, or that they necessarily will have to bear full liability.  In some cases, if you can demonstrate that the straight-driver was driving too fast through the intersection, you may be able to make the case that they caused the accident.  Likewise, if the straight-driver was driving through a red light or stop sign and failed to observe the traffic signal, they may be found at fault for the accident.  A good intersection accident attorney will be able to negotiate at least shared liability between both parties to the accident.

Contact an Accident Lawyer

If you have been involved in an intersection accident or left turn accident, you may be entitled to compensation under the law.  The accident attorney team at The Dominguez Firm has extensive experience assisting thousands of car accident victims in the Greater Los Angeles area to win settlements and judgments to the tune of millions of dollars.  Call our offices today for a free consultation about your case at 800-818-1818.

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