Dangerous California Road Conditions Cause Dangerous Intersection Injuries
Improperly constructed roads and improperly designed highways and freeways contribute to thousands of accidents each year, in California and nationally. We deserve to have California roadways that are safe and have been properly maintained. When negligent design, construction, or maintenance results in an unsafe roadway or dangerous intersection that causes an accident, the state, county, city, or municipality responsible for the roadway, may be liable for your damages. The cause of a motor vehicle accident is not always black and white. The San Jose unsafe roadway attorney at Choulos, Choulos, & Wyle look beyond the oversimplified collision factors in the police report. CCW conducts their own investigation, going deeper to uncover if another driver, or a dangerous road, or a defective product caused or contributed to an accident or to any injuries.
We Can Help
At Choulos Choulos & Wyle, we know the laws relating to California road conditions. Our San Francisco, dangerous roadways lawyers have access to expert roadway engineers, and we have been successfully involved in numerous lawsuits filed over dangerous roads or unsafe road conditions throughout California. Our results include many verdicts and settlements in the multi-millions – $500,000 settlement for an unsafe golf course roadway – $2.5 million dollars in recoveries as the result of injury and death cases from the collapse of the Cypress Freeway in the Loma Prita Earthquake. We are proud to have contributed to the encouragement of the improvement of many roads, highways, bridges, intersections and bicycle paths throughout California.
San Francisco Dangerous Roadways FAQs
Can a city or government entity be held legally responsible for a car accident on a dangerous San Francisco street?
Yes, public entities have a legal obligation to design and maintain public roads so that they are reasonably safe for the public. If an accident is directly caused by a design flaw, a severe lack of maintenance, hidden hazards, or missing signage on a city street or highway, you can pursue an injury claim against the government agency responsible for that roadway.
Why are injury claims involving dangerous roadways and unsafe conditions more complex?
Road defect cases are significantly more complicated than standard driver-vs-driver insurance claims because they require establishing that a public entity or contractor had notice of the hazard and failed to fix it. Additionally, bringing a claim against a city, county, or state agency in Northern California involves navigating incredibly strict procedural rules and significantly shorter government deadlines than standard personal injury lawsuits.
What types of dangerous road hazards do your personal injury lawyers investigate?
Our legal team has decades of experience uncovering structural and maintenance failures that cause major traffic collisions. We routinely handle cases involving dangerous road conditions such as poorly marked construction zones, missing or hidden traffic signs, severe potholes, uneven pavement surfaces, inadequate street lighting, and design defects like blind curves or unsafe lane configurations.
San Francisco California Dangerous Roads Lawyer
Inadequate signs or warnings of safeguards, dangerous or defective guardrails, or broken traffic signals can create a trap for even careful drivers. Defective crosswalks or sidewalks can be dangerous to pedestrians and cause pedestrian personal injuries and even wrongful death.
Please feel free to contact the San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose unsafe roadway attorney at Choulos, Choulos, & Wyle about a potential claim related to an unsafe California road. Our experienced attorneys can answer your questions and help you decide the best way to proceed. At Choulos, Choulos and Wyle, there is never an attorney fee unless we obtain a recovery for you. We represent clients throughout the Bay Area, including San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose. Please call us toll free at (877) 702-7800 or at (415) 432-7290.
