OHIO STOP SIGN ACCIDENT LAWYERS

Injured By Someone Who Ran a Stop Sign?

Red light running and stop sign running are very similar in terms of legality. You must come to a complete stop when you approach a stop sign. Whoever reaches a stop sign first should proceed through the intersection first. If two vehicles arrive at a stop sign at the same time, the vehicle to the right should go first.

What makes stop sign accidents slightly more complicated than a red light accident is the higher probability that there will be no witnesses or video evidence of what happened. On city streets, there are often cameras on buildings or stoplights to capture accidents. It’s more likely witnesses will see a red light accident and be willing to testify on behalf of the plaintiff regarding what happened.

On an empty residential street, it’s often one driver’s word against another’s. This is where having a skilled stop sign accident attorney on your side can help.

We can analyze the evidence you were able to gather as well as the accident scene. Our attorneys may be able to find homeowners nearby who potentially caught the accident on a doorbell cam or outdoor security camera.

There may also be indicators in terms of skid marks or damage to the vehicles that points to who was doing what when the accident occurred.

For example, long skid marks might indicate the other driver was speeding through a stop sign and slammed on their brakes at the last second in an attempt to avoid the crash. If they T-boned your vehicle, the extent of the damage may suggest they were moving at a much higher rate of speed than is legal in a neighborhood setting.



It's hard to know exactly what our personal injury lawyers will discover until we have a chance to investigate.