{"id":5753,"date":"2021-05-18T11:23:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T18:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mylawyermark2.flywheelstaging.com\/?p=5753"},"modified":"2024-11-12T19:10:51","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T19:10:51","slug":"rear-end-auto-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mylawyermark.com\/es\/rear-end-auto-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"I Was Hurt in a Rear End Car Accident, What are my Rights in California?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Understanding Your Rights if You Were Hurt in a Rear-End Car Accident in California<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>With roughly 1.7 million rear-end car accidents each year in the United States, this is one of the most common types of motor vehicle accidents.\u00a0 While many times a rear end collision is a minor inconvenience, unfortunately it could also result in serious personal injuries to the brain, spine, or extremities.\u00a0 This is particularly true in high-speed impacts or with commercial vehicles like 18-wheelers or tractor-trailers.\u00a0 When this happens, someone is hurt in a rear-end car accident in California should contact an experienced lawyer to recover compensation for them.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Here at the <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mi Abogado Mark<\/span>, our experienced rear-end <a href=\"https:\/\/mylawyermark.com\/personal-injury-lawyer\/car-accidents\/\">car accident lawyers<\/a> know just how devastating it can be for a victim and his or her family.\u00a0 We are committed to fighting back against insurance companies and defense lawyers who refuse to pay fair compensation for your pain and suffering, medical bills, lost wages, loss of consortium, and other damages.\u00a0 We will not let greedy insurance companies take advantage of you.\u00a0 Learn how we can protect your rights to compensation during a FREE consultation by dialing <a href=\"tel:1-866-238-9668\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(866) 721-5808<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Liability in a Rear-End Auto Accident in California<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>There are two ways to prove a rear-end auto accident in California.\u00a0 The first way is through the common law or judge-made law.\u00a0 This decisional law has been written and passed down over years of judicial decision writing.\u00a0 Common law reflects the public sentiment and can be flexible, evolving over the years.\u00a0 The second way is through statutory law or legislatively-made law.\u00a0 This law has gone through formal rule-making processes by elected officials, often debated and voted on on the House and Senate floors in California before being signed by the governor.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>A victim of a rear-end car accident in California can use both the common law and the statutory law to help prove a case.\u00a0 Here is how:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Common Law<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Under the common law, a victim of a rear end car accident can argue that the driver who hit him or her from behind was negligent.\u00a0 Negligence is the most common type of claim in a personal injury actions.\u00a0 It imposes liability where an individual was reckless in causing another to an avoidable and foreseeable risk of harm.\u00a0 Negligence is based on a duty owed by motorists and a breach of that duty to others causing damages.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Under California law, all motorists must exercise reasonable care in the use or operation of their motor vehicle. This means motorists must take reasonable precautions to avoid avoidable, foreseeable risks to others on or around the roadway.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>A motorist who is following too closely, driving while distracted, drunk driving, speeding, or otherwise fails to drive reasonably before rear-ending another motor vehicle is likely going to be found negligent.\u00a0 This is because a motorist exercising reasonable care while driving a vehicle would ensure there is a safe distance to stop.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Statutory Law<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>In addition to arguing that a motorist was negligent for causing a rear-end collision, an individual could also argue that a motorist was negligent per se.\u00a0 The doctrine of negligence per se allows the victim to use statutory law (made by the Legislature) to prove that a defendant was automatically liable for a personal injury accident if the statute was violated.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The applicable statute is California Vehicle Code section 21703, which provides that \u201c[t]he driver of a motor vehicle shall not follow another vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prudent, having due regard for the speed of such vehicle and the traffic upon, and the condition of, the roadway.\u201d If a motorist follows too closely and rear-ends another vehicle in Los Angeles, section 21703 is likely to\u00a0be violated.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>A victim can use the doctrine of negligence per se to establish liability against a defendant in California automatically.\u00a0 This means that a victim will only have to focus on damages and establishing that his or her injuries were related to the subject motor vehicle accident.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Injured in a Rear End Car Accident in California?\u00a0 AskMy Lawyer Mark for Help<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>If you or a loved one were seriously injured in a Los Angeles rear end car accident involving a car, truck, delivery van, SUV, or any other type of motor vehicle, call <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mi Abogado Mark<\/span> to learn what your rights may be under California law.\u00a0 We offer FREE consultations and only get paid when you get paid in a settlement or court award.\u00a0 This means there is no upfront financial risk to hiring out experienced car accident lawyers to help you and your family recover the compensation that you deserve.\u00a0 Schedule your FREE consultation by calling <a href=\"tel:1-866-238-9668\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(866) 721-5808<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Understanding Your Rights if You Were Hurt in a Rear-End Car Accident in California With roughly 1.7 million rear-end car accidents each year in the United States, this is one of the most common types of motor vehicle accidents.\u00a0 While many times a rear end collision is a minor inconvenience, unfortunately it could also result&#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":5754,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[242],"tags":[255,275],"class_list":["post-5753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-car-accident","tag-los-angeles-car-accident-lawyers","tag-rear-end-auto-accident"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Rear End Auto Accident in California | My Lawyer Mark<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"If you or a loved one were seriously injured in a Los Angeles rear end auto accident call us today to learn about your rights. 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