You feel a jolt as the grill of a tractor-trailer crashes into your rear bumper. You see highway signs whirl passed as your car spins across three lanes. You finally come to a stop after sliding sideways into the grassy median.
You were lucky.
The moments that immediately follow an accident are crucial ones, and they’re becoming even more critical with a trucking industry practice that’s becoming more and more common. If after getting hit by a commercial truck you are asked by a truck driver to sign an “exoneration card,” don’t.
Recent reports detail how more and more, truck drivers are feeding off people’s post-accident adrenaline rush. At the scene of an accident, a truck driver convinces a person to sign a card that absolves the trucker of any responsibility in the crash. It’s a tactic reminiscent of insurance adjustors visiting an injured driver in a hospital room to coax the person into agreeing to a low settlement.
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Recent reports detail how more and more, truck drivers are feeding off people’s post-accident adrenaline rush. At the scene of an accident, a truck driver convinces a person to sign a card that absolves the trucker of any responsibility in the crash. It’s a tactic reminiscent of insurance adjustors visiting an injured driver in a hospital room to coax the person into agreeing to a low settlement.
And it’s every bit as reprehensible.
When in doubt following an accident with a truck, do not sign any papers that might exonerate the driver of negligence or liabilityLegal responsibility for one's acts or omissions. In negligence cases, liability includes proving negligence, proving causation, and resulting damages. – even if you feel you haven’t suffered an injury. Because while many people walk away from truck accidents unscathed, many wake up the next morning feeling effects that can last a lifetime.
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Referrals & Co-Counsel
No other law firm knows trucks quite like us. Our trucking law expertise and trial experience allow us to win multi-million-dollar results year after year.
Involved in a Crash?
Our team of truck accident attorneys works tirelessly to help your family find justice in the wake of a catastrophic truck crash.
Have you been involved in an accident with a commercial vehicle? Were you approached about signing an exoneration card? For help, contact truck accident attorney Michael Leizerman at 419-243-1010.
