Colorado Springs Intersection Accident Lawyers

Intersection accidents can be scary and very dangerous. Our Colorado Springs intersection accident lawyers have over 50 years of combined legal experience and are confident in our ability to effectively represent you in your intersection accident claim. Common types of intersection accident cases that we’ve worked on in the past include: 

• T-bone crashes. One of the most common types of intersection accidents is that of the T-bone crash. A T-bone crash typically happens when one vehicle is making a left-hand turn at an intersection and another car, coming from the other direction, is traveling straight through the intersection. The vehicles collide, forming a T-like shape upon impact. T-bone crashes can be incredibly devastating, often resulting in long-term, permanent, or even fatal injuries for those involved, especially if vehicles are traveling at high speeds. 
• Rear-end crashes. Rear-end crashes are very common. Rear-end crashes typically happen when a rear vehicle assumes that the front driver will proceed, or will continue proceeding, through an intersection, and therefore accelerates as such. However, the front driver does not accelerate or accelerates and then stops, therefore resulting in the vehicle of the rear-driver colliding with the vehicle of the front driver’s rear-end. While the rear driver is usually to blame in these types of accidents, this is not always the case. These crashes are also often caused by distracted driving.
• Pedestrian and cyclist accidents. Pedestrians and cyclists are vulnerable road users, and intersections can be especially dangerous. Common accidents involving pedestrians and cyclists include:
  • Vehicle making a right-hand turn into a cyclist or pedestrian proceeding straight through an intersection; and 
  • Vehicle making a left-hand turn into a pedestrian crossing at a crosswalk or a cyclist proceeding straight through an intersection. 
• Side-swipe accidents. Finally, side-swipe accidents typically occur when a driver fails to check their blind spots before lane-changing in an intersection (which is not permitted) or makes a turn too narrowly or too widely, moving into another driver’s line and causing a collision.