Statistics compiled by traffic safety organizations show that more than 10.5 million motor vehicle traffic accidents occur in the United States each year, resulting in more than 40,000 deaths and 2.4 million injuries annually. In Pennsylvania, more than 1,400 persons died in motor vehicle accidents on state roadways in the year 2007 alone. Traffic accidents are a significant cause of death and disability worldwide, particularly among younger age groups.

The large majority of car accidents are caused by factors relating to the driver, such as unsafe vehicle operation, failure to know or follow the "Rules of the Road", driver impairment or driver inexperience. Other factors, such as highway or vehicle defects, can also be contributory factors or the sole cause of motor vehicle accidents.

Under Pennsylvania law, civil responsibility for death or injury resulting from a motor vehicle accident is generally determined based on negligence — careless conduct—with respect to the operation or maintenance of the vehicle(s) involved. Disputes over responsibility arise if drivers, vehicle occupants and witnesses give conflicting accounts of an accident, and sometimes civil litigation is necessary to resolve matters.

Representing clients in a wide range of accidents

Balzarini & Watson has represented thousands of persons injured in motor vehicle accidents of every type and description for more than 50 years. The attorneys of Balzarini & Watson have successfully handled civil jury trials involving serious injuries or deaths in:

»Tractor-trailer collisions
»Roll-over collisions
»Head-on collisions
»Side-angle collisions
»Intersection collisions
»Multi-vehicle and chain collisions
»Rear-end accidents
»Hit-and-run accidents
»Drunken or impaired driver accidents
»Motorcycle accidents
»Off-road collisions
»Accidents with fixed objects

We have also successfully handled a wide variety of cases involving improper loading or maintenance of trucks, trailers and automobiles as well as the negligent hiring or entrustment of vehicles to incompetent or unlicensed drivers.

Contact Balzarini & Watson

You can be confident that the attorneys of Balzarini & Watson handling your accident case have experience preparing, trying and successfully resolving many similar cases. Contact our office to schedule a no obligation consultation with a lawyer from our firm. Trust experience.