Orange County Personal Injury Attorney: Defective Road Design
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Caltrans and other government agencies can be held liable for an accident or injuries that occur as a result of improperly designed or maintained roads. At the offices of Purcell Law in Irvine and Santa Ana, California, we represent people who have been injured in an accident and the families of those who have been killed as a result of dangerous roads, highways and streets in Orange County, Riverside County, and throughout Southern California.
Since it's important to recover evidence and take photos before potholes are filled, trees trimmed, or guardrails added, it is important to contact an attorney as soon as possible after a truck accident or car accident caused by a dangerous street or highway.
If defective road design or dangerous highway conditions were involved in your accident, please contact Purcell Law for a free consultation. With offices in Irvine and Santa Ana, we can help explain your rights and figure out a plan to obtain compensation for your damages and losses.
Thorough Investigation of an Accident Caused by Defective Road Design and Improper Road Maintenance
We consult traffic design experts, engineers, surveyors, and accident investigators in exposing negligence on the part of municipalities, Caltrans, and other government agencies in an accident involving dangerous roads and defective road design.
Even in cases where another vehicle strikes yours, further investigation may reveal road conditions played a major role in causing the accident in the first place. When the shoulder of a road or a curve is improperly graded, when potholes are left unfilled, or when stops signs are obscured by foliage, those responsible for designing or maintaining a road can be held liable when an accident occurs as a result of their negligence.
Road Conditions that Contribute to a Car Accident
Located in Orange County, Purcell Law represents clients injured in a car accident, truck accident, or motorcycle accident involving the following kinds of dangerous and defective road conditions:
- Improperly graded curve
- Improper Speed Designations
- Poor water drainage, leading to excess water on road
- Lack of signs warning of dip in the road or tight curve ahead
- Absence of guard rails along sloping road
- Foliage blocking stop signs
- Malfunctioning traffic lights
- Unfilled potholes
- Uneven pavement or shoulder
- Open pit or trench
- Improperly marked construction zone site
- Lack of shoulder
- Too narrow a lane
- Other negligent traffic design or road defects
The Importance of Acting Sooner Rather than Later
Legal action involving an accident attributable to negligence on the part of Caltrans or California municipalities must be initiated within 6 months of the date of an accident. However, given the importance of collecting evidence and beginning the investigative process, it's essential that you consult an experienced attorney as soon as possible if you were injured as a result of a dangerous road or highway.
At Purcell Law, we do a thorough and immediate investigation of the events and the scene, including photographic documentation in order to preserve on record any road damage or road conditions that might be repaired or changed by the governmental agency before your personal injury case heads to trial.
We have the resources and experience needed to expose negligence on the part of Caltrans and municipalities in cases involving defective and dangerous road conditions. To schedule a free consultation and discuss how we can help you, contact the Santa Ana or Irvine offices of Purcell Law today.
We frequently work with clients from the following Orange County cities: Anaheim, Costa Mesa, Fullerton, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Ladera Ranch, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, Newport Beach, Santa Ana, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Tustin, and Westminster. In Riverside County: Corona, Inland Empire, and Riverside.
We also work with clients who have been injured on the following highways: I-5, I-405, SR 55, SR 57, SR 73, SR 133, and others.
Purcell Law - Christopher Purcell, Attorney
In Santa Ana:
1539 E. 4th Street
Santa Ana, CA 92701
714-884-3006
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In Irvine:
7700 Irvine Center Drive, Suite 800
Irvine, CA 92618
949-861-2300
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Toll Free: 888-840-4443
Fax: 714-884-3007
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