PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ACCIDENT IN JACKSON, MS 

We all expect to arrive at our destinations safely, while using public transportation. What if bus drivers or train operators are negligent? What if vehicles aren’t being properly maintained and people get hurt? Perhaps, it’s another driver that crashes into the public transit vehicle you’re riding on. What’s next? Since public transportation accidents often involve government or other transportation agencies, these cases can quickly become complicated. These cases can often require additional investigative efforts and hardball dealing with larger agencies, insurance companies and their lawyers. If you’ve been injured on public transportation property or while riding on some form of public transportation, you need to contact an experienced personal injury attorney as soon as possible to get the ball rolling on your case.

An In-Depth Investigation 

An in-depth, highly detailed investigation is likely going to be where your lawyer starts. The initial police report may not tell the whole story. Your attorney will have the resources and the experience to get to the bottom of what happened to cause your injury. It could require weeks or months of investigative efforts. Your lawyer will be able to get maintenance records and determine if the transportation agency was operating safely and lawfully. You can count on larger transportation agencies being on the defensive too. They could be less than helpful to the investigation, while you’re just trying to recover from your injury and get back to your real life. Your attorney can be your advocate and stay on top of any official investigative efforts. He or she will be able to bring all of the evidence together and connect the dots to get to the bottom of your public transportation accident.

Government and Transportation Agencies

You’re not dealing with another civilian driver. You’re dealing with a professional driver, working for a government transportation agency. This driver and agency have a higher duty of care to you than other drivers on the road. They owe a high level of care to their occupants and passengers and other motorists on the road. Bus drivers are navigating city streets in extremely large heavy vehicles. It goes without saying that they should never be texting, talking on the phone or engaging in any other distracted types of behaviors behind the wheel. If bus drivers aren’t driving safely, they’re putting their passengers and everybody else on the road at great risk.