Newly licensed 16-year-olds face the most significant risk of car accidents due to inexperience. Indiana addresses this danger through its Graduated Driver Licensing program, which requires parents or guardians to guide young learners and imposes a probationary period for drivers under 18.
This precautionary measure reduces risks, but teen driving accidents in Brownsburg still happen regularly. If a teen causes an accident that injures you and prevents you from working, you may wonder who will pay for your medical care and lost wages. Schedule a case review with our car collision attorneys, and we will answer your questions and explain your options for pursuing compensation.
Most parents put their children on their car insurance when they begin driving. Indiana requires parents to purchase liability coverage of at least $25,000 for bodily injury and $25,000 for property damage, even if a teen only holds a learner’s permit and not yet obtained a driver’s license.
State law also requires parents or guardians of those younger than 18 to sign the teen’s driver’s license application. By signing, they accept responsibility for any damages their teen causes while driving under Indiana Code § 9-24-9-4. The law caps these damages and limits recovery to calculable losses, such as medical bills and property damage. Parents may submit a written request to remove their responsibility; however, if the state grants the request, the teen’s license will be revoked until they reapply as an adult at age 18.
Insurers often fail to offer an adequate settlement after a car accident, so let our attorneys file an injury lawsuit on your behalf and prove the teen driver caused the accident through negligent or reckless behavior.
Establishing negligence requires four elements: duty, breach, causation, and injury. All drivers, including teens, have a duty to drive responsibly. If they recklessly speed, drive under the influence, or disobey traffic laws, they breach that duty. If their actions foreseeably cause an accident that injures you, the elements of negligence are satisfied.
Our attorneys can help with a lot more than just proving fault, including:
Our Brownsburg attorneys provide compassionate and skilled representation after teen driving accidents. We fight to secure the compensation you need to cover medical bills, replace lost wages, and address pain, suffering, and disfigurement and/or disability.
Teen drivers often cause accidents because they lack experience, underestimate the responsibility of driving safely, and take unnecessary risks. If a reckless teen injures you in a crash, the impact becomes personal as you struggle to pay bills while recovering in pain. You have only one chance to pursue compensation after a teen driving accident in Brownsburg, and we at Fleschner, Stark, Tanoos & Newlin are prepared to take that chance with you. Reach out to a lawyer from our firm to fight for the justice and financial recovery you deserve.
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The financial burden that often comes with a serious injury can be too much for many people to bear. Unexpected medical debt, damaged personal property, and the sudden loss of income can impact the budgets of most families. The good news is that a successful injury claim could help reduce that financial strain after a serious accident. Get in touch with a Terre Haute personal injury lawyer with Fleschner, Stark, Tanoos & Newlin to learn more.
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