This rule gives rise to a presumption that the car traveling at
the rear is at fault for the accident.
Not exact matches
In Codner v. Goss, the defendant driver
rear - ended a vehicle, but their defense
was that they suffered a blackout and
were not
at fault for the car
accident.
Maryland law echoes that populist sentiment in Andrade v. Housein, in which the Maryland Court of Special Appeals found that in
rear - end collisions, the rebuttable presumption
is that the
rear ending driver
is at fault for the
accident.
No issue
was taken a trial as to who
was at fault for this
rear - end
accident.
As stated earlier, when it comes to who
is at -
fault for a
rear - end
accident, it
is typically assumed that the vehicle that strikes from the
rear is automatically
at fault.
People, fortunately, even sometimes insurance adjusters, generally presume that in a
rear - end car crash, the person that strikes another from behind
is automatically deemed negligent and
at fault for the
accident.
In Florida, there
is a rebuttable presumption that the operator of a vehicle which
rear - ends another vehicle
is at fault for causing the
accident.
For instance, in a
rear end collision, there
is generally a presumption that the driver who
rear ends another car
is at fault in the
accident.
Under most circumstances the driver that
rear - ends the other car will
be found
at fault for the
accident owing to following too close or by reason of driver distractions such as texting, cell phone conversations or even just tuning the radio.
Our Phoenix
rear - end collision lawyer will first determine who
was at fault for the
accident.