Failure to Yield on a Turn in Lynchburg, VA Leads to Four Car Accident With Injuries

When drivers are making turns they can often fail to pay attention to other road users. Or they can become impatient with waiting and take risks.

It’s unclear why a driver making a turn in Lynchburg, VA, hit another car and caused a four car accident. But it’s a scenario we see often as Virginia Beach car accident lawyers.

Police said four cars were involved in the accident on April 9, 2013.

Officers said a Honda was turning right and hit another car that was traveling north on Langhorne Road in Lynchburg, abc 13 reported. The car then went through a fence and hit two cars in a parking lot.

The accident location – Langhorne Road, Lynchburg

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The car that was struck spun around and hit a fire hydrant.

ABC 13 reported the driver of the Honda has been charged with failure to yield the right of way.

The driver that was hit was taken to Lynchburg General Hospital to be treated for injuries.

It’s an all too common charge seen in cities such as Virginia Beach, Norfolk and Newport News.

Recently we reported how a failure to yield led to an accident that led two drivers to be injured in Martinsburg, West Virginia.

If you are hit and injured by a driver who failed to yield you may have grounds for a personal injury claim. In a recent case a client who was a motorcyclist, broke his leg when he was hit by a woman who failed to yield in Hampton, VA. He was awarded $150,000 in a settlement.

All cases are different and we cannot guarantee the same result in your personal injury case.

The Norfolk, VA based personal injury law firm, Cooper Hurley with client meeting locations in Virginia Beach and Hampton, handles automobile, truck, and motorcycle injuries as well as wrongful death, railroad injury cases and medical malpractice. Attorneys John Cooper and Jim Hurley have more than 40 years of combined experience in specializing in auto injury as well as other accident claims. Cooper Hurley represents people hurt in accidents in Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News and throughout VA. Our motto is: “Your Injury. Our fight.” If you need help or advice about a serious injury, please call us at (757) 455 -0077 or contact us through this website.