Chattanooga Vehicular Manslaughter Attorney

Vehicular manslaughter is a crime that is committed when a person causes a motor vehicle accident after engaging in reckless driving behaviors and the accident results in the death of another driver or passenger. In cases involving vehicular manslaughter, the killing of the victim is not intentional, but rather caused by negligence. Because the death is caused by negligence, civil law allows the families of the people who have died as a result of vehicular manslaughter to file wrongful death claims. These claims may be filed by the deceased person’s immediate family, including his/her spouse, child or parent.

Vehicular Manslaughter & Wrongful Death Claims

Once the claim is filed, the family may be allowed to collect monetary damages for things such as:

• the deceased person’s medical expenses
• the deceased person’s funeral costs
• lost income that would have been earned by the deceased victim
• loss of companionship

In order for families to collect the maximum amount of compensation for their traumatic loss, it is advised that they obtain the services of a trusted vehicular manslaughter lawyer, like Alexander W. Gothard.

Vehicular Manslaughter & Truck Accidents

It is sad fact that most trucking accidents are caused by truck driver negligence. All too often, instead of paying attention to the road, truck operators choose to partake in dangerous driving behaviors that can lead to fatal accidents. In cases where a truck driver causes an accident which leads to the death of another motor vehicle driver and/or passenger, the truck driver can be held both criminally and civilly liable.

Additionally, in cases where the deaths of innocent people were caused by truck accidents resulting from trucking company negligence, the trucking company can be held accountable and may be ordered to pay compensation to the victim’s family.

Contact Our Tennessee Vehicular Manslaughter Law Office

If someone you love has been killed because of vehicular manslaughter, contact experienced Chattanooga vehicular manslaughter lawyer, Alexander W. Gothard!