Parents all over Las Vegas send their children to school via school bus every day, and perhaps few of them stop to consider just what level of trust they are placing not only in the school bus driver, but in the public at large.  Every now and then, we are reminded that everyone who encounters traffic also encounters risk, and while thankfully no one was killed, four children were injured when a truck slammed into a school bus yesterday.

According to KTNV:

“Four children were rushed to the hospital after a truck slammed into a school bus on Ithaca Avenue between Tropicana and Hacienda. 32 children were on-board at the time of the accident and were headed for Courtney Middle School. Four students and the bus driver suffered minor injuries. Police arrested the driver. They say he had been using drugs or drinking before the crash.”

If the suspicions of authorities are proven correct, the driver of the truck will face substantial criminal liability if he’s ultimately convicted.  Regardless of that possibility, the driver of the truck could and perhaps should face substantial liability in civil court for the injuries he caused.  Negligence would be the theory, but if the driver had been drinking prior to the crash, it would only raise the level of negligence displayed.

If your child has been harmed in a traffic accident, you need to take immediate steps to protect his or her legal rights.  You should do so with the help of a Las Vegas personal injury lawyer who has years of experience in successfully fighting for the rights of the injured of all ages.  Contact Jack Bernstein & Associates today to schedule a free initial consultation.

Las Vegas accident attorneys, Jack Bernstein, Scott Poisson, and Glen Howard were retained by a survivor of a bus accident to pursue money damages. The bus driver negligently lost control of the bus as it careened off the highway before bursting in a fiery blaze after the gas tank ruptured.

On January 17, 2008 at approximately 1:13 in the afternoon, Jane Doe sat in the window seat of row one on the passenger side of a bus. As she rode on that bus, life was good. She was anxious to return home to her husband after a hard day of work. The bus traveled southbound on Interstate 15 south of mile marker 7 Clark. In the ensuing moments, life as she knew it was shattered when suddenly, the driver lost control of the bus. A witness saw the driver make “a drastic lane change”. The bus veered to the right and slammed into the guard rail. Subsequently, it spun around and continued southbound in the shoulder of the highway until it traveled down an embankment, overturned, and burst into flames.

Jane Doe was rushed to the trauma center by helicopter. She suffered facial lacerations, multiple pelvic fractures including a left inferior pubic ramus fracture, left sacral fracture, and bilateral acetabular fractures along with a left orbital blowout fracture.

Las Vegas injury lawyers, Jack Bernstein and Scott Poisson, partners at Jack Bernstein and Associates, along with their associate, Glen Howard, moved quickly to gather the critical accident evidence. Their investigation revealed that prior to the subject accident, on April 7, 2006, the driver had surrendered his CDL license after an incident where he passed out while driving a bus due to high blood pressure conditions. In addition, a vehicle Inspection Report book with an inspection date of January 12, 2008 noted that the left tag tire had a low tread and an inspection on January 15, 2008 noted that the “left taq tire needs replaced”. An additional Inspection Report for January 2008 revealed the following problems: oil leaks, oil pressure, air pressure alarm, transmission slipping. An employee disclosed that the company “was not always very responsive when mechanical items needing repair were reported”.

As a result of quick work and legal strategy, these Las Vegas accident attorneys were able to effectively present evidence regarding negligence as well as the severe personal injuries that the survivor suffered to bring the negligent party to the negotiating table. As a result, a settlement was reached that allows the survivor to concentrate on recovering as opposed to worrying about how to pay the bills. Jack Bernstein & Associates is pleased that we could quickly bring this matter to a successful resolution.

If you have been injured as a result of a motor vehicle accident, you should retain an experienced Las Vegas accident attorney. A Las Vegas accident attorney can discuss your legal rights which may include monetary damages to compensate an accident victim for loss of wages, loss of future earning capacity, past and future medical expenses, bodily injury, and pain and suffering.