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LOW IMPACT COLLISIONS<\/h1>\n

Low Impact Collisions<\/h1>\n
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Car crashes happen everywhere – parking lots, freeways, residential streets, parks, and more. There’s a wide variety of ways that accidents can happen, and although some can result in extremely debilitating injuries, even fatalities, others are seemingly innocuous and have no repercussions. These low impact collisions, like fender benders<\/b>, rear end accidents<\/a>, and side swipes can cause very minor damage to a vehicle, but greatly hurt the occupants inside. Cars are able to withstand a higher force of impact than humans, and as a result, even low impacts can be dangerous to suffer. Individuals who have been affected by these kinds of accidents often find it difficult to retrieve compensation; insurance agents claim that the contradiction between the severity of the crash and the severity of the injuries is too disparate<\/b>. For this reason, it is important that you seek the assistance of one of our skilled car accident lawyers<\/a> at Downtown LA Law Group in Los Angeles. We’ll be able to file a claim on your behalf and fight for the compensation<\/a> you deserve if you were hurt in a car crash – no matter if the crash were high impact or low impact.<\/p>\n

Information on Low Impact Collisions<\/h2>\n

Low impact collisions are generally classified as accidents that take place at slow speeds<\/b>. They do not generally result in a lot of damage to the vehicles involved; people can usually drive off just fine and have no need to fix much besides cosmetic damage. However, the common misconception is that the lack of damage to the car is directly proportional to the lack of damage of the occupants. Occupants within the cars can sometimes be just as seriously hurt as if the crash happened at a much faster speed. This is because sudden jerks of the car can be harmful to the body, especially the neck<\/a> and back<\/a>. A rear end accident<\/a> that happened at less than 15 mph, for example, can cause a bent bumper and trunk on your car. You may have been jerked forward, however, and your head may have snapped back to its location, resulting in an injury like whiplash. These occurrences are not uncommon. Another way that a low impact collision can cause damage is with a side swipe, which may force you off the road and crash head on into a pole or other object. Your car may eject its airbags, which can cause facial damage and other injuries like a broken nose, broken orbital sockets, broken<\/a> teeth, and more. There are numerous ways that you can be injured in low impact collisions<\/b>, but one of the most frustrating ways includes injuries that you already had. Pre-existing spinal cord problems or internal organ issues can be exacerbated in low impact crashes. A spinal cord injury<\/a> that was on its way to healing could have been worsened; discs may slip out of place again, for instance, or a realignment may suffer.<\/p>\n

Who is at Fault?<\/h2>\n

If you were hit in a low impact collision, you could very easily file a claim against the responsible driver for compensation for your injuries. The way to prove that he was negligent and at fault is by showing the four points of negligence to be true. They are as follows:<\/p>\n