Our main concern is the safety of our children. When we have kids in the car with us, we tend to drive a little slower. We stop at street lights a little longer. We do whatever we can think of to get them home safely. It’s hard for us to trust other people driving our children around. It scares us. But at some point, we have to let go. When our kids start school, we have to send them off on the school bus in the morning. As much as we’d rather take them back and forth ourselves, it’s just not practical. Also, our kids enjoy taking the bus. They get a chance to hang out with their friends and start their day off right. However, we don’t always know the person driving that bus. School districts and private bus companies are very careful when they hire bus drivers. They make sure they have a clean driving record. They ensure they have proper licensure and training. However, we aren’t on the bus with them. We have no idea if they’re careful when they drive. We don’t know if they text and drive or have any idea if they were out late the night before partying. Parents just have to trust that they have our children’s safety on their minds. If your child has been injured in a school bus accident, you need to contact a personal injury attorney in Houston.
How Can a Personal Injury Attorney in Houston Help?
The last thing we ever want to hear is that our child has been harmed. If our kid is on a school bus that gets in an accident, they may suffer some pretty serious injuries. Kids are fragile. As resilient as they may on the playground, they are helpless while sitting as passengers on a school bus. If that bus gets into an accident, there’s no telling what could happen to the kids on that bus.
In order to recover against a school bus driver for your child’s injuries, you have to prove the bus driver was negligent.
In a basic negligence case, your Houston personal injury lawyer will have to prove the following:
- The bus driver had a duty of care toward your child – This is a pretty easy element to prove. By definition, a school bus driver has a duty to drive safely. He has precious cargo on that bus – your children!
- The bus driver breached this duty – Did the driver do something that put your children at risk? For example, did the bus driver go too fast? Was he texting at the time of the accident?
- Your child was injured – This is another element that is pretty simple to prove. If your child was on the bus at the time of the accident and gets hurt, he will have injuries. The defendant would be hard-pressed to prove that anything other than the accident caused their injuries.
- The injuries were caused by the accident – Again, there is very little the defendant can point to in order to argue your child was hurt some other way. The only thing the defendant may claim is that your child was at fault. Perhaps your child was running up and down the bus aisle at the time of the accident.
Your Houston personal injury attorney will work hard to prove each element of your case. He will get you the compensation that your child deserves.
Contact a Personal Injury Attorney in Texas Today
If your child is hurt in a school bus accident, you’ll want to contact a personal injury attorney in Texas immediately. Your attorney will be able to deal with the bus driver’s insurance company on your behalf. He’ll make sure your claim is filed properly and on time. If the claim is denied, he’ll negotiate with the insurance company to get your claim paid.
Your attorney will demand that you be compensated for your child’s injuries.
Some of these damages may include:
- Medical bills
- Pain and suffering
- Future loss of income
Contact a lawyer at McDonald Worley today and schedule your free consultation. You’ll get a chance to discuss your child’s case with the attorney. Technically, your child will be the plaintiff. However, you’ll be the one representing them in the lawsuit. You’ll stand in as their parent since they are a minor. Your attorney will do his very best to get you and your child the money you deserve.