Dedicated Bend Highway-Roadway Accidents Lawyers
Highway-Roadway Accident Attorney in Bend, Oregon
Don’t sign anything before talking to an experienced highway-roadway accident attorney.
It is an unfortunate fact that many people suffer serious injury because they have been involved in an auto accident, truck accident or motorcycle accident. Before you sign any papers presented to you by any insurance company, it is your right to seek legal advice.
You should question an insurer’s recommendation that you do not need to consult with a highway-roadway accident attorney if you have sustained serious injury or if a loved one has died as a result of an auto, truck or motorcycle accident. You could be signing away your ability to recover the cost of your medical bills, lost wages, future losses, and pain and suffering caused by the life-altering accident. You should also be aware that there is a time-frame in Oregon, Washington and California that allows your accident attorney to recover damages for you for car, truck or motorcycle accidents. Once this time-frame has lapsed, it may be difficult for you to recover anything.
What to do if you are in a highway accident
If you or a member of your family has been involved in a serious auto accident, trucking accident, or motorcycle accident in or near Bend, Oregon, there are some steps you should take to protect your current and future ability to maximize auto insurance coverage compensation for any injuries you may have sustained. For more information about what to do if you are in an accident, read our FAQ.
It is important to understand that insurance companies place their financial interests above your interest. Auto accident insurance companies have teams of professionals and lawyers working to protect them from paying large settlements in spinal cord injury, neck injury, back injury, brain injury, and wrongful death cases. Shouldn’t you have an experienced auto accident lawyer that understands auto insurance coverage issues working to protect your right to compensation for medical care, lost wages, and pain and suffering?
If you need the assistance of an experienced highway-roadway accident attorney or have any questions about accident insurance coverage, please contact the auto, truck and motorcycle accident attorneys at D’Amore Law Group. Our firm has offices in Bend, Oregonn as well as Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington. Our attorneys can be reached by email or by calling toll free at 800-905-4676.
Other Practice Areas We Handle
Our legal team represents clients for other types of personal injury cases as well, including:
- Auto Vehicle Accidents
- Truck Accidents
- Bicycle Crash Accidents
- Motorbike Accidents
- Wrongful Death
- Construction Accidents
- Medical Negligence and Malpractice
- Prescription Errors
- Sinus Operation Injury
- Nursing Home Neglect and Abuse
- Class Actions Lawsuit
- Bad Faith Attorneys & Insurance Fraud
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Oregon’s Most Dangerous Highways Near Bend
U.S. Highway 97 is officially recognized as one of Oregon’s deadliest highways, with a fatality rate that exceeds even I-5 and Highway 101 when measured against total crash volume.
US-97 Between Terrebonne and Madras
An ODOT safety study documented 187 crashes over five years on this stretch, with three intersections ranking among the state’s most dangerous.
US-97 & Bear Drive
One of the top-ranked dangerous intersections on ODOT’s crash severity index, the site of a fatal head-on crash involving a semi-truck.
US-97 Between La Pine and Crescent
Local drivers and law enforcement widely recognize this rural stretch as one of the most dangerous sections of highway in Central Oregon.
US-20 Outside Bend
This secondary highway connecting Bend to eastern and coastal Oregon carries its own risk profile on undivided rural stretches.
US-97 Statewide Fatality Rate
A regional data analysis found US-97 has the highest rate of fatalities to crashes of any major highway in Oregon, surpassing both I-5 and Highway 101.
Injured on a Central Oregon Highway?
US-97 and Central Oregon’s rural highways see serious crashes every year. D’Amore Law Group can investigate your accident and fight for the compensation you deserve.
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