It is common that a low-impact accident causes a vehicle to catch fire. When this happens, our expectation is that someone involved in the accident will be seriously injured. It also suggests that another issue is involved in the fire that occurred.
The Plaintiff in a Virginia case was driving her Jeep Liberty in rush hour traffic on a divided four-lane highway. The bumper to bumper traffic was moving at about 20 to 25 miles per hour. The driver of the SUV behind her was checking his email when he rear-ended plaintiff’s vehicle. The force of the impact pushed the plaintiff’s vehicle into the vehicle immediately ahead of her. That car then struck the vehicle ahead of it in a chair-reaction accident that ultimately involved five vehicles. [Read more…]
