The claims process for getting compensation after a car accident in Las Vegas, NV, can include a lawsuit. But whether you will ever get to court depends on several factors, including the strength of your claim and the insurer representing the at-fault driver. In most cases, your Las Vegas car accident lawyer will be able to settle your case before it goes to trial. The settlement agreement will release your known claims and waive any unknown claims arising from the accident. This will end your case, and you can focus on your health going forward.
How Many Las Vegas Car Accident Claims Are Filed?
Nevada uses a fault-based system of car accident insurance. Under this system, all car owners must buy liability insurance. After a car accident, accident victims file claims against the at-fault driver’s insurance. Liability insurance covers the losses suffered by all accident victims up to the policy limits.
Liability insurance does not cover the at-fault driver’s losses. Insurers only pay claims from third parties who are not the policyholder.
From 2016 to 2020, the Las Vegas Valley had 237,338 total traffic accidents. These crashes happened in Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Henderson, and unincorporated Clark County. The accidents injured 100,060 people and killed 1,489 people, according to the Nevada Department of Transportation’s Crash Data map. Not all of these people filed an injury claim. Some suffered only minor injuries and did not bother to file a claim, for instance.
If you assume that roughly half of the people who suffered fatal and non-fatal injuries were at fault for their accidents, this leaves about 50,775 people who could have filed a claim. Roughly 50,030 victims could have filed an injury claim, and the families of the remaining 750 people could have filed a wrongful death claim. We handle all types of car accident claims, including:
- Distracted driving accidents
- DUI accidents
- Head on crashes
- Highway crashes
- Hit-and-run accidents
- Intersection crashes
- Multi-Vehicle crashes
- Rear-end crashes
- Single vehicle accidents
- Speeding
- Lane change crashes
- Red and yellow light accidents
- Self-driving accidents
- U-Turn Accidents
