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Car Accident Law in Rhode Island by a Personal Injury Attorney | RI & MA Personal Injury Attorney, David Slepkow
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[…] The driver of every vehicle shall, consistent with the requirements of § 31-14-1, drive at an appropriate reduced speed when approaching and crossing an intersection or railroad grade crossing, when approaching and going around a curve, when approaching a hill crest, when traveling upon any narrow or winding roadway, when special hazard exists with respect to pedestrians or other traffic or by reason of weather or highway conditions and in the presence of emergency vehicles displaying flashing lights as provided in § 31-24-31, tow trucks, transporter trucks, and roadside assistance vehicles displaying flashing amber lights while assisting a disabled motor vehicle. Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.” 7.) Distracted driving in Rhode Island: Texting while driving is illegal in Rhode Island. Also reading a text message is prohibited in RI while driving a car. § 31-22-30 Text messaging while operating a motor vehicle.” “Text Message”, also referred to as short messaging service (SMS) means the process by which users send, read, or receive messages on a wireless handset, including but not limited to, text messages, instant messages, electronic messages or e-mails, in order to communicate with any person or device.” 8) The operator of a motor vehicle who causes a rear end SUV, motorcycle, truck or car crash is nearly always at fault for the accident pursuant to RI common law. 9) Rhode Island has criminal laws to prevent hit and run accidents causing personal injury.§ 31-26-1 Duty to stop in accidents resulting in personal injury. “The driver of any vehicle knowingly involved in an accident resulting in injury to, serious bodily injury to, or death of any person shall immediately stop the vehicle at the scene of the accident or as close to it as possible, but shall then immediately return to and in every event shall remain at the scene of the accident until he or she has fulfilled the requirements of § 31-26-3. A stop shall be made without obstructing traffic more than is necessary.” http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/Statutes/TITLE31/31-26/31-26-1.HTM 10.) It is illegal to Hit and run after a car wreck which only causes property or vehicle damage.” Here is the duty to stop law in RI: § 31-26-2 Duty to stop in accidents resulting in damage to vehicle. The driver of any vehicle knowingly involved in an accident resulting only in damage to a vehicle which is driven or attended by any person shall immediately stop the vehicle at the scene of the accident or as close to it as possible, but shall immediately return to and in every event shall remain at the scene of the accident until he or she has fulfilled the requirements of § 31-26-3. http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/Statutes/TITLE31/31-26/31-26-2.HTM 11.) Are Rhode Island Personal injury Attorneys and Providence Car accident Lawyers limited to the amount of attorney’s fees they can receive as a result of a settlement or judgment for damages in favor of their personal injury and negligence clients?No. However, nearly all RI auto accident attorneys and Rhode Island Personal Injury Lawyers charge 33 percent of the gross recovery received by the motor vehicle accident victim. […]