Learning the cause of your car accident allows our team to determine liability for your injury-related expenses. So, in short, yes; the cause of your accident matters. Personal injury lawyers manage collision cases arising from: Distracted driving: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) defines distracted driving as any activity that takes a driver’s full attention off the road. Common distractions include texting, eating, talking on the phone, changing the radio, or manipulating a navigation system. Driving under the influence: When someone drives while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, they could face criminal charges on top of the civil case you file against them. Driving under the influence severely impacts someone’s ability to drive and constitutes negligence. Driver inexperience: New drivers on the road often don’t have experience in high traffic or areas where it’s difficult to drive. Because of this, they could cause an accident due to their lack of defensive driving skills. Driver fatigue: Drivers can drive while fatigued if they don’t get enough sleep or drive too many hours without a rest. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that driving while fatigued can cause the driver to nod off, forget the last few miles they drove, or drift from their lane. Reckless driving: Some people drive recklessly when they get angry or run late. Reckless driving could include excessive speeding, running red lights, ignoring stop signs, tailgating, or weaving in and out of traffic. All of these activities could cause accidents.