Baton Rouge Speeding Accident Lawyer

Despite being understood to be an illegal and dangerous driving behavior, speeding is still something you’ll find no shortage of Louisiana drivers choosing to partake in. At Mansfield Melancon Injury Lawyers, our Baton Rouge car accident lawyers help victims hurt in various ways on the road. Contact our law office today at (225) 263-4787 to schedule a free consultation.

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How Mansfield Melancon Injury Lawyers Can Help After a Speeding Accident in Baton Rouge, LA

Our Baton Rouge personal injury attorneys are skilled and equipped to handle the following tasks:

Analyze crash data from the vehicles’ onboard computers to determine whether speed was a factor in your accident
Look at and preserve reports, videos, reconstructions, and other evidence to support your claim
File your claim paperwork and any supplemental forms or appeals necessary to process your case
Serve as the point of contact for insurance companies, their employees, and their legal counsel wanting to discuss your case
Pursue all available legal avenues to promptly secure the compensation you are entitled to receive

What Is Speeding in Baton Rouge?

Most Baton Rouge drivers believe speeding to be a matter of driving above the posted speed limit. And though that is an accurate assumption, it’s incomplete: A driver can still be “speeding,” even below the speed limit, if the weather, road, or traffic conditions are poor. Speeding is better defined as traveling so fast that one cannot safely control one’s own car. Speeding is a traffic infraction, and drivers who do so can face a fine if convicted. More significantly, speeding drivers can be legally responsible for paying damages to people injured in any crash that results from their excessive speed.

Frequency of Speeding Accidents in Baton Rouge

In 2024, East Baton Rouge Parish experienced over 21,000 traffic wrecks, classified as follows:

61 fatal wrecks
340 accidents resulting in severe injuries
1,373 collisions inflicting minor injuries
3,304 wrecks believed to have caused some injury
Over 16,000 property-damage-only accidents

As many as one-third of all auto accidents are the result of speeding. Therefore, it can be estimated that speed could have played a role in over 7,000 of these wrecks in the parish in 2024 alone.

What to Do Upon Encountering a Speeding Motorist

You cannot control other drivers’ behaviors or keep them from speeding; however, you can take the following steps to protect yourself:

Slow down to put additional space between yourself and the speeding driver
If possible, move to the rightmost lane to allow the speeding driver to pass
Do not block the driver or become aggressive
Be mindful of other traffic around you and try to keep up with the flow of other traffic

Contact Our Baton Rouge Speeding Accident Lawyers for a Free Consultation

When a driver travels too fast and collides with you, you may have the right to seek financial damages from them. Contact the team at Mansfield Melancon Injury Lawyers and request a free, no-obligation case review today with a Baton Rouge speeding accident attorney.

Visit our personal injury law office in Baton Rouge, LA

Mansfield Melancon Injury Lawyers
404 Europe St, Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Phone: (225) 263-4787