Every day innocent victims are injured or killed in Nevada auto accidents. Our attorneys can help you to get justice and compensation.
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Nevada does not have a specific bus accident statute. That said, if an automobile collision involves a bus, the motorists involved must comply with Nevada Revised Statute chapter 484E.
NRS 484E.010 through 483E.130 detail drivers’ duties following any motor vehicle accident.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), buses are motor vehicles with “a capacity of 11 or more people (including the driver).”
Examples of buses can include:
Common causes of bus collisions in cases I handle include:
If you were injured in a Nevada bus accident, you may be able to sue either:
Frequent defendants in Nevada bus accident lawsuits I see include:
Even if you may have been partly to blame for your bus crash injuries (such as not wearing a seat belt), you may still be able to bring a successful personal injury claim under Nevada’s comparative negligence laws.
You can recover damages as long as you were no more than 50% at fault.1
My team of Nevada bus accident lawyers pursue the maximum financial compensation for your:
In most cases, I negotiate with the at-fault motorist’s insurance company until I achieve a favorable settlement.
Under Nevada law, you usually have only a two-year statute of limitations to file a bus accident lawsuit. The two-year clock starts running after you discover your injuries, usually the day of the accident.2
Following a bus crash, the drivers involved must stop at the accident scene or park as nearby as possible without blocking roadways. As a driver, you must take these three steps:
In situations where drivers crash into an unattended vehicle or property, the following two steps are required:
Note that the bus driver may have additional legal and occupational duties following a crash, particularly if it was a public transportation bus.
As long as police officers were at the scene and made a report, you as one of the drivers involved do not have to file an accident report. Though if police are absent, you have 10 days from the date of the accident to fill out and mail an SR-1 form to:
Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles
555 Wright Way
Carson City, NV 89711.
In addition to the form, include these three documents:
Knowingly filing an accident report with false information is a gross misdemeanor, carrying up to:
Plus the DMV can suspend your license for one year for willfully failing to file a report at all.6 Note that filing an SR-1 form is not required if the bus crash caused no:
Fleeing the scene of an accident that resulted in an injury or fatality is a category B felony carrying:
The judge may not allow probation or a suspended sentence in lieu of prison.8
If the Nevada bus accident caused no injuries or death, then hit and run is a misdemeanor. The punishment is up to:
For more information, refer to the following:
See our related articles on bus stop accidents, shuttle bus accidents, commercial vehicle accidents, pedestrian knockdowns, wrongful death and 10 critical steps to take after a Nevada car accident.
A former Los Angeles prosecutor, attorney Neil Shouse graduated with honors from UC Berkeley and Harvard Law School (and completed additional graduate studies at MIT). He has been featured on CNN, Good Morning America, Dr Phil, The Today Show and Court TV. Mr Shouse has been recognized by the National Trial Lawyers as one of the Top 100 Criminal and Top 100 Civil Attorneys.