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Amazon makes numerous deliveries every day in North Mississippi. Unfortunately, many Amazon delivery drivers act carelessly, leading to collisions with other cars, pedestrians, or cyclists. These crashes raise a crucial question: Is Amazon liable if one of its delivery trucks hits you?
Liability in Amazon Delivery Truck Accident Cases
There’s no universal answer to the question of who’s liable for an Amazon delivery truck accident. Amazon has gone to great lengths to shield itself from liability, though these tactics don’t always succeed.
Amazon can be liable for an accident if the delivery truck driver is a direct employee of the company. However, many Amazon delivery drivers don’t work for the company directly. Instead, they often work as contractors for Amazon’s Delivery Service Partners, or DSPs.
DSPs are other companies that Amazon contracts with to handle its deliveries. Therefore, a DSP might be liable if its actions contributed to the accident, even if Amazon itself is not liable. Common examples of negligence by DSPs include failing to properly screen drivers, not providing adequate training, or failing to enforce safety standards.
Individual drivers might also handle some deliveries through the Amazon Flex program. Amazon Flex drivers are also contractors, though the company provides up to $1 million in liability coverage for these workers. That coverage sounds generous, but Amazon has teams of lawyers to fight these claims, and they often push back aggressively.
Finally, there are cases where someone completely unrelated to Amazon or its contractors causes or contributes to a delivery truck accident. For example, a truck or parts manufacturer may be liable if a defective part caused the delivery driver to lose control and crash. Third-party maintenance providers might also be responsible in cases involving sloppy repairs.
Investigating these crashes and identifying who may be liable is one of the key jobs of a North Mississippi truck accident lawyer. Your attorney can review the evidence and help you take action against the delivery driver, Amazon, a DSP, or anyone else who contributed to your injuries.
Proving Who Caused an Amazon Delivery Truck Crash
Some types of evidence your lawyer might examine to determine who caused an Amazon delivery truck accident include:
- The Police Crash Report – The official accident report provides a baseline set of facts regarding what happened and the parties involved in the collision.
- Photos from the Scene – Visual evidence from the site of the wreck can show the damage to each car, the relative position of the vehicles, the impact angle, and other factors that can help determine who caused the accident.
- Eyewitness Accounts – Bystanders who saw the accident can testify about the delivery driver’s careless actions, such as following too closely, unsafe lane changes, backing up without checking for hazards, or speeding.
- Surveillance or Traffic Camera Footage – Video recordings from nearby traffic or surveillance cameras can provide a neutral perspective of the collision and reveal unsafe actions by the delivery driver.
- Maintenance and Repair Records – Repair and maintenance records for the delivery truck can show which company recently fixed or inspected the vehicle. Any sloppy work by the responsible company can indicate negligence.
Compensation for Mississippi Amazon Delivery Truck Accidents
One key reason to hire an attorney after an Amazon delivery truck accident is to make sure your claim accounts for all the harm you’ve suffered. Your lawyer can help you seek compensation for:
- Current and future medical expenses
- Lost income and reduced future earnings
- Pain and suffering
- Emotional distress
- Diminished quality of life
- Damaged personal property
Contact Our North Mississippi Truck Accident Lawyers Today
At Chatham Gilder Howell Pittman, we understand all the nuances of these cases and how to hold Amazon accountable when its drivers cause a collision. We handle all the legal work so you can focus on healing, and you don’t pay any fees unless you recover compensation. Call now or complete our contact form for a free consultation.
