If you watch enough courtroom-themed television programming, you likely have heard certain legalese words like jurisdiction and venue. In the real world, these terms are essential concepts that can make or break whether your case goes forward in the court where you filed it… or is dismissed before a trial begins. That is especially true if the state you call home and the state where your accident took place are two different places. A knowledgeable legal advocate can help you ensure that your efforts to get justice go forward in a court of proper jurisdiction and venue. If you have questions about your Oregon crash, consult an experienced Oregon auto accident lawyer about how best to proceed.
A common thread links two terrible recent crashes: they involve people who died in out-of-state accidents. Earlier this month, an Oregon man died in Idaho following a two-vehicle accident. The man was a passenger in a car that was making a left turn from a northbound highway when a southbound SUV hit the car.
In September, the accident scene was in Marion County, Oregon. According to police, a Silicon Valley woman, who was headed southbound, “entered the intersection, which is controlled by stop signs,” when an eastbound driver slammed into her, sending both vehicles “off the roadway and into a field.” The woman’s 88-year-old passenger, also from California, died at the scene.