Food delivery services are everywhere throughout the Tampa area, from Uber Eats to GrubHub to DoorDash. These delivery companies provide an important service, but the drivers sometimes take dangerous risks on the road and put other motorists, pedestrians, and bicycle riders at risk.
If you or someone you love is hurt by a food delivery driver, you should get legal help. Diaco Law can work with you to recover compensation. Our Tampa personal injury lawyers have decades of legal experience representing injured victims, and we have a long history of pursuing claims in complicated cases involving food delivery accidents.
To find out more about the services we can offer, and about how we can help you, give us a call or contact us online today to schedule a free consultation with a Tampa food delivery accident attorney at our firm.
Causes of Food Delivery Accidents
Food delivery accidents can occur for many different reasons, but some of the most common causes include:
- Drivers who are speeding to try to make deliveries quickly
- Drivers who are distracted by the GPS directions while trying to find unfamiliar roads, restaurants, and homes
- Drivers who are tired from doing too many deliveries or working shifts that are too long
- Aggressive or reckless drivers who are trying to deliver food more quickly to make more money
- Drivers who are driving in bad weather
- Drivers who make errors because they are driving in unfamiliar locations
Often, drivers of food delivery services are behind the wheel for many hours with no formal training, which can significantly increase the risk that they will become involved in an accident and cause injury to others.
Who is Responsible When a Food Delivery Driver Gets into an Accident?
Determining who is at fault when a food delivery driver causes an accident can be complicated because delivery drivers may have different relationships with the stores, restaurants, or apps they are working on.
In many cases, drivers are independent contractors, so the apps they are delivering through have no legal responsibility for their on-the-job actions.
Unlike apps that arrange rides for passengers, like Uber and Lyft, apps like Grubhub that solely employ independent contractors to do food delivery may not always have third-party insurance coverage for their drivers. This could mean the driver’s insurance is the only source of coverage for your losses.
In other situations, a food delivery driver might be employed by a restaurant directly. If that is the case and they cause an accident while on the job, the company that employs them could be held liable for accident losses. This could mean there is more insurance coverage available to pay for damages.
An experienced Tampa food delivery accident attorney can help you to determine the role of the delivery driver and identify all potential defendants who could be liable for your losses.
Contact a Tampa Food Delivery Accident Lawyer Today
If you or someone you love was hurt or killed in a crash with a driver delivering food, you should get legal help as soon as possible from an experienced professional.
A Tampa food delivery accident attorney at Diaco Law will be there every step of the way, helping you to build a strong case to maximize your chances of getting compensated for all the damage done.
Contact us today to schedule your free consultation and find out more about the help we can offer.