Truck Accidents in Olive Branch, MS

Freight claims run on their own schedule. Carriers tend to have an adjuster assigned within a day or two, sometimes an investigator sent out to look at the site, and paperwork you will never see unless somebody asks for it. Write down the DOT number and whatever identifies the trailer. The Mississippi Highway Patrol generally works crashes out on I-22 itself.

Less than where the crash happened. A wreck on the Mississippi side generally runs on Mississippi rules: three years to file, and pure comparative negligence, which reduces your recovery by your share of the blame instead of ending it. Tennessee's deadline is one year, with a 50% bar. The line is close enough here that it is worth being sure which side you were on.

DeSoto County Circuit Court, and the courthouse sits in Hernando rather than in Olive Branch. That catches people out, because the city has its own police department and its own municipal court for traffic citations. Those are separate things. An injury suit is a circuit court matter, and plenty of claims close with an insurer before a filing ever happens.

In Mississippi, the deadline is generally 3 years from the date of the accident. 3 years personal injury (general); wrongful death 3 years. Deadlines are strict — the sooner you act, the more options you have.