Hurricane, UT Car Accident Lawyer

If you were hurt in a car accident in Hurricane, Utah, BAM Injury Law can help you recover the money you need to rebuild. We are a Utah personal injury firm serving Hurricane, La Verkin, and Toquerville from our St. George office, about 20 minutes from Hurricane by way of SR-9 and I-15. You do not pay us anything unless we win, and your consultation is free. We handle the crash investigation, the medical records, and the fight with the insurance company while you focus on healing. Call (435) 351-1788 to talk to a Utah car accident attorney today.

Our Office Serving Hurricane Car Accident Clients

BAM Injury Law, St. George Office
162 N 400 E, Building A #101
St. George, UT 84770
Phone: (435) 351-1788
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Phones answered 24/7. Office visits by appointment. Free consultations by phone, video, or in person.

We do not maintain a physical office in Hurricane, and we will not pretend otherwise. Our team serves Hurricane car accident clients from St. George, roughly a 20 minute drive on I-15 to Exit 16 and then east on SR-9 into town. When injuries make travel hard, we come to you, meeting clients at home in Hurricane, La Verkin, and Toquerville and at Intermountain St. George Regional Hospital. See our St. George office page for more.

Where Car Crashes Happen in Hurricane

Hurricane is one of the fastest growing small cities in Utah. The city grew from 20,216 residents at the 2020 Census to an estimated 26,891 in 2026, an increase of about 33 percent in six years. More residents means more commuters, more delivery and construction traffic, and more crashes. Almost all of that traffic funnels onto one road.

That road is SR-9, the state highway Hurricane locals know as State Street. SR-9 begins at I-15 Exit 16 near Harrisburg Junction and runs straight through Hurricane and La Verkin toward Springdale and Zion National Park. It is the primary route for nearly everyone entering or leaving the city, and it doubles as the main street where residents shop, turn left across oncoming lanes, and pull in and out of parking lots. A second approach brings traffic down from I-15 Exit 27 at Anderson Junction on SR-17 through Toquerville. When one state highway carries the freeway commuters, the local errands, and the Zion tourists all at once, intersection crashes are the predictable result.

State planners have measured the strain. A UDOT planning study for the SR-9 corridor recorded about 16,000 vehicles per day, with forecasts suggesting the corridor may need to support 35,000 to 40,000 vehicles per day, driven partly by growing Zion visitation and mainly by new development in Hurricane and the communities to the east (UDOT SR-9/SR-17 La Verkin Planning Study, 2022). UDOT has completed a State Environmental Study of the 6.5 mile stretch of SR-9 between I-15 and the Southern Parkway connection, evaluating whether to rebuild it as a free-flowing, grade-separated highway because of that projected growth. Zion National Park logged 4,984,525 recreation visits in 2025, the second most of any national park in the country, and most visitors arriving from I-15 reach it on SR-9 straight through town.

The crash record on State Street is not abstract. The intersection of State Street and 2260 West has produced repeated injury wrecks:

• On the morning of April 16, 2025, around 7:00 a.m., a crash near State Street and 2260 West left one vehicle resting on its side. The occupant of the overturned vehicle had to be extricated and was taken to St. George Regional Hospital, and the occupants of the other vehicle, including a child, were transported to a hospital for evaluation (KUTV, April 2025).
• On the afternoon of August 29, 2025, around 3:05 p.m., a white Toyota 4Runner and a gray Toyota RAV4 collided at 2260 West and State Street, injuring at least one person and blocking part of the intersection while crews cleared it.

Farther along the same highway, a driver who failed to stop for a red light near the Sand Hollow Road intersection rear-ended stopped traffic and set off a chain-reaction, multi-vehicle crash on State Street. These are the everyday failures, running a light, missing a left-turn gap, following too closely, that turn Hurricane's main street into an injury scene.

When a Hurricane crash causes serious harm, victims are typically transported to Intermountain St. George Regional Hospital at 1380 East Medical Center Drive, the Level II trauma center that serves as the major medical referral center for southern Utah, southeastern Nevada, and northwestern Arizona. If your claim cannot be settled and a lawsuit becomes necessary, Hurricane car accident cases are filed in Utah's Fifth District Court at 206 West Tabernacle Street in St. George. Our office works minutes from both.

Utah Car Accident Law, in Plain Terms

A car accident claim in Utah runs on a handful of rules that decide what you can recover and how long you have to act. Here is what matters most for a Hurricane crash.

Utah is a no-fault state, up to a point

Utah drivers carry personal injury protection (PIP) coverage, and after a crash your own PIP pays the first medical bills and some lost wages regardless of who caused the wreck. That is the no-fault part. But no-fault has a ceiling. Once your injuries are serious enough, or your medical bills cross Utah's threshold, you can step outside the no-fault system and pursue the at-fault driver directly for the full value of your harm, including pain and suffering. Most of the cases that need a lawyer are exactly these: real injuries that PIP alone will never cover.

You generally have four years to file

Most Utah car accident lawsuits must be filed within four years of the crash under Utah Code 78B-2-307. That sounds like a long runway, but evidence does not wait four years. Skid marks fade, vehicles get repaired or scrapped, intersection camera footage is overwritten, and witnesses move away or forget. If your claim is against a government entity, for example a crash tied to a dangerous road condition, a much shorter notice of claim is required within one year under Utah Code 63G-7-402. The safest move is to talk to a lawyer early, while the evidence still exists.

Partial fault does not end your claim, but it has a limit

Utah follows a modified comparative fault rule under Utah Code 78B-5-818. If you were partly to blame for the crash, your recovery is reduced by your share of fault, so being found 20 percent at fault cuts a recovery by 20 percent. The hard line is 50 percent: a person who is 50 percent or more at fault recovers nothing. This is precisely why insurance adjusters work so hard to pin part of the blame on you. Shifting you from 40 percent to 50 percent is the difference between a reduced check and no check at all, and they know it.

What you can recover

A Utah car accident claim can include your past and future medical treatment, lost wages and lost earning capacity, vehicle and property damage, and non-economic damages for pain, suffering, and the disruption to your daily life. The right number depends on the severity of your injuries, the strength of the liability evidence, and the insurance coverage available. No honest lawyer can quote a figure before reviewing your case. Our guide on how much a Utah personal injury case is worth walks through the factors that actually move the value.

What to do after a Hurricane crash

If you can, call the police for an official report, photograph the vehicles and the intersection before anything is moved, get the other driver's insurance information, and see a doctor even if you feel fine, because adrenaline masks injuries for hours. Then be careful with the at-fault driver's insurer. You are not required to give a recorded statement, and you should not sign any release before you understand what your claim is worth.

Why Hurricane Car Accident Victims Choose BAM

BAM Injury Law (Benzion and Martineau Injury Law, PLLC) is built around one promise: you pay nothing unless we win. Attorney Kigan I. Martineau leads our Utah practice and personally handles southern Utah car accident cases through our St. George office. Attorney Dan Benzion brings additional trial depth across the firm's Utah practice. We treat every Hurricane case with the same urgency, whether it is a fender bender with a stubborn adjuster or a catastrophic collision that sent someone to the trauma center.

• Free consultation, no fee unless we win
• St. George office 20 minutes from Hurricane, with home and hospital visits available
• Phones answered 24/7, English and Spanish
• We handle the insurance company so you can focus on recovery

Hurt on a motorcycle, by a commercial truck, or while walking instead? We also serve Hurricane clients as a Hurricane motorcycle accident lawyer, a Hurricane truck accident lawyer, and a Hurricane pedestrian accident lawyer. For the full picture of how we serve the area, see our Hurricane personal injury lawyer page, and for statewide coverage, our Utah car accident lawyer page.

Last reviewed by Kigan I. Martineau, Utah personal injury attorney, on July 13, 2026.

Hurricane Car Accident FAQs

Do I need a lawyer for a Hurricane car accident?

Not for every crash. If no one was hurt and the damage is minor, you can often handle it yourself. But once there are real injuries, medical treatment, missed work, or any dispute about who was at fault, an adjuster is already working to reduce or deny your claim. A free consultation costs you nothing and tells you whether you have a case worth pursuing and what it may be worth before you sign anything.

How long do I have to file a car accident claim in Utah?

Most Utah car accident lawsuits must be filed within four years of the crash under Utah Code 78B-2-307. If the claim is against a government entity, such as a crash involving a dangerous road condition or a government vehicle, you must file a notice of claim within one year under Utah Code 63G-7-402. Because these deadlines vary by claim type and evidence fades quickly, it is best to talk to a lawyer early.

What if the crash was partly my fault?

You can still recover in Utah as long as you were less than 50 percent at fault. Under Utah's modified comparative fault rule (Utah Code 78B-5-818), your recovery is reduced by your percentage of fault, and a person who is 50 percent or more at fault recovers nothing. This is why insurers push to assign you as much blame as possible, and why having a lawyer document what actually happened matters.

The insurance company offered me a settlement. Should I take it?

Be careful. The first offer usually arrives before the full extent of your injuries is known, and once you sign a release the claim is over, even if you need surgery or further treatment later. There is no way to reopen it. Have a lawyer review the offer against your actual and future medical costs, lost income, and the coverage available before you accept anything.

How much does it cost to hire a Hurricane car accident lawyer?

Nothing up front. BAM works on contingency, which means we advance the costs of your case and collect a fee only as a percentage of what we recover for you. If we recover nothing, you owe us nothing, and your consultation is free by phone, video, or in person.

Do you have an office in Hurricane?

No, and we will not pretend to. Our nearest office is in St. George at 162 N 400 E, Building A #101, about 20 minutes from Hurricane by way of I-15 and SR-9. Most of our work with Hurricane clients happens by phone and video, and we make home and hospital visits throughout Washington County when injuries make travel hard.

Talk to a Hurricane Car Accident Lawyer Today, Free

Evidence fades, witnesses move, and insurance deadlines run whether you are ready or not. If you or a family member was hurt in a car accident in Hurricane, call our St. George office now at (435) 351-1788 or request your free consultation online. You pay nothing unless we win.