Palm Springs Truck Accident Attorney

Palm Springs sits on the I-10, the main truck route between the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and Arizona. Between the Banning Pass and Whitewater the freeway crosses the San Gorgonio Pass wind corridor, where gusts and blowing sand regularly tip high-profile trailers, push semis out of their lanes and cut visibility to a few car lengths. Trucks then leave the freeway for SR-111, Gene Autry Trail, Indian Canyon Drive and Vista Chino to reach hotels, construction sites and the Coachella Valley’s distribution centers, and SR-62 adds traffic to and from the Morongo Basin.

The firm’s coverage on the I-10 corridor shows what these crashes look like: three construction workers were killed in a big-rig crash on the I-10 near Blythe in September 2026, and a trucker fled the state after a deadly crash on the 10 Freeway in Ontario. In the 2023 California Office of Traffic Safety rankings, Palm Springs ranked 5th of 93 comparable cities for total people killed or injured in crashes, 4th for speed-related crashes and 3rd for nighttime crashes. Heavy traffic during Coachella, Stagecoach and the winter season, visiting drivers who do not know the roads and the wind on the pass are the local factors a truck claim has to account for.

Where you are treated and where the case is filed both matter. Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs is the Coachella Valley’s only trauma center (verified Level I in 2023), so almost every serious crash on the I-10, SR-111 or SR-74 ends there; Eisenhower Health in Rancho Mirage and JFK Memorial Hospital in Indio handle emergency cases as well. If the claim does not settle, the lawsuit is filed in the Riverside County Superior Court, which serves the Coachella Valley from the Palm Springs Courthouse (3255 E Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262) and the Larson Justice Center in Indio (46-200 Oasis Street, Indio, CA 92201); the court assigns the courtroom.

• Three construction workers killed in an I-10 big-rig crash near Blythe, Riverside County (September 2026)
• Fugitive trucker arrested in Utah after a deadly crash on the 10 Freeway in Ontario (2026)
• Motorcyclist killed in a collision with an SUV on North Indian Canyon Drive in North Palm Springs (August 2026)
• Pedestrian killed in a hit-and-run on the 10 Freeway in Redlands, CHP says (September 2026)

1. Get medical care the same day, even if you think you are fine. Adrenaline hides injuries, and a gap between the crash and the first visit is the first thing an adjuster uses against you.
2. Call 911 and get the report number. Crashes on the I-10, SR-111, SR-62 and SR-74 are handled by the CHP Indio Area office; crashes on city streets by the Palm Springs Police Department (inside city limits) or the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (North Palm Springs and other unincorporated areas).
3. Photograph the truck — the cab, the trailer, the DOT and carrier numbers on the door, the license plates, the tires and the load — plus the road, the debris field and your injuries. Get the driver’s name, employer and insurance, and the names and phone numbers of witnesses.
4. Do not give a recorded statement to the other side’s insurer, and do not post about the crash on social media. You are not required to give a statement, and anything you say is used to reduce the claim.
5. Do not sign anything from the trucking company or its insurer. Their adjusters often arrive at the hospital with a release and a check; the amount is never close to the value of a serious truck injury.
6. Keep every bill, pharmacy receipt, work note and invoice, and write down what you remember of the crash while it is fresh — the time, the weather, what the other driver said.
7. Call Beverly Law before you accept any offer. The first offer arrives before anyone knows the full extent of the injury, and accepting it closes the claim permanently. A free consultation costs nothing; no attorney fee unless we win. Whether case costs are deducted from a recovery is explained in your written fee agreement.

Truck claims are fought against a carrier, its insurer and sometimes a rapid-response team that reached the scene before the tow truck. We answer with our own investigation: a preservation demand for the electronic logging device data, dash-cam and telematics, the driver qualification file, the post-crash inspection and the carrier’s maintenance records; a reconstruction of the crash on the I-15, US-395 or the surface street where it happened; and a claim against every responsible company — driver, carrier, broker, shipper or maintenance contractor.

The attorney. Cases are handled under Michael Shemtoub, Esq., California State Bar #253948, admitted in 2007 (UC Hastings College of the Law, 2006). He worked for a federal judge and as a corporate attorney before founding Beverly Law in 2008, was named a Rising Star by Super Lawyers in 2015, 2016 and 2017, and holds a 10.0 “Superb” Avvo rating. The firm has 4.8 stars from 600+ Google reviews.

How a case moves. Free consultation by phone, video or in person. We sign a written contingency agreement, then open the claims, get the collision report and medical records, and tell you honestly what the case is worth once treatment is far enough along. Most claims settle with the insurer; if they do not, we file in the Riverside County Superior Court, which serves the Coachella Valley from the Palm Springs Courthouse (3255 E Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262) and the Larson Justice Center in Indio (46-200 Oasis Street, Indio, CA 92201) and prepare for trial. A straightforward claim can resolve in months; a litigated case in Riverside County commonly takes one to two years. Pre-settlement funding is possible in some cases. We help with the vehicle repair and rental, talk to your doctors about treating on a lien, and return calls in English or Spanish.

Fees. No attorney fee unless we win. Whether case costs are deducted from a recovery is explained in your written fee agreement. The percentage is agreed in writing before we start.

Results. On its About page the firm reports a $2,500,000 settlement after an initial offer of $100,000, and Lyft and Uber accident settlements after initial offers of $60,000 and $30,000. Results vary. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome.