Car Accidents
& Rideshare Accidents
You have just been involved in a car or rideshare accident, what should you do?
Your cell phone is your best tool in this situation.
Make sure it is safe before exiting your vehicle. Be aware of other passing vehicles, especially if your collision occurred on the highway or a busy city street.
Call 911: Be safe and protect yourself by calling 911. Ask the 911 operator to have police to respond to the collision scene, and request paramedics and an ambulance if needed. You will want the police to respond to the scene of the collision to document the circumstances surrounding the collision, you will also want the police to draft and file a police report on your behalf (a.k.a. Traffic Accident Report). This document will ensure that the details of the collision are accurately reported and officially documented. Do Not allow anyone to talk you out of calling the Police following the car accident, call 911, no matter what.
Collect the other Driver’s Information. While you are waiting for the police and/or ambulance to arrive, exchange information with the other driver, or drivers. Take a cell phone picture of their Driver’s licenses, auto insurance cards, and vehicle registrations.
Take Cell Phone Pictures. If you can do it safely, take cell phone pictures of the accident scene, the damage to your vehicle, and the damage caused to the other vehicles involved in the collision. Also take pictures of your injuries, and the injuries that your passengers suffered as well.
Get contact information from any witnesses. Write down the contact information (name, address, phone number, etc..) for any witnesses that may have witnessed the car accident, when the police arrive on scene, let the police know that there is a witness or witnesses who can provide information about how the collision occurred. The police officer will interview that witness and include that witness’s statement in the police report.
Do not make any statements to anyone and contact Accident Injury Attorneys. Other than asking the other driver, or drivers for their license, registration, and insurance card information, and collecting witness contact information, do not make any statements to the other drivers, or anyone else at the scene of the collision. Further, do not speak to anyone from any insurance company including an insurance claims agent, or insurance investigator either. Remain silent. Insurance companies may try to pressure you to document and describe your injuries, and/or to give your side of the story concerning your car accident.
Do not talk to any insurance company without first consulting with an attorney.
This prohibition includes your own auto insurance carrier as well, not just the other driver’s auto insurance carrier. You have a right to speak with any attorney before you speak with anyone about your car accident. Insurance companies are eager to speak with you very soon after your car accident, it’s not because they are trying to help you, it may be because they are attempting to collect information to use against you, do not help them devalue your claim. Remain silent and speak with an attorney from Accident Injury Attorneys as soon as possible after your car accident.
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I had some personal items or electronics in my car when we were hit by the at fault driver, those items were damaged or destroyed, how do I go about getting those items replaced or repaired? and who pays for that?
I missed time from work due to my collision-related injuries, who will be responsible for paying me my lost wages?
I have paid out my own money for medical co-pays when I have received treatment for my collision related injuries, how do I get reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses like these?
I am an Uber or Lyft driver, both I, and my passengers were injured in a car accident, how much insurance coverage is available to pay for my injuries, and how much is available for my passengers? Is there a difference in coverage?
Do I have any insurance coverage that can help me pay for my medical care through my own auto insurance? Will the insurance of the person who caused the auto collision pay for my medical treatment (i.e. my medical bills)?
I don’t have private health insurance coverage, how will my accident-related medical treatment bills get paid?
Is the at-fault driver’s auto insurance going to pay for my rental car while my car is being repaired?
What kind of car will the car rental company provide me while my crash damaged vehicle is being repaired? What are my rights concerning this issue?
We have the answers to these questions as well as many, many more.
How much is my personal injury case worth?
Who will pay my medical bills arising from this car accident?
My car was totaled in this car accident, how will I now get to work, or pick up my kids from school?
How do I get an insurance claim started?
What do I do if the other person did not have car insurance, or if I was hit by a hit and run driver?
What if the person that hit my vehicle was drunk or under the influence of drugs? How does this fact affect my case?
I was borrowing a car at the time of the accident, and that borrowed car was damaged or destroyed, how does that fact affect my case? What are the potential implications concerning insurance coverage?
The at fault driver that hit my car caused my car to strike another vehicle or damage the property of a person that was not involved in the initial collision that I had with the at fault driver. Is this secondary damage that my vehicle caused to a third vehicle or the property of another a problem for me, or my case?
My baby or toddler was in the vehicle with me when we were hit by the at fault driver, how do I know if my baby, or toddler has been injured?
If you’ve just experienced an auto collision and you probably have a lot of questions, such as:
