What To Do After A Car Accident
Being involved in a car accident can be an upsetting experience. In addition to the immediate physical and emotional distress, you can be left wondering what to do after the accident. What steps should be taken to handle the ordeal that just occurred? You may have many questions and you deserve answers.
If you have recently been involved in a car accident, seek the advice of an experienced attorney specializing in personal injury and wrongful death car accident cases.
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Do You Know What To Do After A Car Accident?
Here are some good steps to take immediately after a car accident:
Call 911 for law enforcement and medical help.
Check yourself and the others involved for injuries.
Do not leave the scene of the accident.
Cooperate fully with law enforcement and medical personnel.
Collect insurance information and take photos of the accident scene, if possible.
Get information from potential witnesses.
File a claim with your insurance company and schedule an estimate with an adjuster.
Contact our attorney for a legal consultation.
If you think you have been injured in an auto accident, immediately seek medical attention. Injuries should not be minimized or dismissed. You clearly shouldn’t risk your health but in addition, if you don’t go to the hospital right away you risk damaging any subsequent insurance claim for medical care. If your medical records show you didn’t immediately seek care, insurance companies may closely scrutinize your medical expense claims.
Protecting Your Legal Rights
If you have been involved in a car accident in Texas, you have rights. You are not merely a victim. There are ways you can help protect your legal rights immediately:
Remain at the scene of your accident: As previously stated, it is imperative you do not leave the scene of the crash. Abandoning the scene of an accident may result in criminal prosecution. You are required to provide the following information to the other driver — your name, address, driver’s license, and auto insurance information.
Helping the injured: Prior to calling paramedics, make sure you know the street name and where the accident is located. Knowing the number of individuals injured and if there are grievous injuries could save a life.
Potential safety hazard: If possible, ensure your vehicle is not a safety hazard to other motorists on the roadway. Turn on your vehicle’s hazard lights. Set out flares or raise the hood or trunk of your vehicle. This will serve to notify other drivers to proceed with caution.
Do not admit liability: Convey only the facts concerning how the accident occurred. You should not admit responsibility for the car accident to other drivers involved or to the police. Judgment concerning who was at fault is a legal matter and can be determined at a later time.
Help Is A Phone Call Away
If you have concerns about your recent accident, do not agonize over what you did or did not do. Haven’t you been through enough? Seek help from an accident attorney today.
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