What should I do after a car accident?
There is no short answer to this question. Please visit our blog, which includes an informative series of videos about the steps you need to take after a car accident. There is much more information there. However, six steps to take after a car accident include the following:
i. Immediately after an accident sequence has stopped you need to ensure your safety as well as the safety of any other passengers in your vehicle. This may require that you stay seat belted in the vehicle until emergency responders arrive. It may also mean that you need to move the vehicle to safety if you can do so without causing further injury or danger to yourself or others.
ii. Get appropriate medical care promptly. The nature and extent of your injuries may not be obvious at the scene of an accident. Therefore, it is appropriate to receive a prompt evaluation by a medical professional to ensure that your injuries are not made worse by a delay in receiving treatment.
iii. Maintain the evidence that you have. If you have any pictures of the scene of the incident, the things involved in the incident (ex: vehicles), or your injuries please save those photos. It’s also important to retain a skilled personal injury attorney promptly so that we can discover, document, identify witnesses and maintain evidence.
iv. Do not talk to insurance companies. You may be contacted by insurance companies or other parties involved in the incident as soon as the day of the incident. It is important to obtain sound legal advice before making any statements or providing information to adverse insurance companies.
v. Hire an experienced personal injury attorney. There is no cost for our initial consultation and there are no upfront fees. We do not recover unless you do. There is no obligation for our initial consultation. Call us today!
vi. Your number one job needs to be to get the care and treatment you need to recover from your injuries. You focus on getting better, trust us with the rest.
Should I move my car after an accident?
If your vehicle is moveable after an accident and leaving it at its point of rest puts you, your passengers, or the motoring public at an unreasonable risk of further injury then you may need to move your vehicle. If your vehicle can remain at its point of rest safely after an accident or the vehicle is disabled or your injuries are so significant that you cannot move the vehicle then do not do so. The vehicle’s point of rest can be documented by photographs, responding law enforcement, and/or other investigators and your emergent treatment for serious injuries needs to be your top priority.
