I receive countless calls from potential clients following an automobile accident with regards to what they should do. I therefore felt it appropriate to make the following suggestions.
1) Render assistance to anyone involved; 2) Call emergency personnel, if necessary; 3) Contact the police if you have injuries or suspect the other person my be intoxicated. This is important, especially if there is a dispute as to liability — the police report will certainly help in determining fault; 4) Do not move your vehicle and demand that the other person not move theirs until photographs, using your camera phone or digital camera are taken, or the police arrive. This is important as the locations of the vehicles following an accident could determine liability (especially if there is a lane change dispute between the parties); 5) Secure the names, addresses, and phone numbers of any witnesses who will help in determining liability; 6) Take photographs of the damage to your vehicle; 7) Ask the other party where he or she was going to at the time of the accident and what time they had to be there. this is important since those people who are in a rush seem to cause more accidents than those who are not. 8) Ask the other party if he or she was on an errand or working for someone at the time of the accident. This is important as those who are determined to be the employer are equally at fault as the driver. It may further support a deeper pocket to obtain funds should the driver be uninsured or under-insured; 9) Never admit fault to the other party until you speak with an attorney; 10) Contact me and we could discuss your options. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE OR WHAT STATE YOU RESIDE IN. I HAVE REPRESENTED CLIENTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
If the above information is secured prior to calling me, it will speak volumes and certainly make the fight against the responsible party much easier to accomplish. By working together, I have been able to get results quicker and with less hassle for my clients. Moreover, the above rules alleviate the common response from my clients “If I would have know then what I know now, I would have obtained that information”.
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