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MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR YOU, AS THE VICTIM, IS THE MOST IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION
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It is also important for accident victims to take prompt measures to preserve evidence and gather facts at the scene. If you are involved in a car, motorcycle, truck or bus accident you should gather the names, addresses and phone numbers of the other drivers and passengers. Also you should obtain the driver's license information of the other drivers and the name of their insurance carriers.
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The names, addresses and phone numbers of witnesses should also be collected at the scene. Photos should be taken of the cars involved in the accident, the scene of the wreck, and your injuries as soon as possible as well. PHOTOS ARE ESSENTIAL.
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Motor vehicle insurance is an important consideration. Many drivers ignore motor vehicle liability insurance requirements, cannot afford to purchase insurance, or carry insufficient insurance. You, as the injured victim, may carry uninsured motorist coverage which is a form of insurance that pays for bodily injury that results from an accident with a driver who is legally responsible for the injuries, but has no liability coverage or coverage limits below your uninsured motorist limits. If you have been involved in an accident with an uninsured or underinsured driver, it is important that you contact an attorney immediately so you do not waive valuable legal rights.
The commercial trucking industry in the United States is plagued by numerous safety problems. Oversize, overweight and speeding trucks, truck driver fatigue, substandard vehicle maintenance, and insufficient regulatory enforcement are all obstacles to safe trucking operations. Thousands of trucking companies consistently place productivity concerns over issues of safety. As a result, numerous collisions occur every year involving large tractor-trailer trucks causing injuries to automobile drivers and passengers. If you are injured in an accident in your car involving a tractor-trailer vehicle contact our firm immediately for guidance.
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In 2004, there were an estimated 6,426,000 car accidents in the United States of America. There were about 2.8 million injuries resulting from those accidents, and approximately 42,800 people were killed in auto accidents in 2004. The motorcyclists death rate in 2004 reached 3,927. An average of approximately 117 persons die each day in motor vehicle crashes in the United States. This means that a death occurs every 12 minutes.
It is usually a misconception that victims of automobile accidents do not need attorneys. Until the victim of an automobile accident retains an attorney, the insurance company knows that the person they are dealing with is not currently prepared to take his or her case to court and is unlikely to offer fair compensation.
Today, given the horrendous stigmas associated with exercising one's legal right, especially when insurance companies routinely offer little or nothing for an accident unless the injured party has retained counsel, it is not uncommon for many victims injured in car accidents to attempt to negotiate directly with the insurance carrier themselves. In most instances, the individual is first met with insincere concern by the carrier, who then steadfastly proceeds to build a case against him/her.
This Web Site is designed for general information only. The information presented at this site should not be construed to be formal legal advice nor the formation of an attorney-client relationship.
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