Thursday, September 18, 2008

Do's and Dont's after a Car Accident

Today will be a short and sweet post on the Do's and Dont's at the scene of a car accident. As a car accident victim you need to understand that winning a case will not only depend on your car wreck attorney but also on you. For example if you admit responability for the accident at the accident scene even the best car wreck attorney will not be able to help you. So without further ado here is the list of do's and dont's.
Do:
  • get name, adress of people involved in the accident as well as insurance information and make, model, color, licence plate number of cars involved
  • name and adresses of pasengers in any of the vehicles as well as of any witnesses.
  • record the weather condition and place of the accident.
  • write down anything the driver at fault says (ex. im sory i was on the phone)
  • if a police officer shows up note the officers name, badge number and city.
  • Take pictures of the scene if possible.
Dont:
  • Dont give a statement to the other partys insurance comapny without talking to your own car wreck attorney first.
  • The same goes with your own imsurance company, talk to your lawyer first.
  • NEVER ADMIT RESPONSABILITY to anyone at the scene or any insurance company.
Well thats it for today, hope this helps and remember that the best course of action after a car accident is to talk to a car wreck attorney. You can rest assured that the insurance companies are already on the phone with their lawyers, working hard on giving you the least amount of money possible.

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