If you were recently in a car accident,
please follow these steps to ensure the safety of everyone involved.
What Should You do After a Car Crash?
What you do after being caught in a car crash is crucial. Most people are in shock and in state of panic right after the accident due to the physical and emotional trauma. However, anyone caught in a car crash must be mindful of the events immediately after the accident as this will either help or damage their cases.
If you recently in car accident, please follow these steps to ensure the safety of everyone involved:
1. Check for injuries
- First, check if you have been injured.
- Then, check if any of your passengers have been injured.
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After that, if possible, check if the drivers and passengers of the other vehicles involved were injured.
As hard as it is, you must try to compose yourself even after the accident. You should remember every feeling and pain you felt immediately after the accident because it will help your claim and increase the chance of winning your case.
2. Call the Police
- Calling 911 is a must if someone was injured due to the accident.
- Even if there’s no one wounded, consider calling the police. A traffic police report is a vital evidence in your claim.
A traffic collision report is one of the strongest evidence you could obtain so you should remember to always call the police after the accident. This report will help your case to push for liability against the defendant if they are completely at fault for causing the accident.
3. Get Safe
- If everyone in your car is okay, the accident was minor, and the vehicle is still operational, move to one side of the road.
- If you have reflective emergency triangles, set them up to warn approaching traffic.
- If there’s an explosion hazard, get as far as possible from the scene.
Your safety is always a priority. Be sure to get off the accident scene as soon as possible so that you will not have additional injuries and there are no further damages to the car.
4. Gather Information
- Exchange insurance information with all the drivers involved, as well as your driver’s license.
- Take as many pictures as possible of the scene, your vehicle, and all the vehicles involved.
- Exchange information of any witnesses, passengers, and more.
- Identify the surrounding businesses. Often, businesses have security cameras that could help with your claim.
- Do not tell anyone the accident was your fault, even if you believe so.
- Avoid sharing details about the accident to any uninvolved person.
This is the part where you should be able to gather all of the information needed to help your case. Get as much information as you and we would, later on, help you to distinguish which ones are useful for the success of your case.
5. Call Justin for Justice!
We will help you with the:
- Filing a claim for your motor vehicle accident.
- Communicating with the insurance companies.
- Diagnosing and treating any injuries arising from the accident.
- Getting compensation for the property damage and injuries related to the accident.
If you ever find yourself caught in a car crash, let us help you. We, at Farahi Law Firm APC, will make sure that you get the compensation you deserve. Contact us now and let us fight with you. Together, we will win!
After an accident, avoid doing the following:
- Leaving the scene before exchanging information with the other drivers involved, or before filing a traffic collision report.
- Sharing details about the accident to any uninvolved person.
- Getting into an argument with the other drivers or passengers involved.
- Claiming to anyone that the accident was your fault, even if you believe so.
- Speaking directly with an insurance agent before contacting a lawyer.
Contact us NOW!
Farahi Law Firm is here for YOU. We are one of the Top 100 law firms in the nation; we will fight for your rights, and ensure you get the best medical treatment after an accident. For a FREE consultation, call us now at (844) 296 5267 or email us at info@farahilaw.com
