The Law Offices of Steven C. Laird, P.C. - Important Tips for Car Wreck Victims

What you should apperceive if you are complex in a car accident

by Steven C. Laird

Chances are that your morning or black drive will be slowed by a car wreck. In fact, there are added than 6 actor police-reported accidents every year in the United States. That works out to about one car bones every 5 seconds.

But what do you do if you are in an car accident? Here are a few key accomplish to follow:

Stop
First, as simple as it sounds, you have to stop if you are in car wreck. In Texas, for example, anyone who flees the arena of an abstract can face up to a year in bastille or a $5,000 fine. If possible, leave the cars area they came to rest. However, you may charge to move the cars so you don’t block traffic. If so, anxiously agenda the positions of the cars as absolutely as accessible afore they are moved.

Call the police
Always alarm the police, no amount how accessory the car wreck. The badge can forward emergency cadre if needed, and will ample out an abstract report. A badge address is important, and generally necessary, if you acquaintance your allowance company.

Gather information
It is important to accumulate as abundant as advice as accessible at the arena of the abstract - crop agenda of the accident to all cars, as able-bodied as acclimate and alley conditions, get the names, acquaintance advice and allowance advice for anybody complex in the accident, and get the names and acquaintance advice for anyone who may accept witnessed the wreck.

It is aswell important to agenda what you should not do afterwards a car wreck:

•Do not accept accountability at the scene. This includes any articulate or accounting statements as to albatross or blame, as these could be acclimated adjoin you by addition disciplinarian or allowance company.
•Do not acquaint others complex in the abstract how abundant accountability allowance you carry.
•Do not access offers to achieve on the spot.

Sometimes, accidents just happen. In added cases, accidents may be the accountability of a behindhand driver. When that happens, you may accept a appropriate to balance amercement for your affliction and suffering, absent accomplishment and medical expenses.

The Law Offices of Steven C. Laird, P.C.
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Fort Worth, Texas 76103

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The Law Offices of Steven C. Laird, P.C., is a Fort Worth, Texas, law close that represents individuals and families in cases involving claimed injury, blameworthy death, trucking accidents, medical malpractice, architecture website accidents, articles accountability and business litigation. You can acquaintance Mr. Laird by buzz at 817-531-3000 or 800-448-2889 or via e-mail at laird@texlawyers.com. The firm's Web website is www.texlawyers.com.