- Immediately after your car accident, the most important thing you can do is to make sure you, and anyone in the car with you, are safe. Of course, if anyone is seriously injured, that takes top priority.
- Call the police. Florida law prohibits people from leaving the scene of an accident until a full report has been made to the police.
- Exchange information with the other driver or drivers. Write down the name, address, phone number, driver’s license number, vehicle make, model and color, as well as the insurance information of the other driver or drivers involved. Get contact information from any witnesses, and make a note of your location and time of the accident.
- Do not make statements to the other driver about the cause of the accident, but do tell the police.
- If you are hurt, wait for the paramedics to examine you. If they advise you to go to the hospital, follow their advice.
- Take pictures of all damages to your car and any others BEFORE moving the cars to the side of the road. Ideally, you should document the accident where it happened.
- If you are injured or feeling bad at all, go to the ER as soon as possible. This protects you, from a medical and legal perspective, and starts a document trail to prove you were injured.
- Call the Law Office of Christopher Ligori & Associates for a free consultation on your personal injury case before talking to the at-fault driver’s insurance adjusters – or your own. My law office will be able to tell you what you can expect, and what you should look out for, when dealing with insurance adjusters.
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