Being involved in a Wichita Falls or Dallas car accident can be a traumatic experience no matter how big or small it is. Along with the trauma you experience, you now have to deal with a number of new experiences such as constant doctor appointments, dealing with the damage to your vehicle, and dealing with the insurance company. Often times, you are having to navigate these new experiences while dealing with pain and being forced off work due to your injuries, leaving you with mounting bills and expenses and less income.
How you handle your accident, both immediately after and up until you receive a settlement or judgment, could make all the difference in the amount of compensation you receive. Here are some things everyone should do immediately after a car accident in Wichita Falls or Dallas, no matter how severe it is:
- Get to safety and call the police. Your first priority is the safety of yourself and others. Beyond that, you should call 911 and have the police come to investigate and make a report. This report will be crucial evidence for you when pursuing your personal injury claim.
- Collect the name and information of the person who caused the accident. Collecting this information allows you to know who to pursue your claim against and gives you the necessary information to initiate that process.
- Collect the name and information of any witnesses. Like the police report, this information could be critical in pursuing your claim later. Witnesses are a common form of evidence to back up your story of events.
- Take photos and videos of the vehicles and the accident scene. This will provide hard proof of the damage of the vehicles, where the accident took place, and what the accident scene looked like, including the weather conditions at the time.
- Seek medical attention. This is something you should do even if you don’t feel that badly injured. For one, it’s important to ensure you are okay. Often times, injuries don’t show up until later due to the adrenaline from being in the accident, Secondly, this provides documented, quantifiable proof of the damages you suffered from the accident.
- Contact an experienced accident and injury lawyer. Some car accident claims can be handled on your own. However, an experienced car accident lawyer can help you with your claim in many ways. We will give you a free evaluation of your case and offer you helpful advice on how to proceed, or if you decide to hire us, we will handle all the grunt work for you so you can focus on getting back to normal.
Contact a Wichita Falls and Dallas Car Accident Lawyer
If you or anyone you know has been in a car accident in Wichita Falls or Dallas, contact our car accident lawyer either by calling one of the numbers listed below or filling out our contact form. For Wichita Falls car accidents, contact us at 940-569-4000. For Dallas car accidents, contact us 945-295-0014. We will give you a free evaluation of your case and offer you helpful information on how to proceed.