Most car accidents are frightening experiences, and as a passenger, you may feel helpless due to your lack of control over the vehicle. If you are injured as a passenger in a car accident, you have the full right to seek compensation from the at-fault parties. We at Abercrombie, P.A. assist you with the legal assistance to fulfill your post-accident rights. In this blog, we’ll provide you with a comprehensive idea about your legal rights as an injured passenger in a car accident. So that you can understand the key concepts and legal necessities before filing a case.
What should you do as a passenger at the accident scene?
Gather Evidence
The first step will be to seek medical help immediately. Apart from seeking immediate medical assistance, even if you have suffered minor injuries, it is essential to seek medical help. Reporting to the police will be necessary to initiate the legal procedure. The most important legal act will be to gather evidence. Although the car involved may not belong to you, you will need to collect the insurance details of the driver involved in the car accident. Our car accident attorney can help you gather the necessary information that will act as evidence needed to file insurance claims. The police accident report might not be immediately available, but an experienced lawyer will pursue it on your behalf to obtain it as soon as possible. A detailed investigation and follow-up might increase the pace of gathering the required evidence.
Documentation of Evidence and Medical Costs
Documentation is necessary to prove the innocence of the car accident victim and their right to receive compensation. Apart from evidence gathered from the accident scene, documenting your medical costs will be necessary as well. Our lawyers will document your medical bills, treatment costs, and prescription medication to show how treatment for injuries has imposed a financial burden. If injuries have prevented you from working, you must also document the lost wage amounts. If you are both the passenger and the owner of a car, you might be liable to compensate for the damage imposed on other vehicles. Apart from these, any other financial impact caused by the car accident can be documented for seeking insurance help.
Evaluating Your Insurance Policy
The third step is to evaluate the existing insurance policies owned by consumers. Our car accident lawyer will thoroughly evaluate the clauses of your insurance policy. In some cases, injured parties turn to their Personal Injury Protection (PIP) to cover medical bills and lost wages. Our lawyers will thoroughly evaluate the clauses of your PIP policy and assist with the legal necessities. PIP coverage is limited and covers a small amount of medical expenses and lost wages. Our attorneys will thoroughly evaluate to identify whether existing coverage is satisfactory or whether additional coverage is necessary.
Filing for an Insurance Claim
Depending on your insurance situation, you might be required to file a claim with the required parties. Be it your insurance provider, your at-fault driver, or other parties, proper legal help can improve outcomes from the filing procedure of your insurance claim. An attorney can help you figure out which of these parties you should be filing to maximize the claim for your insurance recovery. Our attorneys will make sure that your insurance claims are properly secured so that you don’t have to pay additional medical bills.
Negotiation with Parties
Our experienced car accident attorney will negotiate with the insurance companies and other liable parties for fair compensation. Some insurance companies tend to deprive indiviuals of their rightful claim. That’s when an experienced lawyer will negotiate with the liable parties on your behalf. Many applicants accept the first offer in an insurance claim, thinking that it is the proper amount. However, in many cases, the amount in the first offer is often lower than the rightful claim. Our lawyers possess years of experience in adequately negotiating with the liable parties. We will maximize your claim amount and provide you with the rightful financial compensation.
How can a Car Accident Attorney help?
At Abercrombie, P.A. our accident lawyers are ready to help you fight for your rights. Our legal team can help you pursue your claim to the fullest extent possible. We will help you recover the settlement of the injury that you deserve. If you are a passenger in a vehicle involved in a car accident, you might be eligible for legal compensation. Your insurance company might not be at your side, but we will be. Contact us today for a comprehensive consultation and successful case management.
