Motor Vehicle Accidents
In the
year 2013, 2,200,000 people were injured in motor vehicle accidents,
making auto accidents the leading cause of injury and death in the
United States. The NHTSA (National Highway Transportation Safety
Administration) reported other very alarming statistics on automobile
accidents:
- 2,200,000
injuries, of which 32,200 were fatal
- More
than one quarter of those fatalities were people under the age
of 20
- in
40% of those traffic accident fatalities, alcohol was a contributing
factor
- 63%
were caused from improper use of seat belt
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If you
have been involved in an automobile accident or traffic collision,
you may be entitled to compensation from the negligent party's insurance
company and/or your own if the negligent driver was uninsured or
underinsured. Never proceed with a negligence claim without first
obtaining legal advice. At the Law Offices of Kevin T. Grennan,
PLLC, we will promptly investigate a crash and seek to recover all
legal damages.
Things
you should do after an accident:
- Insist
that a report be filed with the police or highway patrol.
- Obtain
the name, address, insurance information, vehicle license number
and driver's license number of any and all other persons involved
in the accident.
- Also
obtain the names, addresses and telephone numbers of all witnesses
to the accident.
- Photograph
the accident scene, including all vehicles involved (before repairing)
and any visible injuries (cuts, bruises). Use your cell phone
camera at the scene!
- Sign
nothing without consulting a lawyer. Truthful statements made
in an attempt to be helpful can sometimes be misinterpreted and
used against you.
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