If you’re involved in a car accident you should contact a lawyer right away. Of course, this is vitally important if you were at fault due to driving under the influence of alcohol or medication or the person in other vehicle was injured. Aside from criminal liabilities, you should still speak to a personal injury attorney and here is why.
Car Accident
You’ll likely be very sore after the car accident and you’ll take some ibuprofen and start to feel better. What you don’t realize is that you might be in worse shape than it seems in the first few days or months. Many injuries don’t reveal themselves until many months after the initial swelling goes down. It is important that you’re seen by a doctor to make sure there are not serious problems going on.
You need to have a personal injury attorney make sure your rights are protected in this accident.
He or she will:
- Do a thorough investigation
- Determine if you have a personal injury claim
- Collect evidence in your case
- Help you with appointments for treatment from medical professionals
There are many types of damages in personal injury claims that you can recover after an auto accident. Of course, your medical treatments must be paid and any future medical bills. Pain and suffering, loss of use of a limb, ongoing mental distress or a disability caused by the accident will all be reimbursed when they are a part of a claim. The bills to repair your vehicle will be involved in the claim and to pay your attorney. These are just a few of the things you will file a claim for.
The most important things you can do after being injured in a car accident is to get medical help and contact an attorney. If you need any help with car repairs from your accident, please give us a call at A1 Performance Auto Repair for a free tow (within 3 miles).
