What To Do After a Car Accident

A car accident can change your life in seconds. Do you know what to do after a car accident in Georgia? Atlanta personal injury attorneys Goldstein & Hayes, P.C. offer these important steps to help you to protect yourself:

What to Do After a Car Accident in Georgia?

1. Call the police immediately. Never agree to “trusting the other guy’s word.”

2. Exchange licenses and insurance information, but don’t share more than your name, address, phone number, insurance company, policy number, driver license number and license plate numbers.

3. Don’t discuss the accident with anyone but the police. If this is a work-related car accident, call your employer as soon as possible.

4. Carry a camera in your car and use it to take photographs of damage to vehicles involved. A cell-phone camera may also enable you to take video footage.

5. If you’re injured and need medical care, make sure you’re taken to the hospital in an ambulance.

Tips from Atlanta Attorneys – What To Do After a Car Accident

6. See a doctor as soon as you can. Some injuries may not be obvious right away.

7. Contact your insurance company to report the accident, but don’t give a statement until you’ve talked to your attorney. Experienced in litigating for victims of car accidents in Georgia, we make sure any statement given to an insurance company protects your rights. We can also guide you in filling out the Georgia Uniform Motor Vehicle Accident Report.

8. If this is a work-related car accident, discuss it only with need-to-know personnel at your workplace. Even better, have your attorney represent you with your employer.

9.  Being prepared can help at an accident scene. Keep a camera in your car as well as an accident reporting kit, supplied by many insurance companies, at all times. Both will help you to document important information.

Contact an Atlanta Car Accident Attorney

A car accident can be an overwhelming experience, especially if you’re injured. If you are concerned about what to do after a car accident in Georgia, Goldstein & Hayes, P.C. will advise you and make sure you’re fairly compensated, while you work to get well.