How to Play the Auto Accident Game

A game plan is necessary no matter what you do. Whether you are coaching a football game or planning your vacation you must know how you are going to get to your final destination. To know what you have to do to win your Kentucky car accident case you must first decide exactly what it means to you to win the case. What is a successful outcome? Winning means different things to different people.

What are you expectations? To some of us it may be fighting a case all the way through to the end and being victorious at trial when a jury returns a large verdict for compensation of injuries. To others it might be getting your bills paid and settling the case for a fair amount. From my perspective both are wins. Every case should be evaluated by a qualified attorney who concentrates their practice on auto accident cases. At that point a plan of action can be made. The purpose of the plan is to win based upon your, that is the clients', expectations.

To have a successful outcome and win your case you must be aware of the journey you are about to go through. Understanding the steps, the process and the objective of the insurance company is critical. This process begins the second you are in an accident. You are not aware of this but; at this point in time you must be prepared to begin fighting. Initially you must fight even to heal, to just recover from your injuries. You must get the medical attention you need. This is only the first stage of your battle. Although getting that medical attention is the most important thing to you there will be many, many times that you think nobody cares what the accident is doing to me. The awful way it is affecting my life.

You must also fight to prove your case. This must be done at the accident scene and every other day of your recovery. This is accomplished by preserving the evidence in your case starting at the time the accident occurs. The one and the only time you can take accurate pictures of the cars is while they are at the scene of the accident. That is immediately following the accident. Sometimes the final resting location of the vehicles will be critical in determining whose fault the accident is.

There are companies that have many cars or trucks on the road. They are in the business of mass transportation. They are bus and taxi services. These companies have a policy for dealing with accidents involving their vehicles. If one of their drivers is in accident the driver must call the company first. This is before even the police are called. Why? Because they can get their safety director to the location of the accident to evaluate the scene, calm the driver down so he thinks about what he says to the police, to take pictures, etc.

There is only one time this can be done and it is critical that it is done immediately after the accident. You may not be able to do this if you are injured or in a dangerous situation because of traffic. Your safety comes first. But if you are able to take pictures on your cell phone and get the names, addresses and phone numbers of potential witnesses without putting yourself in danger you should do it.


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About The Author Michael A. Schafer is an attorney who concentrates his law practice in personal injury litigation in Louisville, Kentucky. He is the author of "7 Potholes That Can Wreck Your Kentucky Accident Case" and "What You Don't Know About Buying Car Insurance Can Hurt You".