The moments following a car crash are essential to protecting your legal rights as well as your health. There are a few simple things that you can do to limit the impact of the event on your future and preserve your right to legal compensation.
Even if you do not believe that you are hurt, always seek out medical care. This can include a trip in an ambulance or making one’s way to an emergency room. Only a medical professional can diagnose an injury and make the necessary connection between that injury and one’s involvement in a traffic accident.
It is also essential that you contact law enforcement. A responding police officer will create a report that is an unbiased summary of the events that led to the collision and is a vital piece of evidence in each car crash case. In addition, Commonwealth law requires those involved in collisions to call the police if there is any property damage or personal injury. Failing to do so could both harm a claim for compensation and result in legal trouble.