The law requires that the person or company responsible for the accident must pay for repairs to your vehicle and for any medical expenses, lost wages, and pain you have suffered as a result of the wreck. Many victims of car accidents try to handle their own personal injury cases, hoping that the insurance companies involved will settle as promptly and fairly as advertised. Most of the time, however, this does not benefit the victim in any way. If you are badly hurt in an accident, it may take several months to recover from your injuries, if you recover at …
Author: Bach Hamilton LLP
What To Do In Case Of An Automobile Accident
Kentucky and Indiana laws require that the driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in personal injury or death, or resulting in damage to a vehicle which is driven or attended by any person, shall immediately stop his vehicle at the scene of the accident. Assist The Injured Your first duty, after stopping your car, is to check for injured persons. If someone is seriously injured, try to get a doctor or call an ambulance, whichever is quicker. Make the injured person comfortable but do not move him/her unless you know what you are doing. Good intentions on …