What To Do After a Car Accident in Texas

Being in a car accident is jarring, even when it seems minor. The moments right after a crash are disorienting — adrenaline is pumping, you may be in pain, and it can be genuinely hard to think straight. But what you do in those first minutes and hours matters more than most people realize. Taking the right steps after a car accident protects your health, preserves evidence, and puts you in the strongest possible position if you need to file a claim or pursue legal action.

Having a mental plan before an accident ever happens is one of the smartest things a driver can do. You hope you never need it, but if you do, knowing the steps in advance means you won’t have to figure it out under pressure. One rule applies from the very first moment: do not admit fault or apologize to anyone at the scene — not to the other driver, not to bystanders, not to anyone. What you say can and will be used against you later.

The steps below cover what injury lawyers consistently recommend to car accident victims. Follow them as closely as the circumstances allow, and contact a car accident attorney as soon as you are able. More on car accident claims here.

Steps to Take Immediately After a Car Accident

Call the Police

The first call you make after a car accident should be to 911. Do not let the other driver talk you out of it. People who push back against calling the police often have a reason — no insurance, a suspended license, an outstanding warrant, or prior offenses they don’t want on record. A police report establishes […]

A More Thorough Accounting of Damages Can Recover More Under Texas Accident Law?

If you are hurt in any vehicle accident, you are entitled to receive compensation for many different types of damages, which include:

All of your medical bills caused by the accident: both past and future; includes the payment of all aftercare and prescribed therapy: physical, emotional, and occupational.
Property damage to both your vehicle and its contents.
Lost wages from time spent in recovery at a hospital or while you’re convalescing at home.
Lost earning capacity due to long-term disability.
Your physical pain and suffering.
Emotional and mental distress, including that of surviving family members in the event that the case is one of wrongful death.

There is no limit to how much money you can recover through a vehicle accident personal injury lawsuit. Still, you must seek a legal professional to help you protect your rights, and you must make every effort to receive treatment for your injuries so that you will recover as best you can.

Did You Know?

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Do You Need to Hire a Lawyer After a Car Wreck? We Have a Few Clues

In most instances, it takes a car accident injury lawyer to assure that accident victims recover the actual worth of all damages to themselves as well as their vehicle and its contents. If the circumstances surrounding the accident and its coverage are minor, or if everyone is behaving “above board,” a reasonably intelligent accident victim can likely handle his or her claim without the assistance of a lawyer. Here are a few (of the many) scenarios that […]

Our Texas Lawyer Discusses Personal Injury Lawsuits

If you have been injured in an accident, you may be eligible to seek compensation for your injuries through a personal injury lawsuit. The state of Texas defines a personal injury lawsuit as a suit brought through a court of law wherein a plaintiff claims to have been somehow injured due to negligence on the part of the defendant. The plaintiff is thereby requesting some sort of financial restitution for those damages.

Put simply, the victim tells the court what happened in an accident and then asks the court to enforce the law and make the defendant compensate the victim for his or her injuries. Experienced personal injury attorney from our Law Offices is here to give you a brief overview of how personal injury lawsuits work. Find more information on this website for Carabin Shaw Attorneys at Law

Elements of a Legitimate Personal Injury Lawsuit

In order to have a strong case, your lawsuit must have three factors:

A solvent defendant
Liability
Damages 

A solvent defendant means that the defendant in your case has some means of compensation you for your injuries. This can be an insurance policy (most common) or personal assets, including money or physical assets. Without a solvent defendant, you cannot be compensated. For example, if you are somehow injured by a homeless person who has no money, insurance, or physical assets, that person may be liable for your injuries, but he or she has no means with which to compensate you.

Note that in some cases, defendants will attempt to hide their assets from the court in order to appear insolvent. Our attorneys have […]