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ALL ABOUTCAR ACCIDENTS
CAR ACCIDENT LAWYER OKC:
oklalegal.com
OVER 30,000fatalcaraccidentsintheUSeveryyear
OVER 16,800 (2013)totalcrashesinOklahomaCityalone
WESTRIVETOBESAFEDRIVERSBUTOFTENCARACCIDENTSARE
SIMPLYUNAVOIDABLE.
HEREARETHINGSTHATYOU
NEEDTOKNOWTOHELPYOUPREPAREANDACTINTHEEVENT
OFACARACCIDENT:
1. COMMON CAR ACCIDENT TYPESRear-endcollisionsSide-impactcollisions(T-bonecollisions)HydroplaningHittingaparkedcarAnimalcollision
2. BE SAFEAND PREPARED
DriversandpassengersshouldALWAYSUSEtheirSEATBELT.
SEATBELTSCANSAVELIVES.
MoststateshaveSEATBELTGUIDELINESthatarestrictlyenforced.
AVOIDDISTRACTIONSWHENDRIVING.SOMEOFTHEMOST
COMMONDRIVERDISTRACTIONSINACARARE:
Usingaphone,evenahands-freedevice,foreithertalkingortextingEatingordrinkingTalkingtopassengersReadingmapsoranavigationsystemAdjustingtheradio,CDplayer,airconditioning,etc.Personalgrooming,suchasapplyingmakeuporcombinghair
3. WHAT TO DO AT THE SCENEOF A CAR ACCIDENT
a.Iftheaccidentcausedyoutostop,assessyoursafetyandmovetoasafeplaceifneeded.b.Doahealthcheckofeveryoneinvolvedforinjury.Call911immediatelyifnecessary.c.Callthepoliceatthesceneoftheaccident.d.Exchangeessentialinformationwiththeotherpartyinvolvedinthecrash.e.Callyourinsurancerepresentative.f.CallyourCarAccidentLawyerOKC.
4. INFORMATION TO EXCHANGEAFTER A CAR ACCIDENT
Fullnamesofeverybodyinvolved,andanywitnessesPhonenumbersLicenseplatenumbersTypeandcolorofvehiclesInsurancepolicyinformation
5. KNOW YOUR COVERAGEAND YOUR RIGHTS
AlwayskeepyourinsuranceUPTODATE.
BesuretohaveagoodplanwithbothLIABILITYandCOLLISIONCOVERAGE.
KeepyourPROOFOFINSURANCE
andyourVEHICLE'SREGISTRATIONINFORMATION
inyourcarinaplacethatiseasytoaccess.
foryourrecordsandreviewitforaccuracy.
Ifthereareanydiscrepancies,besuretobringthatinformationtoyourpoliceandyourlawyer.
HAVE A COPY OFTHE POLICE REPORT
Evenifyouwerethecauseofanaccident,donotmakeanystatement
takingtheblamerightaway.
BE CAREFUL OF WHAT YOU SAY.
anydocumentsoragreetopayfor
damagesatthescene.
NEVER SIGN
JOHNSON&
BISCONE
Besuretoconsultyourlawyerbeforemakinganytypeofbindingagreement.
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