Do car accident passengers get notified?
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Do car accident passengers get notified?
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I was recently in a car accident with a friend, i was passenger.
I had to write my personal information down on the report.
Will they call me about it
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Friendly Stranger..
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Yes. You will be notified if the police officials have any questions for you. If you are a witness and you have any important information to give to help the process along then yes you will be notified. Typically they only notify you if there is a major development in the case and you are essential to the issue that was caused. |
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tampabaylive
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The other persons insurance company will be in contact usually by first light the next day to try to get to you before you have time to consult with an attorney or to think about what happened too long.. They will want to get a recorded statement from you… Decline this, tell them that there is not going to be any recorded statement at this time… This way you have refused the statement but allowed them to think you may do it at a later time… They will likely not take no for an answer and try to convince you that it’s just a simple procedure they have to do and won’t take too much of your time at all…
Tell them again there will be no statement.. They will likely ask you if you’ve retained an attorney then, tell them No you have not , that you feel that this matter could be resolved without involving attorneys.
This should please them and will save you money in fees later on at settlement…
Now comes treatment for your injuries… Even though you may not feel much more than a headache or what appears to be other relatively minor ache and pain I urge you to seek out a chiropractor who will assess your condition and advise you as to what course of treatment he prescribes for your condition..
It is possible that you have need for treatment prior to the accident but the accident brought your problem to the forefront with the impact, meaning your headache and or other pains…
Start treatment with your Chiropractor and depending on your condition might need to be treated 3 days a week for a several weeks then 2 times a week for a several weeks then once a week until he releases you from immediate treatment…
This is where the negotiation for settlement comes into play… Once you have a total medical bill to work with you now have a basis for negotiation…
Even though your PIP insurance pays for your medical, you still use the total medical bill for negotiations…
You should typically end up settling for 2 to 2.5 times your total medical bills for your pain and suffering.
Don’t accept the measly amount they will try to offer you at first, tell them you were hoping to resolve this without attorneys, and that you will need a more reasonable offer, they will likely increase the offer immediately but only by 500 or 1000 bucks….decline again and they will likely tell you they have to talk it over with someone…
Tell them (example I have 3000 in medical bills) so your offer is going to have to be reasonable compensation for that amount…they know what’s protocol, they are just doing their job by trying to give as little as possible..
When you finally arrive at a mutual settlement amount, have them mail you all the paperwork…and when you receive this, take it to your bank to have your signiture notarized and send the paperwork back to them and a check for the agreed upon amount will follow in about 10 days… They usually expedite the check to you as they don’t want you to change your mind…
This of course will save you 33-40% in attorney fees, and unless you have a complicated major injury case, you’ll do just as well as an attorney… we’re led to believe we’re not capable of settling these issues ourselves…that is just nonsense…
Good Luck and I have applied these techniques about 6 times and I’ve always gotten nice settlements of between 5-10 grand…
Good Luck… |
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eric
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Yes, the insurance companies will be asking you questions. If the police have anymore questions (assuming you already gave them a statement at the accident scene), they'll contact you if they need more information.
Since you were a passenger, you won't be considered an independent witness. So, if your version of the accident is similar then the driver you were with, then that won't have any weight as determining fault. |
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