Motor Vehicle Accidents

For a victim or witness of a hit-and-run, the moments immediately following an accident can be emotional, confusing, and even life threatening. Knowing what steps to take can help protect your rights and assist police in apprehending the offending motorist.

When an individual has been injured in an accident, the insurance company for the at-fault party is entitled to review the injured indivdual’s accident-related medical records to aid their evaluation of the injured party’s injury claim.

There was a story today in the news in Colorado about a hit and run accident, where a man riding on a scooter was killed when his scooter was clipped by a truck and then was hit by a second truck that fled the scene. See news clip at: www.9news.com. The driver of the truck…

Each year, millions of people are injured in motor vehicle collisions. In 2004 there were 6.2 million police-reported motor vehicle crashes and more than 9,000 people died in rollover crashes according to the National Highway Transportation Board.