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Auto accidents Information
At the accident
- Try to remain calm and thoughtful. If you or anyone in your car is injured, stay in the car unless there's danger or fire or another accident.
- Use your cell phone to get help form the police and medical personnel.
- Try not to move any vehicles until police arrive-unless it creates a greater danger of injury.
- Avoid making statements about responsibility to other drivers, witnesses, the police, or insurance representatives without talking to your own insurance representative. Assist the police with their official report. Confirm that you and passengers wore seatbelts.
- Use the following form to obtain accident information.
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VEHICLE 2 |
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| Driver names & phone numbers |
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| Driver addressed |
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| Driver license numbers |
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| Vehicle tag numbers |
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| Vehicle makes & models |
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| Vehicle 17-digit ID numbers |
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| Insurance companies |
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| Insurance policy numbers |
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| Insurance agents & phone numbers |
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| Insurance agent address |
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| Witness names & phone numbers |
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| Witness addresses |
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| Police names & badge numbers |
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Accident scene notes
Fill in the accident scene diagram below.
Accident location
Road conditions
Traffic conditions
Weather conditions
Your speed before accident
Other driver's speed before accident
Did your car skid?
How many feet?
Did the other car
skid?
How many feet?
Impact location on
your car
Impact location on
other car
Anything else
relevant
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- If you or passengers receive injuries, insist on being transported to a hospital in an ambulance. In all instances, obtain medical treatment immediately. Tell medical personnel about everything you feel may be physically wrong.
- Report the accident to your insurance agent immediately. Do not speak to the other driver's insurance representatives.
- If there are serious medical injuries or property damage, seek counsel of a lawyer as soon as you can. Make and appointment and report all injuries to your family doctor within a day or two. Also, write a daily injury condition update journal. Comply with your doctor's instructions for faster recovery.
- Retain copies of all medical bills and related accident expenses, such as towing and repair, as well as costs for travel, parking, etc.
- Document any income loss associated with the accident.
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 Accident
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