Dealing with acar accidentis stressful, particularly if you suffered serious injuries in the crash. Unfortunately, handling a collision caused by a drunk driver adds another layer to your legal claim. Being hit by a drunk driver can make it easier to recover in some open-and-shut cases. However, it can also make your personal injury claim more complex when the evidence is contested.
No matter your situation, you should follow certain steps after a drunk driver hits you, including calling a Houston personal injury lawyer right away. Contact a Houston car accident lawyer from The Krist Law Firm, P.C. today at(281) 283-8500if you’ve been in an accident involving a drunk driver.
Thing To Do Following An Accident With a Drunk Driver
- 将安全放在首位: Immediately following a collision, always put your safety first. Check to see how you and your passengers feel. If it is possible, someone in the car should call 911 right away to report the accident and ask for emergency medical personnel. If you believe you’ve broken a bone, suffered a head injury, or are bleeding significantly, do not try and get out of the car unless the environment is too unsafe to stay. However, if you are in reasonably good health, get out of the way of traffic as best you can. This may mean moving your vehicle or getting out of the car.
- 交换信息: Once you have moved to a safe area, you would normally exchange contact information. However, if you were hit by a drunk driver, this may be difficult. If you try to speak with the other driver and notice signs of inebriation, take note of what you see, hear, and smell. You may want to write your observations down so that you can remember better later. If the other driver is reasonably coherent, exchange personal, contact, and insurance information.
- Offer Your Suspicion to the Police：您无法根据简短的讨论来确定某人是否受到煽动，但是您可以告诉警察一旦他们到达。然后，警察可以测量驾驶员的血液酒精含量水平，以查看驾驶员是否为0.08％或更高或衡量驾驶员是在吸毒的迹象。如果警方认为酒精或毒品涉及事故，他们可能会逮捕其他驾驶员并向他们罚款DUI。
- Gather Evidence:无论你能够immedi的信息ately obtain, next move on to documenting the accident. Use your phone to take pictures of your vehicle, any other vehicles involved, and the scene surrounding the accident, such as broken road signs or fences or tire marks on the pavement.
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如果您是由醉酒司机造成的碰撞，则应尽快与经验丰富的休斯顿人身伤害律师联系。无论您是提出第三方保险索赔，还是将您的人身伤害索赔提交法院，保险公司，法官或陪审团都将研究其他驾驶员是否疏忽造成事故，随后是您的伤害。被疏忽意味着驾驶员没有在路上对您以及其他驾驶员和行人履行职责。所有驾驶员都有责任在旅途中进行合理的照顾，而不会使其他人受到伤害。驾驶员可以通过不做应该做的事情而疏忽大意，例如在红灯下停下来或做他们不应该做的事情，例如醉酒时开车。如果另一个驾驶员确实疏忽大意，那么您可能能够收回医疗费用，工资损失，痛苦和痛苦，以及在经济和非经济损害中的更多。
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If you know you were hit by someone who was intoxicated at the time, do not hesitate to reach out for legal help. You deserve to receive compensation for your injuries after a collision, and atThe Krist Law Firm, P.C., that will be our main priority. Whether we can negotiate a beneficial settlement with the other driver’s auto insurer or you need to file your claim in court, we will tenaciously represent your rights.
Call us today at(281) 283-8500to schedule a free, no-risk consultation.