Car Accidents

What to do After your New York City or Long Island Car Accident

If you are injured in a New York City or Long Island car accident, you may want to consider taking the following actions, some of which are legally required:

1. Stop at the car accident scene and move your car only if your car is in an immediately dangerous position.

2. Call 911 for emergency medical and police assistance.

3. Seek immediate medical attention for your injuries and timely follow up with your physican(s) after the hospital.

4. Not making statements to others involved in the accident and informing the police officer of your version of the car accident.

5. Timely obtain a police accident report.

6. Get the other driver(s)'s full name, contact information, & insurance information.

7. Take photos / video of the accident scene, including your car damage, damage to the other cars involved, any relevant traffic signs / signals in relation to the accident scene, any relevant obstructions in the road, the conditions of the road at the scene of the accident, and your injuries.

8. Document the location, time, and all other relevant details of the car accident including a diagram drawing of the car accident that shows all of the relevant details of the accident, and only share this document with your insurance company and lawyer.

9. Get full names and contact information for any witnesses.

10. Notify / report the accident to your insurance company immediately and do not speak to or sign anything with the insurance company for the other vehicles.

11. File / have your attorney file a MV-104 accident report with the DMV no more than 10 days after the accident if there is a fatality, personal injury, or the property damage of any person is over $1,000.

12. Always contact a New York City or Long Island car accident lawyer as soon as possible to assist you, including timely preparing and filing the required documents on your behalf. If you wait too long, your legal claims and benefit rights can and will expire.

Rear End Collisions

With respect to liability and rear-end collisions in NYC and Long Island, generally the driver who rear ended another is the party at fault. However, under certain circumstances, partial fault may be attributed to the driver that was rear ended if that driver had broken brake lights, slammed on their brakes without a legitimate reason, merged lanes unsafely, reversed unsafely and other potential reasons.

NYC and Long Island Rear-end collisions can cause the following and other injuries:

• Back Injuries

• Neck Injuries

• Arm Injuries

• Elbow Injuries

• Leg Injuries

• Knee Injuries

• Whiplash

• Herniated Discs

• Bulging Discs

• Traumatic Brain Injuries

• Cuts / Lacerations

• Internal Bleeding

• Concussion

• Fractures

• Sprains                                                                                                                            

T-Bone Accidents

T-bone accidents occur at an angle, usually 90 degrees, forming a namesake T shape. When vehicle operators neglect or ignore the right of way at traffic lights, stop signs, or other intersections, it can result in a broadside collision or T-bone accident. T-bone accidents can result in pushing cars into traffic or cause another collision from oncoming traffic unable to avoid the collision.

T-bone accidents can often lead to very serious injuries or even death. When the impact of the accident is to the side of a vehicle, where some vehicles may not be equipped with side-impact airbags, the resulting damage and injuries can be life altering. If the vehicle is not equipped with side airbags, your only protection is essentially a door, which can put the vehicle occupants at greater risk of sustaining severe injuries.

If you have been injured at all in a NYC or Long Island T-bone accident or any other type of motor vehicle accident, it is important that you obtain a police report and seek immediate medical attention and care. Additionally, you should contact an experienced NYC and Long Island T-Bone accident attorney as soon as possible, as your rights to file a lawsuit and seek compensation can expire if you wait too long to contact a NYC or Long Island car accident attorney.

Head-On Collisions

Head-on collisions are some of the most deadly and injurious types of car / motor vehicle accidents, as both vehicles are generally in motion at higher speeds and velocities, often increasing the impact of the collision. Thus, these types of motor vehicle accidents can lead to very serious and devastating injuries, which can result in high damages.

Liability factors for head-on collisions include, but are not limited to:

• Driving under the influence (DUI)

• Driving while distracted by texting

• Online phone activities

• Entering information in a navagation system / maps application

• Watching video

• Distractions from persons inside the vehicle

• Other distractions

• Motor vehicle defects

• Road conditions

• Third party drivers & motor vehicles

Head-on collisions are very dangerous and may occur because a driver drives out of a lane he or she should be driving in. A driver may negligently depart from the lane he or she should be in to pass a car in front of him or her causing a head-on collision. A negligent driver may also fall asleep or be under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol causing the negligent driver and their motor vehicle to collide head on with another vehicle that was traveling in the proper lane and direction. Additional reasons for NYC and Long Island head-on collisions include driving in the wrong direction on a one-way street, road, ramp, or highway.

If you have been injured in a NYC or Long Island head on collision, please contact our experienced NYC and Long Island car accident lawyers as soon as possible.