No one expects them, but accidents happen.  Through no fault of their own, people suffer personal injuries in car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accident, or other auto accidents.  Many people are the victims of accidents involving simple negligence–the inattentive driver, the driver driving too fast–while others become the victims of drunk drivers, drivers on cell phones, drivers texting while driving, and drivers impaired on medication.  For some, these collisions could be traumatic and life-changing.  If you are involved in an auto accident, what you say and do can affect your rights and what you may recover for a personal injury case, You must have support of an auto accident attorney Las Vegas.

• CALL 911 to get help for anyone who is injured.

• GATHER INFORMATION about the all of the drivers involved in the car accident, including their contact information, driver’s license number, the make and model of the vehicle and its license plate number, and insurance information (including policy number), as well as the names and contact information of any witnesses.  Do not rely on investigating police officers to gather information about all of the witnesses to the accident.

• DO NOT DISCUSS the accident with anyone, except to answer questions asked by police officers.  You may ask witnesses what they saw and heard and write down their contact information.

• DO NOT TAKE ANY BLAME for the automobile accident.

• TAKE PICTURES of any damage to your vehicle and any other vehicle involved in the accident. 

• IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A CAMERA, note and write down the damages to the vehicles, the placement of the vehicles after the collision, how far each car moved after impact, tire or skid marks and their locations and lengths.  You never know when such information may be important in determining who is at fault in a motor vehicle accident.  Call Keith E. Gregory & Associates, Las Vegas Personal Injury Lawyers, and we can assist you and assess your case.

• SEEK MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR YOURSELF OR, AT LEAST, GET CHECKED OUT.  Even if you feel fine immediately after the accident, you may not feel the same later.  While some people feel fine immediately after the accident, injuries from car accidents are not immediately obvious.  The pain from certain injuries, such as whiplash, can surface later on.  It is common for people to feel tightness and soreness the day after an automobile accident.  Likewise, it is relatively common that the tightness, soreness, and other pain will last several weeks and may not go away on its own.  For some, even a minor collision can aggravate a pre-existing condition or ignite what otherwise would be a benign or asymptomatic condition, such as a degenerative spinal condition. Call Keith E. Gregory & Associates, experienced Las Vegas personal injury attorneys, to review your personal injury claim.

• CALL KEITH E. GREGORY & ASSOCIATES, LAS VEGAS PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEYS, FOR A FREE CONSULTATION.  We will explain your legal rights and duties, and we fight to get you the maximum recovery for your injuries and losses.

Call the Law Office of Keith E. Gregory at (702) 382-3636 for a free copy of our brochure, “What To Do In An Auto Accident.”  Keep this brochure in your glove compartment.