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The Facts
The U.S. Census Bureau reports a staggering 10.7 million motor vehicle accidents in the year 2005. That resulted in 2.7 million injuries for the year 2005.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that 103,000 motorcyclists were injured in 2007, making up 4% of the 2.5 million motor vehicle crashes in the nation. About half of these accidents were multivehicle accidents and these numbers are only increasing.
(According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), motor vehicle traffic crashes were the leading cause of death for every age 3 through 35. In the United States, Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities were at a staggering number in 2008 at 17, 871 deaths. In 2007, the NHTSA reported that an astounding 67% of those fatalities were young drivers between the ages of 15 and 20 years of age.)
THE FIVE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS TO DO IF YOU ARE IN A CAR ACCIDENT
- STOP AND CALL THE POLICE.
- SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.
- IF YOU ARE PHYSICALLY ABLE, GATHER AS MUCH INFORMATION AND PHOTOGRAPHS AS POSSIBLE.
- DO NOT ADMIT FAULT AND DO NOT SPEAK TO ANYONE AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE.
- IMMEDIATELY CONTACT A LAWYER BEFORE SPEAKING WITH ANY INSURANCE COMPANIES, INCLUDING YOUR OWN.
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