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Kentucky
Auto Accident Checklist
Download
this page and keep a copy in the glovebox of all your cars. Or, just telephone
our office and we will be pleased to send you durable, wallet-size cards
containing the same information. There is no cost or obligation for receiving
these cards.
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THE ACCIDENT SCENE
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| 1. Telephone the
police.
2. If anyone appears to be
injured:
- a. Telephone
for an ambulance
- or arrange
for other
- appropriate
transportation to a
- hospital
or doctor.
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- b. Tell
the investigating officer
- about
the injuries.
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- c. Cooperate
fully with the
- doctor
and medical staff.
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- 3. Unless your vehicle is
creating the potential for another accident, do not move
it or the accident debris until you are instructed to do
so by the investigating police officer.
4. Do not discuss the accident
with anyone other than the investigating police officer, your
doctors, your own insurance representatives and your lawyer.
5. Make notes of any statements
made by the driver(s) or occupants of the other vehicle(s)
as to how the accident occurred.
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| 6.
Get the name, address, telephone number and automobile insurance
information from the driver(s) of the other vehicle(s).
7. Get the names, addresses
and telephone numbers of any witnesses.
- 8. If you believe the driver(s)
of the other vehicle(s) may have been under the influence
of drugs or alcohol, tell this to the investigating police
officer.
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AFTER LEAVING |
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THE ACCIDENT
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Telephone a law firm with experience in handling personal injury
cases. We will give you free advice, with no obligation.
10. Telephone your insurance
agent.
11. Take photographs of the
damage to your vehicle.
12. If you experience pain
or other symptoms within days or weeks after the accident,
see your doctor.
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For free,
no obligation advice and information about a motor vehicle accident, call
Richard Breen Law Offices at 1-800-473-0579.
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