What to Do if You Are in a Houston Taxicab Accident
Some taxicab passengers are injured in accidents where their own driver carelessly or recklessly caused the accident. In other cases, drivers or passengers may sustain serious injuries when a taxicab strikes their own vehicle into another object or person. In either case, the processes and procedures that you should follow after your accident remain the same.
If you are in a taxicab accident, the first thing you should do (if you are able) is to call the police and ambulance to the accident scene. The police need to come to the accident scene to create a written record of what happened during the accident. While at the accident scene, gather as much information as your injuries allow. This includes obtaining contact information from all involved drivers, as well as from any eyewitnesses to the accident. If possible, take photographs of the accident scene, as well as any damage to the vehicles in the accident, before leaving the scene of the accident.
If you were injured in the accident, seek medical care from the ambulance as soon as possible. If you are not sure whether you sustained injuries, it is ALWAYS better to be safe than sorry. Always seek treatment and leave it to a medical professional to determine whether you suffered injuries.
Seek follow-up medical care at a hospital emergency room or urgent care facility. Preferably, go to the facility in an ambulance or have someone you trust drive you there. Let the doctor know about any symptoms or pain that you are experiencing. Finally, follow through with all of the emergency room doctor’s treatment recommendations, including going to your primary care doctor.
Seeking initial medical treatment after a taxicab accident shows that you take your health and injuries seriously. If you fail to seek initial medical treatment but later try to claim that the accident injured you, the insurance company will likely argue that the accident did not injure you at all or not to the extent you claim.
At Trust Guss Injury Lawyers, our team of attorneys and legal professionals are fully aware that serious motor vehicle accidents can result in equally serious injuries and damages. We also understand that you need to make your primary goal after a motor vehicle accident the treatment of your injuries and taking all the time you need to recover from them. At Trust Guss Injury Lawyers, our experienced legal team can begin the grunt work by building your case with evidence and official legal documentation while you concentrate on getting better.
