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Alabama Auto Accident Attorney

Alabama Auto Accident information and frequently asked questions:

  What to do if I'm involved in an Alabama Auto Accident:
1. If you are able to move, make sure that you and any passengers are ok. Move as far off the road as possible but remain at the scene, turn on your warning flashers to warn incoming traffic. 

2. Make sure to exchange vital information with the driver of any other vehicles involved, get name, address, phone number, and license numbers for all drivers AND witnesses to the accident. Note the make, model, color , and description of any vehicles involved. 

3. Call the police to report the accident. You should only be telling the police that there was an accident and your location and if an ambulance needs to be dispatched. 

4. Do not discuss the accident itself with anyone at the scene except to interview all witnesses at the scene and take notes. What they remember now may get fuzzy with time or they may be pressured to bend the truth in the future if they are a passenger in the vehicle of the person causing the crash. Your best bet is to get the facts straight from them now while they are fresh and under no outside influence. 

5. Be sure to photograph the scene if possible, if you do not have a camera readily available use your cell phone if it is has a camera. Get photos of damage to all vehicles involved and any other notables involving the accident like crash or skid mark locations.  

6. Remember to cooperate with the police when they are making a report but never admit guilt or say anything that can be used against you later like " well I saw him coming but I thought I had time, maybe he was coming faster than I thought"

7. Seek medical attention as soon as possible. You may be injured and not know it due to the bodie's protective mechanism of boosting adrenaline when faced with danger. You want to make sure that if you are injured it is documented so that it can't be argued later that your injuries were not caused by the other driver's negligent driving.

8. Call an experienced Alabama Auto Accident Attorney at 256-253-3169 as soon as possible to make sure you are treated fairly and get the compensation you deserve for your injuries.

 I hope this guide has helped you. If you have been injured in an Alabama Auto Accident and need a lawyer who is skilled at fighting the insurance companies for you, call my office at (256)-253-3169 for your free initial consultation so I can tell you what your case may be worth or click here to visit our appointments page where you can send us an electronic appointment request 24 hours a day.

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Some auto accident facts: 
  Did you know that auto accidents are the leading cause of death for Americans under the age of thirty-four? Annually there are more than 6 million auto accidents in the United States and over 40,000 deaths according to the NHTSA, the federal agency responsible for our highways. In fact more than 25% of all car drivers in th U.S. are involved in a car accident in a five year period. Every 12 minutes one person dies because of a car accident and every 14 seconds a car accident results in an injured victim. Alabama has been given the dubious distinction as having had the second largest increase in vehicular fatalities in the United States when compared to 1997, at a whopping one hundred twenty seven percent!  
  With statistics like these you had better bet that the insurance companies are on the look out for any possible way to hang on to every last penny and will gladly short change an injured victim if it means increasing the bottom line ---- if they can get away with it! Adjusters will try to downplay your injuries, get you to make statements that hurt your case's credibility, or they will give you low ball offers knowing that eventually almost everyone without legal representation gives in and accepts less than their accident is worth.  You need to show them you mean business by hiring an Alabama Attorney who will fight for you and your rights as an injured victim!

The Alabama Defense Lawyer and Alabama DUI Attorney at  the office of Warren Freeman, Attorney at law provides quality legal counsel in Alabama Dui, Alabama Criminal Defense , Alabama Child custody, Alabama wills, Alabama personal injury, Alabama auto accidents, Alabama Civil cases.  We represent clients and provide lawyer services  in Birmingham and Eastern Alabama along with the surrounding areas including , Clay County, Randolph County, Anniston, Oxford ,Talladega, Heflin, Jacksonville, Gadsden, Cleburne County, Pell City, Leeds, Moody, Lineville, Ranburne, Wedowee, and across the state of Alabama.
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