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VERY IMPORTANT!!! Remember, drivers of commercial vehicles depend on a clean driving record to continue driving and making a living. They will lie about what happened in order to keep their job. BE SURE to get witnesses, police reports, take pictures if possible, and whatever else you can do to protect your rights.

What to do if you are involved in an automobile accident:

Steps to take when you have been involved in a motor vehicle accident

At the accident scene:

1. Call the police to the scene
   

2. If anyone is hurt:
   1. Call an ambulance, or take the hurt person to an emergency room or doctor as soon as possible.
   2. Tell the officer investigating the accident about the injury.
   3. Cooperate with your medical providers, follow their instructions
      

3. Leave your vehicle, and the debris, in the position it was in after the impact (unless it is causing a dangerous traffic hazard, or is causing some other danger).

4. Only discuss the accident with the investigating officer, your physicians, your own insurance company and your lawyer. Cooperate with the police.

5. Make a note of any statement that the other driver(s) make to you.  Their statements are admissible in trial.

6. Get all identifying information regarding the other driver, including name, address, phone, driver's license number, license plate number, insurance policy number and insurance phone number.

7. Obtain witness information: names, addresses, phone numbers.

8. If the other driver is possibly intoxicated, advise the officer at the scene.

After leaving the accident scene:

1. Call an attorney. 
   
2. Call your insurance company.
   
3. Photograph your vehicle.
4. If you are hurting, see a medical provider as soon as possible