A 2019 report from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute found drivers in Los Angeles and Orange County ranked No. 1 in wasted hours on the road, averaging 119 hours each year in rush-hour delays. So on the traffic-ridden streets of Los Angeles — where many of the city’s 3.9 million residents use cars to commute — it’s no surprise that auto accidents are commonplace.

If you’ve been involved in a car accident, you aren’t the first and you won’t be the last to find yourself in such a predicament. Following an accident, many victims deal with property loss and damaged vehicles — and in worse case scenarios, they face life-threatening injuries. Motor vehicle accidents can include: Head-on collisions; Hit and run accidents; Rear-end collisions; Side-impact or T-bone collisions; Low-impact collisions; Pile-up/Multi-car accidents; Left turn accidents; Intersection accidents; Sideswipe accidents; Merging accidents; Failure to yield accidents; Rollover accidents; and Single-car accidents. Injuries can range from emotional distress to broken bones to whiplash.

In the aftermath of an accident, it’s critical to seek both medical attention to determine the true extent of your injuries, and legal guidance. Following the shock, it’s important to assess the damage. Don’t panic, or admit you are at fault. Make sure you check injuries, call the police, take photos of the cars/damage/scene, and exchange information with the other driver. Lastly, inform your insurance company, and then give us at the Law Collective a call.

If you’ve been injured in a car accident and it wasn’t your fault — meaning it was caused by someone else’s negligence or recklessness — you should fight for monetary compensation for your losses. We can help. If you are partially at fault, California uses a system called Pure Comparative Fault (Pure Comparative Negligence) which reduces the compensation awarded to car accident victims by their degree of fault in an accident.

In most cases, the statute of limitation for filing a personal injury claim is two years from the date of the accident. Let us help you successfully file your claim.