Colorado Springs Motor Vehicle Injury Attorneys

In Colorado, you have certain rights after you have been injured in a motor vehicle crash. But it is up to you to assert those rights. Our motor vehicle accident attorneys at the Law Offices of Clifton Black, PC, in Colorado Springs, will advise you regarding your rights and advocate on your behalf to protect those rights. Let our firm fight to get you the maximum amount of compensation that is legally available to you so that you can get back to your life.

Comprehensive Representation For Motor Vehicle Accidents

Our personal injury lawyers have decades of experience litigating cases. Our founding attorney, Clifton Black, has been advocating on behalf of Colorado clients since 2000. Our Colorado Springs personal injury attorneys handle all types of vehicular accidents, including:

• Car crashes
• Truck accidents
• Motorcycle collisions
• Rideshare crashes

We also represent bicyclists and pedestrians who have been hit by a car. No matter how serious and complicated your accident was, our litigators have a thorough understanding of the Colorado personal injury laws and the experience to advocate fiercely on your behalf.

What Can You Recover If You’ve Been Injured In A Car Crash?

At the Law Offices of Clifton Black, PC, we want to advocate on your behalf so that you can focus on recovering your accident injuries. Every case is different. But generally, if you were injured in a motor vehicle crash that was caused by someone else’s negligence, you may be entitled to recover:

• Costs of medical expenses that were incurred as a result of your accident injuries
• Reasonable expenses incurred as a result of the injury (transportation to/from medical care, additional equipment needed to perform work after injury, etc.)
• Property damages
• Lost wages
• Compensation for emotional pain and suffering

In addition, you may be able to recover compensation if your disability is permanent. For example, the law allows for compensation if you now are unable to perform the tasks and actions you used to perform without a problem before the injury. If you suffered a permanent disfigurement from your accident, such as a visible deformity like cuts and bruises or a loss of limbs, you may be entitled to compensation.

What Happens After A Car Crash?

If you have been involved in a motor vehicle accident, it can be difficult to understand what’s happening. There are a lot of things to worry about and do. Here’s a general overview of what happens and how they will impact your potential personal injury case.

After The Crash: Police

In many cases, after a crash, the parties involved will have an opportunity to speak and investigate the situation. If you are involved in a car accident, you have the right to call the police to investigate. For several reasons, it may be advisable to have the police arrive on the scene.

When police arrive on the scene of an accident, they will create a police report. This report will include information such as:

• Identities of the drivers
• Identification of the vehicles involved
• Insurance information for the parties involved
• A brief description of the manner in which the crash occurred
• Information regarding potential injuries

This police report is incredibly helpful for your personal injury case because it acts as a paper trail documenting the manner in which the accident occurred and allowing you or your attorneys to quickly identify the proper parties involved, ownership of the vehicles, and most importantly, insurance information for all parties involved. Assuming the at-fault party has valid insurance, your claim will be handled by and ultimately paid out by this insurance company. This information is important to have because it is up to you to make sure the at-fault party’s insurance carrier is aware of your claim.

After The Crash: Ambulance

If you are feeling pain or discomfort or believe that you were injured in the crash, you have the right to seek immediate medical attention, which includes the right to have an ambulance treat you on the scene and transport you to a hospital.

As an injured party, it is your burden to prove all of the elements in your claim. These elements include proving that you sustained injuries and that they were caused by the crash. The best evidence of injury and the cause of the injury is through medical records. If you call an ambulance to the scene of a crash where you believe you sustained injuries, the EMTs will provide documentation of your accident and the resulting injuries. All of this information will appear on the EMT records.

If you are taken to a hospital, the hospital staff will ask you these same questions, which they will include in their medical records. This is very helpful in supporting not only your claim that you sustained injuries, but that they were caused by the crash. It is extremely important to be honest and forthright with the EMTs and medical staff. Be complete and thorough when you discuss how you feel after a crash. They cannot treat you if they don’t know what’s wrong.

After The Crash: Insurance

After a crash is reported to the parties’ insurance companies, generally, the insurance companies will each open a claim. They will talk to the party reporting the claim to get general information about the crash. This information will then be transferred to a claims adjuster, whose job it is to investigate claims. An adjuster’s job is ultimately to save the insurance company money on any claims they need to pay out, regardless of whether it is your insurance company or the at-fault party’s. The adjusters are the ones who generally make decisions on whether to pay out any injury claims and how much. It is important to note that they do not work for you. They work for the insurance company.

You may be contacted by either your insurance company or the at-fault party’s insurance company, asking if you will give a sworn statement regarding the crash and any injuries you sustained. You are under no obligation to do so. The adjusters will use these statements in their decision on whether to pay out and how much to pay out – meaning anything you say may be used against you. Again, their goal is to save the company money, not necessarily to give you what you are entitled to.

Advocating For Your Right To Recover

An experienced car accident attorney will advocate on your behalf. While the insurance adjuster fights for the insurance company, you should have someone fighting for you too. An experienced personal injury attorney will know how to evaluate your case properly and how to fight against the insurance company to make sure you get everything you are entitled to.

Consult A Colorado Springs Accident Attorney Today

To schedule a consultation and case evaluation, you can reach us by sending an email through our website. You can also find out more about our services and schedule an appointment by calling our office at 719-328-1616.