You are driving along on your way to work as you do
every day. You are going the speed limit, and watching the road,
thinking about what you need to get started on once you get to work. All
of a sudden you see something and then BAM!!! You get hit by another
car. Your car begins to spin out of control. Your body and head are
slammed against the door. Finally your car stops and you just sit there,
trying to figure out what just happened. You have just been hit by a
vehicle that ran a stop sign, your car has sustained severe damage and
as you reach to open your door you feel pain in your arm; what should
you do next?

The first thing you should do is stay calm. When you
are in an accident you should take things one step at a time. First,
make sure you have your bearings and determine whether you are injured
and if you need medical help. Second, call 911 and if you are getting
car accident injury Milwaukee, let them know. The police may come to the
scene of the accident. Different localities have different requirements
whether they will send police to the scene of a car accident. In
Milwaukee, what determines if they come is if the property damage is
over $1,000.00 or if a person is injured. If the police do come to the
scene, let them handle the investigation of the matter. However, if the
police do not come to the scene, be sure to get the other drivers name,
address, drivers license number, phone number, name of their auto
insurance company and the policy number for their auto insurance. You
can also contact car accident lawyer Milwaukee for further details about
your policy.

If
safe to do so and you decide to get out of your vehicle after an
accident to see if the other person is OK do not get into an argument or
do anything to make the situation worse. If the other person starts
arguing, walk away and get back into your vehicle to wait for the police
to arrive. Let the police know at the scene, any injuries you are
experiencing and if your body struck any part of the inside of your
vehicle when the accident happened. If you need immediate medical
attention, ask for an ambulance.

After the accident is over and
you have dealt with the police, call your auto insurance company to
report that you were in an accident. Do not however contact the other
person’s insurance company. They may try to get you to give a statement
to trap you into a version of the accident that is not true or they may
try to come out to your home to get you to sign away any rights you may
have for future recovery. Do not give a recorded statement to anyone and
do not sign anything. Finally, before you do anything else, call Gruber
Law Offices. Let us handle the insurance companies, getting your car
repairs set up and getting your medical bills paid. We will take care of
everything for you so you can just focus on getting healthy and getting
back to work.