Keeping your cool after a Georgia truck accident is not easy. Your car may be totaled, and you may feel disoriented and quite possibly coping with serious injuries.
If you are able to think coherently at the scene of a Georgia truck accident, it's vital that you watch what you say, since insurance adjusters can later use your comments against you when determining fault for the accident. If you've been injured, this could affect the value of your Georgia personal injury claim.
Be careful what you say to the truck driver when exchanging insurance information, or to law enforcement when they're writing the police report. Concentrate on just the facts, with no elaboration on your part.
Comments to avoid at the scene of a Georgia truck accident include:
- apologies;
- declarations of fault; and
- open assumption that the truck driver's employer will pay for the damage.
You'll also have to guard your speech around insurance adjusters in the days and weeks after a Georgia truck accident. Be careful of friendly conversation, and when conversation is necessary, concentrate on just the facts around the accident. Do not allow any conversation to be recorded.
One way to avoid roadblocks in communication with insurance adjusters is to hire an Atlanta truck accident attorney. That way, you won't have to speak with insurance adjusters at all regarding your Georgia truck accident or personal injury claim - your Atlanta truck accident attorney can do that for you.
Contacting an Atlanta Truck Accident Attorney
If you are the victim of someone else's negligence, whether in a Georgia truck accident or some other type of accident, you have certain rights guaranteed by law. To help you understand these rights and seek the compensation you deserve to get your life back in order, contact the Atlanta Law Offices of Sheryl L. Burke for a no-cost consultation on your injury case.
