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What if I was rear-ended?

Your first priorities after a car wreck are getting help, protecting your safety, and keeping an accurate record of what happened.

IF YOU ARE INJURED, SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT.

Safety and medical care come first. Call 911 when someone is injured. Move out of traffic if you can do so safely. Gathering evidence should not delay emergency care.

NEXT, GATHER EVIDENCE; TAKE PICTURES, VIDEO, AND OBTAIN DOCUMENTS.

Collect useful information. Save driver and insurance details, witness contacts, photographs, and retrieve any police incident reports. Include vehicle positions, damage, and road conditions whenever possible. Describe whether you were stopped, slowing down, changing lanes, or involved in a chain of impacts. In a multi-car collision, identify which impact happened first if you know.

Preserve evidence of how the collision happened. Photographs, witnesses, and video can help establish vehicle positions and movement. Maryland requires drivers to maintain a reasonable following distance under the conditions.

If you have questions, contact us for a free consultation. Being struck from behind is an important fact, but the full sequence of events still matters. Being rear-ended does not guarantee an automatic payment.

EVEN IF YOU AREN’T SURE, AN ATTORNEY MAY MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN YOUR CASE.

Follow through afterward. Notify your insurer promptly, follow your medical provider’s recommendations, and keep treatment records, receipts, and information about missed work. If you or a loved one have been severely injured, it may make sense to allow a qualified Attorney to take on your case while you focus on recovery.

WHAT'S SHOULD I EXPECT MOVING FORWARD?

Stay in communications with your medical provider, insurer, and legal team. An adjuster may request details or inspect the damage to your vehicle. Keeping claim numbers, documents, and notes about conversations together makes follow-up easier.

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