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What is the First Step to Take When Filing a Car Accident Claim?
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What is the First Step to Take When Filing a Car Accident Claim?
The first step needs to be informing your insurance company of the accident. Then, begin to collate all the related documents you need to take to your personal injury attorney to file a car accident claim. Those documents include a police report, insurance policy or policies, driver’s license, pictures of the accident scene, pictures of your injuries, eyewitness contact information, medical bills, and related expenses and associated costs for damages to your vehicle.
In New Jersey, it is the law that a police report is filed for any car accident resulting in over $500 in damages. File the police report as soon as possible. Remember, you only have two years to file from the date of the accident to meet the statute of limitations requirements.
The sooner you file a claim, the more evidence is preserved, medical evaluation is fresh, documents are easily obtained and eyewitnesses recall the events better. Pay attention to what is documented in the police report, as there is the possibility of inaccuracies, and it may be incomplete. Having the document to discuss with your car accident attorney helps them begin to build a personal injury claim.
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