Walpole, MA Car Accident Lawyer
Car accidents, sadly, occur every day across the United States. While some accidents may result in only minor structural damage to vehicles, other crashes can lead to extremely serious injuries for all parties involved. Moreover, paying for medical treatment for those injuries can often become incredibly expensive, especially if the victim has to deal with those injuries for a long time.
When you are hurt in a car crash, you can sue those responsible for your injuries in court. To do that, though, you need experienced legal assistance, which we can provide. We can gather evidence, build strong legal arguments, and advocate for you in court while you focus on recovering from your injuries and returning to some sense of normalcy.
For a free review of your claim, call the Law Office of John J. Sheehan at (617) 925-6407 and speak to our car accident attorneys.
What to Do After a Car Crash in Walpole, MA
Car accidents are scary and shocking experiences where many people will not know what to do. There are steps you can take immediately after a car crash and in the near future that can both keep you safe and improve your prospects in any future lawsuit or insurance claim you may file with our car accident lawyers.
Get Medical Attention
Nothing is more important than making sure you get the medical attention you need after a car crash. If you are so injured that you are immediately taken to a hospital, then you do not need to worry about doing any other steps; our lawyers will handle it. However, if you are simply looked over by medical professionals at the accident site, be sure to follow all their instructions and take all their advice, even if it means going to the hospital in an ambulance. Additionally, it is a good idea to seek follow-up medical care in the days following the accident, as some injuries may be hidden by adrenaline or take a couple of days to become obvious.
Gather Information
The next step to take is to try and get as much information as you can. Take lots of photos and record video of the crash and surrounding area, talk to anyone who saw the accident take place, speak to responding police officers, and get the insurance information, license plate number, and name of any drivers involved in the crash. All of this information can be used in different ways by our attorneys. However, you should not worry if you do not do some or all of these things. After all, each crash will have different circumstances that may make some of these steps impossible. Our attorneys can fill in any gaps in information when we start gathering evidence.
Call Our Lawyers
Finally, you need to get in touch with our office as soon as you can after your accident. This is because the law puts a time limit on how long you have to sue in personal injury cases. Under Mass. Gen. Laws Ch. 260, § 2A, you have three years from when you get injured to file your claim. Taking into account recovery time, time spent gathering evidence, and other unexpected things that may come up, three years can go by very quickly. It is critical that you contact our office quickly so that we can file your case before the statutory period has run out. If you do not, courts cannot hear your case or award you damages.
Injuries from Car Crashes in Walpole, MA
Car accidents can lead to serious injuries. When you first start working with our car accident attorneys, one of the first things we will try to understand is the exact nature of your injuries. The injuries you sustained form the basis of a significant amount of what you will ask for in damages, so it is important to have very detailed information about what injuries you got in the crash.
Broken Bones
Broken bones are common injuries in car crashes, especially broken pelvises, legs, and arms. However, it is not at all unusual for other bones to break in car accidents.
You will probably, at minimum, be required to wear a cast or sling while the broken bone heals. More serious breaks may require surgeries and additional procedures to heal properly.
Bruises
Bruises happen when blood vessels are broken under the skin and blood pools in the affected area – resulting in the characteristic black and blue coloration. While bruising in and of itself does not need emergency care, bruising over large areas of the body, especially the chest or head, is often indicative of serious medical emergencies that need to be treated right away.
Cutting and Puncturing Wounds
When cars collide with other things, there is a good chance that broken glass, bits of warped metal, and other debris are going to go flying all over the place. This means that there is a chance that victims of car crashes will suffer cuts or puncture wounds.
Deep cuts can bleed a lot and often require stitching to heal fully. In many cases, permanent scars or disfigurement result from these cuts. On the other hand, puncture wounds do not always look as grisly, but are generally more dangerous, as they are harder to stop from bleeding and can hit vital organs easily.
Traumatic Brain Injury
A traumatic brain injury (TBI) is caused by a blow to the head that damages the brain. The TBI most people are probably familiar with is a concussion or “mild” TBI. Even concussions can have difficult side effects like mood swings, migraines, memory loss, and sensitivity to light and sound. The worst TBIs can result in partial or full paralysis, significant loss of cognitive ability, or even death.
Our Car Accident Attorneys from Walpole, MA can help You
Get in touch with the Law Office of John J. Sheehan and get a free review of your claim from our car accident attorneys when you call (617) 925-6407.
