What steps should I take if I’m involved in a car accident?

[00:00:00.09] Narrator:
What steps should I take if
I'm involved in a car accident?

[00:00:03.04] Tara R. Devine:
The first steps you should take when
you're involved in a car accident is reach

[00:00:06.18] Tara R. Devine:
out to a lawyer and determine if
you need to get a lawyer involved.

[00:00:09.13] Tara R. Devine:
Another step that needs to be taken
immediately after you're involved

[00:00:12.20] Tara R. Devine:
in an accident is preserving the evidence.

[00:00:15.05] Tara R. Devine:
You're going to want to take pictures
of any property damage, damage to your

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vehicle, damage to the other vehicle.

[00:00:21.05] Tara R. Devine:
More likely than not,
you're going to want to call the police so

[00:00:24.03] Tara R. Devine:
that an official police
report can be taken.

[00:00:26.07] Tara R. Devine:
It's important to get that police report
because that police report it contains and

[00:00:30.10] Tara R. Devine:
contains a lot of important information.

[00:00:32.12] Tara R. Devine:
Your name, your information,
as well as your insurance company.

[00:00:36.01] Tara R. Devine:
More importantly, it has the information
of the other driver that was involved,

[00:00:40.14] Tara R. Devine:
who their insurance company is,
their location.

[00:00:43.10] Tara R. Devine:
It'll also set forth whether any citations
have been given for potentially who was

[00:00:48.16] Tara R. Devine:
at fault and what that court
date would be for that citation.