Rear End Accidents occur in New York City

One moment, you’re driving along the busy streets of New York City and the next, bam! You’ve been rear-ended in an auto accident. The streets of New York are full of stop-and-go traffic and plenty of distractions, sometimes leading to rear-end car accidents. In fact, these are some of the most common types of accidents in New York.

If you’ve been involved in a rear-end accident in New York City, make sure that you seek medical attention, even if you don’t think you’ve been injured. Soft tissue injuries, including whiplash, are very common and may mimic injuries from other causes. To secure your claim against the at-fault driver, you need medical documentation showing that injuries were caused by the accident. A person injury lawyer can advise you how to best go about securing this.

It’s important to file a police report even if the collision appears minor. If you were not the driver at fault, you’re entitled to compensation to repair or replace your vehicle, pay your medical bills, and cover aftercare for physical therapy if needed.

New York courts presume that the rear-ending driver is at fault in a rear-end collision. However, some rear-end collisions aren’t always the fault of that driver; in these cases, the personal attorney for the striking vehicle may make a case that negligence or driver error of the vehicle in front actually caused the collision. The most common explanation that the sticking driver’s attorney will make is that the vehicle in front “stopped short.”

New York courts rarely find on behalf of the rear-ending driver, however, although the driver’s defense attorney may try to make a case so their client’s insurance doesn’t have to pay. It’s important that you have a personal injury lawyer, such as William Mattar, to protect your interests.

Once fault for a rear-end collision has been determined, the issues of damages must be resolved. If you have been injured or incurred property damage after a rear-end collision, it’s important that you contact the police, even if you don’t feel hurt or your property damage is minimal. Injuries may not appear until a day or two after the accident, and if there’s no police report, then can sometimes be more difficult to prove the fault of the driver that struck you.

If you’ve been rear-ended, you need the services of a personal injury attorney. The Law Offices at William Mattar can help you realize maximum compensation, contact one of our experienced New York City car accident lawyers today!