Texas Car Accident Reports - Stewart J. Guss, Attorney At Law

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you h

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st issues you m

y need to

ess is ho

to go

bout obt

ining

ccident

epo

t in Tex

s. You should kno

the follo

ing

bout c

ccident

epo

ts befo

e you obt

in one f

om the Dep

tment of T

nspo

tion (DOT).

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epo
ting
equi
ements ong> - C
ccident
epo
ts must be filed
hen
n
ccident
esults in
n inju
y o
de
th o

hen
ny vehicle h
s sust
ined mo
e th
n $1,000 in d
m
ge.
hile this m
y sound like
high numbe
,
ith tod
y’s high-tech vehicles, this
mount of d
m
ge c
n occu
even in
fende
bende
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i
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est
ictions ong> -
ccident
epo
ts must be filed
ithin 10 d
ys of
n
ccident occu

ing. F
ilu
e to file

epo
t c
n
esult in fines
nd
loss of d
iving p
ivileges. If
l

enfo
cement office
took

epo
t
t the
ccident scene, the d
ive
s involved need not file epo
t.
i
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ho c
n
epo
t ong> - The
epo
t m
y be filed by the police
ho e c
lled to the scene,
ny involved d
ive
, thei
insu
e
, the vehicle o
ne
, o

leg
l
ep
esent
tive fo
the pty involved in the
ccident.
i
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m
tion needed ong>- To file
complete
ccident
epo
t, you
ill need to kno
the n
mes
nd cont
ct info
m
tion fo

ny d
ive
s involved,
s
ell
s thei
d
tes of bi
th. You
ill
lso need d
ive
’s license info
m
tion fo
the opeto
s
nd the license pl
te numbe
s of the vehicles involved. If the vehicle's o
ne
is not d
iving it
t the time of the
ccident, you
ill
lso need the n
me
nd
dd
ess of the
egiste
ed o
ne
s. Othe

equi
ements include the n
me
nd
dd
ess of the insunce comp
ny fo

ny needed policyholde
;
ite-up
bout the
ccident th
t includes d
te, time,
nd loc
tion;
nd
n

tive expl
ining ho
the
ccident occued. T
ke photog

phs
t the scene even though the
epo
t m
y not
equi
e it.

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epo

ting fo

l enfo

cement office

s. If you need to file epo

t on you

n, you

ould be

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Steps to T
ke Follo
ing
epo
ting
n
ccident<
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ccident victim<> should be seen by
medic
l p
ofession
l
s soon
s possible
fte
the
ccident. Once you h
ve seen
docto
, you should
epo
t the
ccident to you
insunce comp
ny. Tex
s
equi
es
ll moto
vehicle opeto
s to m
int
in
minimum
mount of li
bility covege. This ensu
es victims of
n
ccident c
n
ecove
compens
tion fo
d
m
ge to thei
vehicles
nd the cost of t
e
tment of inju
ies follo
ing o
d

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ccident. In<
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60/25 cove

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nd includes:

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inju
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pe
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i
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inju
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li>

i
-level="1">$25,000 fo
p
ope
ty d
m
ge

hen you e in
ny
o
d

y
ccident, mo
e th
n one
esponsible p

ty m
y h
ve c
used you
c

sh. This is p

ticul

ly t
ue if the othe
vehicle

s
gb
ge t
uck, semi-tcto
t

ile
, school bus, o vehicle opeted by ide-she d
ive
. These situ
tions m
y open up nevenues fo
compens
tion, but they m
y
lso complic
te you
insunce cl
im.

equi
ements fo
Obt
ining Copies of
ccident
epo
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hen you file
cl
im
ith you
insunce comp
ny,
hethe
it is fo

eimbu
sement of medic
l expenses o
d
m
ge to you
vehicle, they
ill
equi
e
copy of the
ccident
epo
t. You m
y
equest
epo
ts f
om the Tex
s Deptment of Tnspo
t
tion. Pe
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tion Code §550.065<>, the
epo
ts e
v
il
ble to
nyone
utho
ized by the st
tute to obt
in
copy of the
epo
t by

itten
equest
nd p
yment of
fee. You m
y do this using the Tex
s DOT
ebsite, o
by m
il by filling out
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equest fo copy of
Tex
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epo
t<> (C
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nd sending it to the
dd
ess on the fo
m.

The insu
e
uses the
epo
t to est
blish li
bility, v
lid
te cl
ims,
nd
ssist in dete
mining
h
t events led up to the
ccident. These
epo
ts e m
int
ined fo pe
iod of up to 10 ye

s follo
ing the d
te of the
epo
t. Once the
epo
t h
s been filed, the
e m
y be
del
y of up to fou
d
ys befo
e it is
v
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IS) system. Once you h
ve
equested the
epo
t, it is
v
il
ble online fo
10 d
ys
nd must be do
nlo
ded befo
e th
t expi

tion.

Li
bility
nd Mist
kes on
ccident
epo
ts

hen

ccident victim files

n insu

nce cl

im, they depend on the

ccu

cy of

ccident

epo

ts. You’ll need to

evie

the l enfo

cement

epo

t if they

e c

lled to o

ccident scene. Eve

yone m

kes mist

kes sometimes, even the police!

Some in

ccute items m

y include:

i
-level="1">Incoectly spelled n
me of the d
ive
i
-level="1">Incoect insunce comp
ny n
me o
policy numbe
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li>
i
-level="1">In
ccu

te d
ive
’s license numbe
s<
li>
i
-level="1">In
ccu

te colo
, m
ke, o
model of the vehicle(s) involved<
li>
i
-level="1">Incoect cont
ct info
m
tion
i
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ccident di
gm cont
ins e

o
s<
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Gene

lly,

epo

t filed by l enfo

cement m

y cont

in info

tion such

hethe

ive

s cited fo

the

ccident.

emembe

, being cited does not

lys me

n the cited d

ive

t f

ult, o

enti

ely

t f

ult fo

the

ccident. E

s in

ccident

epo

ts c

n be ch

llenging, p

ticul

ly if the di

gm of the

ccidents is e

oneous. Should this be the c

se, you should cont

ct the office

ho filed the

epo

t immedi

tely

sk th

t it be co

ected. If the office

disputes you

im of

n e

fony

son, you should seek immedi

ssist

nce f

n expe

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De
ling
ith Telephone C
lls F
om Insunce
djuste
s<
h2>
hile
ecove
ing f
om you
inju
ies, you

e li
ble to get multiple c
lls f
om insunce
djuste
s
sking you questions
egding the
ccident,
s
ell
s info
m
tion
eg

ding you
inju
ies. Use c
ution
hen fielding these telephone c
lls!
l

ys spe
k
ith
lyeho h
ndles c
ccident c
ses befo
e you discuss the pticuls of
n
ccident
ith
n insunce
djuste
. It doesn’t m
tte
if they e f
om you
insunce comp
ny o
the pe
son
esponsible fo
the
ccident’s insunce comp
ny; they m
y still h
ve ulte
io
motives.

D
ive
s often believe the insu
e
is the
e to p
otect them.
ftell, you p
y
p
emium fo
p
otection. You don’t expect to h
ve to f
ce the fin
nci
l consequences of
n
ccident on you
o
n.

These p
emiums e the
e to p
otect you,
ight?

Not
e
lly—they exist to m
ke the insunce comp
ny money. The mo
e money they collect f
om p
emiums
nd the less they p
y in cl
ims, the g
e
te
the p
ofit! Even the most
eput
ble insu

nce comp
ny
djuste
s e
o
king hd to ensu
e the comp
ny c
n p
y
s little
s possible on
cl
im. If you
e
e in
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c

sh >, the numbe
of phone c
lls you m
y
eceive could compound. You could de
l
ith multiple
djuste
s h
ndling medic
l cl
ims
nd p
ope
ty d
m
ge cl
ims. E
ch of them could
o
k
g
inst you
nd you
ouldn’t even kno
it. Th
t is
hy it is
lys
good ide
to h
ve someone
o
king on you
side.
n expe
ienced
tto
ney
ho h
s h
ndled Tex
s
o
dy
ccidents
o
ks fo
you
nd
ill help you get the compens
tion you dese
ve fo
you
inju
ies
nd the d
m
ge to you
vehicle.

ecove
ing Fin
nci
lly Follo
ing
C
ccident<
h2>
n inju
y m
y fo
ce you to st
y out of
o
k
hile you
ecove
. The mo
e se
ious the inju
y, the mo
e time you

e losing f
om
o
k. Du
ing th
t time, the
ccident
ill fo
ce you to
eckon
ith:

i
-level="1">ong>
educed income
nd benefits ong> -
hethe
you collect sick p
y, dis
bility p
y, o
no p
y depends l

gely on
h
t benefits you
comp
ny offe
s. If you must use v
c
tion time
hile you
ecove
, you lose those benefits
hen you e
ell enough to enjoy time off f
om you
f
mily.<
li>

i
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educed
eti
ement income<
st
ong> - Often people do not consideh
t h
ppens to theieti
ement
ccounts
hen they lose time f
om
o
k. Ho
eve
, if you t
ke funds f
om you
p
ycheck
utom
tic
lly
nd invest in
comp
ny-sponso
ed 401(k)
nd you
comp
ny m
tches those funds, you could lose th
t
ddition
l money
hen you

e out of
o
k.

i
-level="1">ong>Comp
ny pe
ks losses ong> - Some comp
nies offe
employees pe
ks like vehicles o
p
id cell phone se
vices oeduced costs fo
cell se
vices.
hen you

e out on p
id medic
l le
ve, you could miss out on those pe
ks.

i
-level="1">ong>Bonuses e

ned
nd p
omotions ong> -
n employee
ho loses
o
k
hile
ecove
ing f
om
c
ccident could lose the oppo
tunity to e

n bonuses o
p
omotions. This signific
nt loss c
n hu
t you
f
mily fo
ye

s.

These

e only some of the fin
nci
l
epe
cussions of
c
ccident th
t
n
ccident inju
y
tto
ney m
y help you
ecove
.

P
ying fo

C
ccident
tto
ney
hile Not
o
king

Victims of c

ccidents

dy f

cing fin

nci

l ch

llenges

ssoci

ted

ith lo

ges, mounting out-of-pocket medic

l bills,

nd p

ying fo

ges to thei

vehicle often

void seeking leg

l help bec

use they

e conce

ned

bout the

ddition

l costs.

hile this is unde

ble, it’s neve

good ide

to go it

lone. Enjoy the expe

dvice of

ccident

tto

ney eve

y step of the y. Fi

st,

tto

ney

ill help m

ke su

e you unde

ights you h

ve unde

Tex

s st

tutes. They

ill

evie

you

se du

ing

ee consult

tion

nd help you unde

nd you

options to get the

ll compens

tion you dese

ve. Once you’ve h

d this discussion vi

ee consult

tion, you’ll h

ve the oppo

tunity to think

bout you

options. If you feel you

best option is to file

suit

inst the pe

son o

ties

esponsible fo

you

inju

ies, the good ne

s is you do not need to p

y fo

these fees upf

ont.

The bette

s is c

ccident lye

s do not expect to be p

id by the hou

Fin

lly, unless

Tex

s c

ccident l

succeeds in obt

ining

settlement fo

you, they

ill not hold you

esponsible fo

ying leg

l fees! N

lly, you might

onde

this is possible. Pe

son

l inju

y clients

ee to p

y thei

leg

l fees using

contingency fee. You

ccident

tto

ney

ill deduct those fees f

om you

settlement once you

se is closed. You

nd the

tto

ney

ould

ee befo

t pe

cent

ge of the settlement they

ill collect if they negoti

settlement fo

you. This me

ns you kno

the

tto

ney is

king in you

best inte

est, bec

use

lge

settlement is

lso in thei

best inte

est. The only y they c

n get p

id is to successfully settle you

im. This is in-

in fo

eve

yone involved—you h

ve someone

dvoc

ting fo

you

best inte

ests

nd p

otecting you

leg

ights.

ddition

lly, you

ill not h

ve to spend time negoti

ting

ith

n insu

nce comp

ny th

ill h

lye

on thei

side to

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