A 17-year-old teen was killed in a fiery auto accident after the vehicle in which he was a passenger flipped and caught fire. According to police, the young man was riding in a 2004 Chevrolet when it hit a disabled Jeep in the number one lane of a California highway. After the accident, the driver of the Chevrolet and his front passenger got out to see if anyone was injured in the Jeep and to check for damages to the vehicles; the 17-year-old remained in the Chevrolet. Suddenly, the driver of a Lexus SUV rear-ended the Chevrolet causing it to flip and burst into flames. The teen was trapped inside and died at the scene.
Although this fatal accident may lead to a wrongful death lawsuit as the result of negligent and careless driving, it is also a reminder what to do in the event of an auto accident.
- If you are injured, it is best to stay in your car until medical help arrives. If you get out of the vehicle, try to exit on the opposite side of passing traffic, even if that means crawling to the passenger side of the car. Seek a safe area off the side of the road.
- If possible, move the vehicle to the shoulder or other safe area out of the flow of traffic. If your vehicle cannot be moved or does not propose any danger, you should leave it until the police arrive.
- Avoid exchanging information or assessing damage near traffic.
- If possible, put out flares or other warning signs to divert traffic away from the accident especially if there are injured people that are unable to be moved.
- Once you are safe, call 911and remain off the road until police arrive.
- Stay at the scene of the accident until the police arrive.
- Write down as much information as you can -- including the names, contact information, and insurance data of all parties involved; the make, model, color, and model year of any vehicles involved; and names and contact information of witnesses.
- If you have been seriously injured or lost a loved one in an auto accident and you have questions about your legal rights, contact an experienced auto accident attorney immediately.
Mark Bello has thirty-five years experience as a trial lawyer and thirteen years as an underwriter and situational analyst in the lawsuit funding industry. He is the owner and founder of Lawsuit Financial Corporation which helps provide legal finance cash flow solutions and consulting when necessities of life litigation funding is needed by a plaintiff involved in pending, personal injury, litigation. Bello is a Justice Pac member of the American Association for Justice, Sustaining and Justice Pac member of the Michigan Association for Justice, Member of Public Justice and Public Citizen, Business Associate of the Florida, Mississippi, Connecticut, Texas, and Tennessee Associations for Justice, and Consumers Attorneys of California, member of the American Bar Association, the State Bar of Michigan and the Injury Board.
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