Suffering injuries in a car accident that was not your fault is extremely unsettling. However, when the driver who hit you then flees the scene, leaving you feeling helpless, the problems increase significantly. Trust that our Denton hit and run accident lawyer will be ready to help you navigate this complex process.
Even when there is no other driver present to blame for the accident, you still have the right to seek a claim for your medical bills, lost wages, pain, and suffering related to your injuries. Underwood Law Office understands the complexity involved in a case like this, and we will represent your interests from start to finish.
You Can Win a Judgment When the Other Driver Flees
When potential clients contact our hit and run crash attorney in Denton, they often question whether they actually have the ability to seek a claim for their injuries. After all, they do not know the identity of the driver who fled the scene.
Fortunately, as long as you have uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage (UM/UIM) on your personal auto policy, you have a potential avenue for seeking a judgment for your injuries.
You Will Need to Seek an Award Against Your Own Policy
Although it may seem odd to seek an award from your own insurance company after an injury accident that someone else caused, this is how the process works.
Unfortunately, your own insurance company may choose to treat you like the person who caused the crash, rather than as the victim in the crash, which complicates the process. That’s where our hit and run accident attorney in Denton can help, as we will stand up to the insurer on your behalf.
Insurance Coverage in a Hit and Run Accident Can Be Complex
The uninsured coverage serves two purposes for you. It helps you recover financial awards for medical bills and other losses when the driver who hit you and injured you stays at the scene, but when that driver has no insurance.
This coverage also becomes part of the process when you suffer injuries from a hit and run driver. Your insurance company treats this type of situation the same way it treats a crash involving an uninsured driver.
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Do I Really Need a Denton Attorney for a Hit and Run Crash?
Your insurance company may tell you that it will take care of you and your medical bills after this hit and run accident. However, this may not end up being the case. After all, insurance companies are for-profit entities. They can increase the profits they generate by reducing the payouts they make to victims.
You probably want to trust your insurer in this kind of case. However, there is no guarantee that your insurer will truly take care of you. Our Denton car accident lawyer will represent your interests when you hire us. We will only focus on trying to obtain the award you deserve, not on whether the insurance company can increase its profits.
We Will Keep Your Case in Line With the Required Deadlines
Another advantage of hiring Underwood Law Office to represent you after your hit and run accident is that we will keep your case moving forward. Even though you do not know the identity of the driver who hit you and injured you, you still must follow the two-year statute of limitations in Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.003.
We will make sure your case meets this statute. As long as you contact us early enough, we will do everything we can to ensure your case does not fail because of a technicality.
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What Should I Do If I Believe the Other Driver May Flee the Scene?
The first thing you should do after a car accident is check on the health of anyone involved in the crash, if possible by first seeing if you sustained any injuries, then seeing if anyone else is injured. The safest way to do this is by looking at other drivers involved in the accident by using your mirrors or looking out of your vehicle’s windows.
Most times it is very dangerous for you to get out to physically check on other drivers. You may be injured without knowing it and movement could worsen it. Also, if the accident happened on a busy highway or road, getting out of the vehicle could put you at risk for being hit by another driver. If you can, contact first responders as quickly as possible, so they can attend to any injured parties.
As you are waiting for police, you may notice that the other driver is behaving strangely. If you believe the other driver is going to flee the scene, you should not attempt to stop this action. The other driver might hit you while fleeing, leaving you with further injuries.
Instead, try to take photos, a video, or notes about the other driver and the other vehicle. Should the other driver flee, which would violate Texas Transportation Code § 550.022, give your information to police and let them handle it. You should focus on your injuries and your health.
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We Will Handle Cases Involving Pedestrian Hit and Runs Too
Hit and run cases can vary quite a bit. It doesn’t matter why the other driver left the scene or whether you were walking or driving your own vehicle. Our team can handle all of the different kinds of hit and run accident cases that may occur, including:
- Pedestrian
- Jogger
- Bicyclist
- Motorcyclist
- Scooter operator
- Skateboard operator
- Vehicle driver
- Vehicle passenger
In all of these kinds of cases, your auto insurance, personal injury protection, or medical insurance policy should cover you. Our team understands the complexity that hit and run cases may cause for you, and we are ready to represent you.
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Should I Focus on Seeking the Identity of the Other Driver?
Certainly, finding the driver who fled the scene can simplify this type of case. We then would have a driver to bring a claim against.
However, you should not delay your decision whether to start the claim while waiting for police to try to find the hit and run driver. You should proceed in the best way to take care of your medical health and financial situation. Let police focus on finding the other driver.
Let Our Denton Hit and Run Accident Lawyer Give You Top-Notch Representation
At Underwood Law Office, we dislike seeing insurance companies treat our clients unfairly. You did not do anything wrong. You paid your insurance premiums as expected. You should have respectful treatment from the insurer, and we will make sure this happens.
For a free consultation, call us as soon as possible at (972) 535-6377 or fill out our contact form. You are under no obligation to hire us after this free consultation.
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