After calling the police, ensure everyone’s safety and get medical attention if needed. Exchange contact and insurance information with the other party, but avoid discussing fault or details of the accident. Gather contact information from witnesses, and wait for the police to arrive to make an official report.
Michael J. Gopin has practiced law in El Paso since 1987. Even after more than 30 years, he still remembers his first jury case. It was two weeks after receiving his license, when he represented a person whose life had been forever changed after being blinded in a work-related incident...