Oklahoma Vehicle Accidents

Ten Important Steps to Follow After an Automobile Accident

• Seek medical attention immediately. Symptoms may not show up for several days. Make sure your doctor knows that you have been in an automobile accident.
• Get all information available about the other driver(s) including name, address, phone number, date of birth, driver’s license number, and insurance company information including policy number.
• Get as much information as possible on the make, model, year, and color of all the automobiles involved in the incident.
• Talk to the police officer(s) and get their name(s), badge number, report number, and when and where a police report will be available.
• Talk to any and all witnesses making sure to get their name, address, and phone numbers.
• ASAP write down as much information and detail about the accident. The longer you wait to do this the less you will likely to remember.
• If possible, take your own pictures of the scene as soon as possible, especially if the cars have not been removed from the scene.*
• Take as many detailed pictures as possible of any damage done to your automobile.*
• Take pictures of any injuries to yourself, including bruises, cuts, lesions, etc.*
• Be prepared! Keep the following items in your car in case of emergency
  • Pens/Pencils
  • Paper/Notepad
  • Flashlight
  • Flares
  • First aid kit
  • Blanket
  • Jumper Cables
  • Rag or paper towels
  • Trash bags

*Special Note: When taking photographs, quality is tantamount to quantity. It is recommended that you use a 35mm film camera or higher quality digital camera, as opposed to a Polaroid camera or low quality digital camera, such as a camera phone. Remember, time is of the essence, so it is still best to use whatever options you have available to you at the time.