GOLF CART ACCIDENT IN THE VILLAGES
When you are in a golf cart accident in The Villages here is what you need to do next. Most certainly get medical attention right away, that is of course paramount. You need to pursue this immediately if you plan on seeking recovery from an at-fault party and here is why. In a golf cart accident you need to prove two things to recover: liability and damages.
LIABILITY
“Liability” is the question of how the incident occurred and who is responsible. This is the foremost reason why you need to pursue your case immediately. Today many cars, trucks, vans, and work vehicles have electronic data recorders (“EDRs”) that record when there is a hard braking event (“HBE”) as is common right before impact with another vehicle or golf cart, or it can demonstrate there was no braking at all. The EDR, depending upon the vehicle can document the speed of the vehicle and steering input prior to a crash. Also, work vehicles often have various arrays of telematics and GPS—which can record speed, direction, driver habits, and other information which can be vital to your case on liability. This can help you prove that the other driver was at fault for the incident. Caution is advised here: if you do not immediately pursue your claim then this evidence can be lost. Cars with damage are disposed of by insurance companies, and EDR and telematics data must be downloaded by specialists in order to preserve the evidence vital to your case.
DAMAGES
In order to recover for physical injuries you must demonstrate that your injuries arose from the incident. This means documentation through your medical providers of the initial injuries and documentation of the treatment and diagnostics ordered by your physicians. Without medical documentation it is not sufficient to just make a claim that a person has suffered a certain injury or injuries, the medical side of your case must be proven with medical providers. Also note, if you have No Fault insurance available to you then Florida law requires that medical treatment be obtained within 14 days of incident, or you lose that benefit.
Florida Statute 627.736(1)(a)
(a) Medical benefits.—Eighty percent of all reasonable expenses for medically necessary medical, surgical, X-ray, dental, and rehabilitative services, including prosthetic devices and medically necessary ambulance, hospital, and nursing services if the individual receives initial services and care pursuant to subparagraph 1. within 14 days after the motor vehicle accident.
Chapter 627 Section 736 – 2024 Florida Statutes
Typically if a person has No Fault insurance, this provides $10,000 in medical benefits for treatment after an accident. This is yet another reason why it is important to pursue your golf cart injury case as soon as possible, or you can lose this insurance benefit for which you would have paid insurance premiums to have available to you.
RIGHT AFTER THE ACCIDENT THIS WILL HAPPEN
Right after a golf cart accident the insurance company for the at-fault person will try to contact you. They will not only try to contact you, they will record your conversation. They will try to gather evidence against you to prove the other person in your accident should not pay anything. You should never give a statement to an insurance company—even your own insurer—without your attorney on the line with you. Second, right after your golf cart accident the insurance company for the other person will be removing the at-fault vehicle or golfcart to a salvage yard which will quickly dispose of the same unless you do something about it to prevent that. Right after the golf cart accident, evidence from the scene will be disappearing and fading unless you secure an examination of the scene. Right after your golf cart accident, any witnesses will not remember your accident as well as the day of the incident, and they may not save any photos or other information from your accident. It is vital that all witnesses to your accident be contacted immediately for evidence and statements.
AFTER YOUR GOLF CART ACCIDENT
Contact us, the attorneys at www.GolfCartAttorney.com. We have 25 years specializing in successfully handling golf cart injury cases. Crashes with another vehicle. Crashes with other golf carts. Rollover golf cart crashes. Golf Cart Ejections, Major injuries. Death cases. Golf Cart malfunctions causing injury.
You can have confidence in our 25 years experience in successfully recovering for golf cart injury cases. Call us 352-633-6900 or visit us at our Villages office. Call now and put our law firm and experience for you right now.
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