{"id":2469,"date":"2023-10-31T18:45:13","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T18:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kalka.honesthost.org\/?p=2469"},"modified":"2025-02-28T09:32:29","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T14:32:29","slug":"witnessing-a-motor-vehicle-accident-what-to-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kalkalaw.com\/blog\/witnessing-a-motor-vehicle-accident-what-to-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Witnessing a Motor Vehicle Accident…What to Do?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are you a Good Samaritan who stops when you see an accident happen? There are certain pros and cons to witnessing a car, truck or motorcycle accident. Let\u2019s take this car accident example and walk through two very different scenarios\u2026<\/p>\n

A car accident happens in front of you as a driver hits a tree on the side of the road. You pull over and get out of your car to assist the person in the badly wrecked car. You help pull the driver out of the car just moments before the vehicle bursts into flames. The driver recovers and praises you for your brave act and courage.
\nA car accident happens in front of you as a driver hits a tree on the side of the road. You pull over and get out of your car to assist the person in the badly wrecked car. You help pull the driver out of the car, thinking the car might catch fire or explode. The driver is badly injured, taken to the hospital by paramedics and unfortunately declared paralyzed. The driver then in turn tries to sure you for causing his\/her injuries.
\nWhile witnessing an accident does not mean that you\u2019ll encounter one of these two scenarios, it does mean that you should be helpful without endangering yourself or further endangering the people injured in the accident. There are also laws protecting the public from being sued like in scenario two- the Good Samaritan law, but, it does not guarantee that someone will not try to sue the \u201cSamaritan\u201d who acted.<\/p>\n

Some things to remember if you witness a motor vehicle accident-<\/p>\n

Pull your vehicle over to the side of the road keeping a safe distance between your vehicle and the accident.
\nCall 9-1-1 as soon as possible, ready to provide as much information to the emergency authorities as you can.
\nHelp anyone involved in the accident. Try not to move an injured person unless they are in a burning car or some other imminent danger. Moving an injured person can often make the injury more severe.
\nIf possible, take pictures of the accident scene with a camera or camera phone.
\nStay until the police arrive to give a witness statement.<\/p>\n

Hit and Run Heroes
\nTwo young men saw a hit-and-run accident take place the summer of 2010 and took action to assist in the driver\u2019s arrest and conviction. Steven Sanchez and Jason Perez, both age 19, witnessed a man crash his car into a motorcycle containing two passengers<\/a>. As the driver sped away from the scene, Sanchez and Perez followed the car to a dead end where the driver and the car\u2019s passenger hopped out and began to flee on foot. The two young men somehow kept the passenger with them until the police arrived. Sadly, the motorcycle driver was killed in the accident.<\/p>\n

The next day, the police arrested the driver of the car who pled guilty to vehicular homicide and is currently serving prison time, according to HotBikeWeb.com . The motorcyclist\u2019s fianc\u00e9 and passenger was the one who nominated Sanchez and Perez for an award given out honorably by a group of motorcycle accident attorneys called the Law Tigers.<\/p>\n

Sanchez and Perez acted instinctually to the hit-and-run accident, acting upon courage and desire for justice. \u201cIf I had to do it all over again, I would,\u201d said Perez. \u201cI wasn\u2019t really in fear for my life. I was just thinking\u2026how does someone leave a scene like that?\u201d<\/p>\n

The Colorado Law Tigers awarded the two young men with $10,000 checks in recognition of their assist in the conviction of a driver responsible for a hit-and-run motorcycle accident.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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