{"id":1725,"date":"2019-12-11T10:00:08","date_gmt":"2019-12-11T10:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harshlaw.com\/?p=1725"},"modified":"2019-12-11T10:00:08","modified_gmt":"2019-12-11T10:00:08","slug":"car-hits-walking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harshlaw.com\/car-hits-walking\/","title":{"rendered":"When A Car Hits You While Walking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If this has happened to you or a loved one, the\nmost important step is to get immediate medical attention. Second, but equally\nimportant, is to consult an experienced pedestrian accident attorney. At Harsh\nLaw, Mark Harshbarger provides a safe environment to discuss the accident and\nrecovery. All initial consultations are complimentary and designed to answer\nyour questions, provide you with education and information on how to recover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>FIRST: Call the police. <\/strong>Depending on the location of the accident,\n     you may need to request a copy of the police report from either a city\n     police department, the San Bernardino County Sheriff\u2019s Department or the\n     California Highway Patrol.<ul><li>San Bernardino &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ci.san-bernardino.ca.us\/cityhall\/police_department\/online_reports\/default.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.ci.san-bernardino.ca.us\/cityhall\/police_department\/online_reports\/default.asp<\/a><\/li><li>Redlands &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofredlands.org\/post\/records-reports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.cityofredlands.org\/post\/records-reports<\/a><\/li><li>SB County &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.sbcounty.gov\/sheriff\/divisions\/information-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/wp.sbcounty.gov\/sheriff\/divisions\/information-services\/<\/a><\/li><li>CHP &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chp.ca.gov\/traffic\/request-a-collision-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.chp.ca.gov\/traffic\/request-a-collision-report<\/a><\/li><li><em>Note: If possible, note if the driver of\n      the vehicle has a <strong>dash camera<\/strong> and ask the reporting officer to\n      make note of the equipment. Do not try to grab or acquire the video\n      yourself.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>SECOND: Get immediate medical attention.<\/strong>&nbsp;In any accident, the first step is\n     to assess and treat major injuries to minimize long-term effects and\n     recovery time. A medic can best identify non-visible injuries such as\n     traumatic brain injury (TBI) can difficult to detect. Proper examinations\n     and tests are often used in a legal case as evidence. Do not simply go\n     home and attempt to self-care.<\/li><li><strong>THIRD: Talk to an attorney. <\/strong>While you work with your medical team on the\n     physical recovery from your accident, the right lawyer will deal with the\n     insurance companies. It is important to select a lawyer to represent you before\n     giving any statement to the insurance company of the driver and well\n     before you discuss or accept any settlement offer.<\/li><li><strong>Keep all of your information.<\/strong>&nbsp;Hold on to accident scene photos,\n     witness names and numbers, insurance company letters and receipts from all\n     accident-related expenses, including your medical bills.<\/li><li><strong>Write a journal.<\/strong>&nbsp;Even if very brief, write an entry\n     about the accident and add notes on a daily basis. Be sure to include pain\n     levels, appointments, hardships incurred and your ability to work and\n     engage in other activities.<\/li><li><strong>File an auto insurance claim.<\/strong>&nbsp;Yes, you read that right. If you\n     have auto insurance, you may have pedestrian coverage. This type of\n     insurance will cover you when you are the pedestrian in a vehicle\n     accident.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If this has happened to you or a loved one, the most important step is to get immediate medical attention. Second, but equally important, is to consult an experienced pedestrian accident attorney. At Harsh Law, Mark Harshbarger provides a safe environment to discuss the accident and recovery. All initial consultations are complimentary and designed to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/harshlaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/harshlaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/harshlaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harshlaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harshlaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1725"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/harshlaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1725\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/harshlaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harshlaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harshlaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}