Llano County Car Accident Lawyer

Attorney for Victims Injured in Central Texas Car Crashes

There are tens of thousands of car accidents in Texas alone each year. Even the most defensive and careful of drivers can and do get blindsided by negligent motorists. Without representation, some of the liability might fall on the driver that is hit, not the person who actually caused the crash.

Personal injury attorney Russ Baker can provide you with smart-thinking, quick-acting legal representation after you are hurt in a traffic collision that was not your fault. With more than 15 years of legal experience, he knows the value and importance of being proactive in a car accident claim. Each step of the way, he will exercise his vast legal knowledge of liability to ensure your own liability in your accident is minimalized, if not completely eliminated.

Causes of Car Accidents

To remove liability from you following a car accident, it must be shown that another driver was to blame instead. This is made possible by understanding what exactly caused your car accident and how this relates to the behaviors of all drivers and passengers involved in the crash.

Some of the most common causes of car accidents include:

• Intoxication: Drunk drivers are a hazard to everyone on the road, including themselves. Medical and police reports after an accident can show that a driver was intoxicated when they hit you, which may remove any liability from your end.
• Distraction: Texting and driving is a growing concern across the nation, and many safety organizations suspect some form of driver distraction is present in at least half of all collisions. A driver's cellphone data usage can prove if they were not paying attention to the road but were instead sending a text or watching a video.
• Speeding: Reckless driving behavior, especially speeding, causes innumerable car accidents each year. If you were carefully following the rules of the road when you were struck, it would not make sense to hold you liable for the criminal actions of another driver. Attorney Russ Baker will fight to ensure that does not happen.
• Auto part failure: Sometimes your car accident is not caused by another driver but instead your vehicle itself. Poorly manufactured auto parts can fail without warning and lead to an accident, such as is often the case when a brake or steering wheel failure occur.

What to Do After a Car Wreck

As it has been established, anyone can get into a car accident and at practically any time. In case you find yourself in such a situation, it is helpful to know what to do and expect ahead of time. If you adhere to these following steps, you may be able to dramatically increase the validity of your following claim.

After being in a car accident, you should:

1. Check on everyone: Before you do anything, please take a moment to see if you or anyone else needs emergency medical attention. Everyone's health is the most important priority.
2. Call for help: No matter if people are seriously injured or not, call the authorities and let them know a car accident has occurred at your location. Paramedics can provide on-site care and police officers can steer oncoming traffic away from debris your collision may have spread across lanes. You can also get useful reports from emergency responders to use as evidence in your claim.
3. Not apologize: Pause your good manners and do not say you are sorry for what happened. Any apology could be misconstrued or misinterpreted by insurance companies into an admission of guilt, which lets them pin some liability on you.
4. Collect information: You need to get contact and insurance information from the other driver. Do not forget to record license plate and driver's license numbers. Take pictures of the scene if you can and if it is safe to do so. Eyewitness testimonies are also enormously helpful.
5. Contact a law firm: Before you even contact your own insurance company, it is highly recommended that you contact Attorney Russ Baker. You do not want to say the wrong thing to your insurer. With a lawyer on your side from the beginning, you can set those worries aside.

Get Your Claim Started Today

At our firm, we have the experience and reputation you want when filing a car accident claim. You should sit back and try to recuperate while we take on the challenges of your case. For more information, contact our office. Call 325-216-2006 for a consultation and case evaluation today. We serve clients in Llano, Burnet, Marble Falls, Fredericksburg, Johnson City, Mason, Mason County, Mills County, Burnet County, Llano County, and the surrounding areas.