Riding on a motorcycle can feel a lot more liberating than driving an enclosed motor vehicle, but it can also be much more dangerous. Even worse, a substantial reason why traveling by motorcycle is such a high-risk endeavor is not because of misconduct by motorcycle operators, but because so many passenger car drivers are reckless and careless while driving near people on motorcycles.
Whatever specific circumstances led to you getting hurt in a motorcycle crash, you have a limited amount of time to fully understand and enforce your right to seek civil recovery for your injuries, which can be difficult for anyone to manage without a skilled personal injury attorney’s support. However, with a dedicated Chesterton motorcycle accident lawyer from the Law Offices of David W. Holub on your side, you will be able to construct the strongest possible claim and maximize your chances of getting paid everything you need for your damages.
What to Do After Being Hurt in a Motorcycle Wreck
Anyone with life-threatening injuries from a traffic accident should seek emergency medical attention. However, if it is safe to remain at the scene after a motorcycle wreck, individuals should do so to check on others involved, call emergency services as needed, and exchange contact and insurance information with all parties.
Several additional steps can help preserve important evidence for a Chesterton motorcycle accident attorney. Before leaving the scene, individuals should photograph vehicle damage and the crash site, collect contact information from eyewitnesses, identify nearby surveillance or dashboard cameras and obtain the owners’ contact details, and request a copy of the accident report from responding police officers.
Getting Paid Fairly Within Filing Deadlines
A comprehensive lawsuit or settlement demand over a motorcycle accident can demand money for every short-term and long-term loss that accident will ever cause the injured person to experience, including:
- All medical bills for accident-related injuries
- Disability-related costs for things like wheelchairs and home modifications
- Lost work income, benefits, and/or earning capacity
- Physical pain and suffering
- Psychological trauma and distress
- Lost enjoyment of life
However, even if a wreck of this nature has permanent and debilitating consequences, Indiana Code §34-11-2-4 will virtually always prevent a lawsuit over that wreck from moving forward in court if the injured person tries to sue more than two years after initially sustaining harm. Support from a skilled lawyer can be essential to constructing a strong claim over a motorcycle injury in Chesterton within this strictly enforced time limit.
Contact a Chesterton Motorcycle Accident Attorney for Help
As a motorcyclist, you have all the same rights and responsibilities on the road as anyone else operating any other kind of motor vehicle. That means that if you get hurt in a traffic crash while riding your motorcycle and can prove someone else was directly and primarily at fault for causing that crash, you can demand civil compensation from them for any accident-related losses.
That said, getting a favorable result from this kind of civil lawsuit—or even from insurance claims, for that matter—can be prohibitively difficult to manage by yourself. Call today to get the help of a Chesterton motorcycle accident lawyer from the Law Offices of David W. Holub.