Recklessness and negligence is extensive in today's climate resulting in numerous personal injuries. People who are cautious still are involved in accidents that result in injuries. Millions of injuries every year occur in the United States that result in over 6 million auto accidents. Two million of those become permanent personal injuries and many thousands end in death. Accidents involving trucks and large rigs number over 125,000 every year causing 50,000 personal injuries and over 4,000 of those ending in death. The number of fatalities associated with SUV rollovers when an accident does occur is frightening.

You might be surprised to discover that approximately 125,000 personal injuries result each year from the use of dirt bikes and ATVs.

If you are involved in an accident check for obvious injuries on yourself and those with you. If your passengers are ok, check to see if anyone else is injured. Call the police to report the accident and let them know if anyone is injured and how many appear to be injured. This lets them know how many emergency vehicles and personnel will be needed.

Next, obtain information from the other driver(s) involved in the crash. Ask for their name, address, driver's license number, insurance information and license plate number. If there were any witnesses to the accident, obtain their name(s), address(es) and telephone numbers too. Do not say that you were at fault. You may have been, but there may be factors about the accident that you were not aware of initially. It may turn out that the other driver was at fault.

You will need the police report number when you go to the police station to request an accident report. However, many insurance companies will take care of that for you. But, just in case, there is nothing wrong with asking the officer for this information if they don't offer it to you. If the police officer asks you for a statement, simply relate the facts.

If you have been involved in any type of accident that you believe was the fault of another person and have suffered personal injuries resulting from the accident, take a moment and fill out the "Contact" form on the home page of this website. You may be eligible for compensation and the law firm of Gaines, Gruner, Ponzini & Novick, LLP will fight for your rights and to get you full compensation. You can also call 914-288-9595 and ask for Ted A. Novick, Esq., the partner that handles such cases.