Immediately After the Motorcycle Accident
After any kind of motorcycle accident, the first step you should take is ensuring you and any passengers with you are okay and do not need medical attention. If you or someone that you’re with needs to see a doctor immediately, you or someone on the scene should call 911 and request an ambulance. Getting medical attention is the most important thing, so any further steps can wait if you are severely injured.
If your injuries are minor and you do not need to see a doctor right away, you will want to take a moment to calm down and clear your head. Because the next few steps will be crucial to your insurance claim and getting compensation you may need, you will want to be thinking clearly. Take a few moments to pull yourself together before talking with other drivers or pedestrians involved.
Once you are able, you will want to assess the damage to your bike and other vehicles or items involved in the accident. If you have a working phone or camera, you should also take photographs of any damage that was caused.
If there was another driver involved in the accident, you will also want to take pictures of the damage to their car and write down the make, model, and license plate of each vehicle involved. Finally, be sure to get the insurance information and contact information of the other driver or drivers, regardless of who is at fault for the accident.
You will need to wait at the scene until a police officer can arrive and make a report. Not only could fleeing the scene cause you to face criminal charges, but you will also want to be around to share your side of the stories and how you preserved the series of events. Having your statement documented in the police report could be extremely beneficial for you down the line.
Once the scene of the accident has been properly documented and you have all the information you need, you are free to leave the scene of the accident.