What To Do If Hit By A Drunk Driver

You Have Been Hit By A Drunk Driver!

You have been hit by a drunk driver. What should you do? Well, the first thing you do is go to the emergency room. Make note of whoever it was who hit you. Sometimes, you cannot get this information at the scene but we can get the crash report and the statements for you afterwards. As a professional injury legal firm, we make sure that we find out what the blood alcohol level is of the drunk driver that hit you.

In Virginia, if the person who hit you was drunk and they had a blood alcohol level of .15 or more, in addition to being compensated for your injuries, you can receive an additional large sum of money for something called punitive damages. Punitive comes from the word “punish.” We want to stop these folks who are not just drunk but super drunk. Suing for punitive damages offers top dollar for compensation for your injuries and loss. Pursuing punitive damages is a common legal strategy because this is the only way that we can stop folks from driving drunk and maiming and killing our loved ones.

Drunk driving cases are complicated but easy for our experienced Virginia attorney, Lawrence K. Land. If you don’t know an experienced injury lawyer, please call Attorney Land, your best pick for a personal injury lawyer in Virginia.

The Three Most Important Things You Should Do If Hit By A Drunk Driver

What are the three most important things you should and shouldn’t do if you have been injured because of some type of an accident or incident?

1. Go to the Emergency Room. Don’t think, for a moment, that you are not hurt. Maybe you aren’t but you should not be making that decision independently. You can also go to a Patient First or Urgent Care or one of those places like that. Don’t wait!

2. Do not talk to an insurance company. Most of the people will tell you that the first thing that you have to do is call the insurance company. I’m telling you, that is the last thing that you want to do. You should not call your insurance company and do not call the insurance company of the person that was involved.

3. Get off your social media. Do not text people with what happened or go online with what happened. So often, people think that it won’t hurt them to text, or post, about the accident but many times, whatever comments you make, can come back to haunt you. Instead, you should call an experienced personal injury lawyer to get advice, first. If you don’t know an experienced personal injury lawyer, call me, Attorney Lawrence Land. Attorney Land has been helping injured people throughout Virginia for over 35 years. Call him anytime, 7 days a week for free legal advice.

Involved In A Drunk Driving Accident? Call Injury Attorney Lawrence K. Land!

While the drunk driver faces strict criminal punishment, he or she also faces a civil lawsuit where we sue to get money to compensate the victim for their injuries as well as for their pain and suffering and lost wages. As a victim, you need an experienced drunk driving accident lawyer in Virginia to ensure your best result in obtaining compensation for your injuries, as well as income that was lost as a result of a drunk driving accident.

If you are a loved one has been injured or killed by a drunk driver, call Virginia injury attorney Lawrence K. Land and let him tell you how he can help. He is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. When you call our office, you will speak directly with Attorney Land for a free no-obligation consultation and evaluation. He will travel anywhere in Virginia to meet with you.

Attorney Land has been helping people who have been injured or killed by drunk drivers for over 35 years. He does not get paid until he gets money for you. In Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Portsmouth or Suffolk, call 757-625-1911. On the Eastern Shore, call 757-787-2222. All other areas, call 1-800-800-1911.  If you have questions, he has answers. Call us now for legal help and let us make this Land your Land!