PERSONAL INJURY & SURVIVOR ADVOCACY OHIO · PENNSYLVANIA

JEK LAW · OHIO & PENNSYLVANIA

After a crash: a practical checklist

Start with safety and your immediate needs. Collect information only when it is safe.

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At the scene

  • Move away from immediate danger when possible and request emergency help when needed.
  • Exchange driver and insurance details and note the responding agency and report number.
  • If safe, photograph vehicle positions, road conditions, signals, and the wider scene.
  • Save witness details and original dashcam recordings.

In the following days

Keep towing and repair information, insurance correspondence, receipts, and work-absence records. Photograph accessible cabin damage, such as deployed airbags. Have a qualified professional document underside damage; do not crawl under a damaged vehicle.

Bring what you have

You can contact the firm before every record is available. Ask a clinician about symptoms and follow their recommendations for care.