We were proud to take part in the Salute to Nurses 2025 celebration last week — a heartfelt tribute to the incredible nurses who care for our communities every day. This event was a small but meaningful way to say thank you.
From dancing and conversation to powerful stories and well-deserved recognition, the evening was filled with moments we won’t forget. We’re grateful to have met so many compassionate, dedicated professionals — and we invite you to check out some highlights from the event below.
Scroll through the gallery and help us celebrate the nurses who keep Massachusetts strong.
At Keches Law Group, we know the dedication, sacrifice, and strength it takes to be a nurse. That’s why we’re thrilled to announce that we are the official sponsor of the Boston Globe’s “Salute To Nurses” Celebration on May 20, 2025 — an event that honors the incredible nurses in our community with a well-deserved night of fun, connection, and appreciation.
This special event is FREE for all nurses and will take place as a follow up to Nurses Week, a national celebration recognizing the vital role nurses play in our healthcare system. It’s a small way to say “thank you” for the big work nurses do every day. Complimentary beer, wine, and hors d’oeuvres will be served along with giveaways throughout the evening!
At Keches Law Group, we have a long and proud history of representing injured nurses across Massachusetts and beyond. Whether it’s fighting for workers’ compensation benefits, advocating for workplace rights, or ensuring job safety, we have seen firsthand the challenges nurses face on the job — and the resilience they show in the face of them.
By sponsoring this event, we’re giving back to the nursing community that has given so much to all of us. We want nurses to have a night where they can step away from the demands of their work, celebrate together, and feel the appreciation they truly deserve.
Join Us in Saying Thank You
If you’re a nurse, we hope you’ll join us on May 20th! And if you know a nurse — whether they cared for you, your family, or your friends — take a moment this month to say thanks and share this with them.
From all of us at Keches Law Group: Thank you for your tireless care, your compassion, and your dedication. You inspire us every day.
We’re excited to announce our We Built This City contest is now live at WeBuiltThisCity.com! Keches Law Group created this initiative to celebrate the hardworking individuals who help build, serve, and power our communities every day.
We’re inviting everyone to nominate someone they believe deserves to be recognized—a co-worker, friend, or even themselves. The nominee with the most votes will win a prize package worth $5,000 in recognition of their hard work and dedication. See the full rules here.
Here’s how it works:
1. Go to WeBuiltThisCity.com 2. Submit a nomination (it’s quick and easy) 3. Share the link and encourage others to vote
This contest ends on May 31, 2025 so nominate someone today.
Let’s shine a spotlight on the people who truly keep Boston and our communities running!
Bridgewater, MA — Keches Law Group is proud to announce that five of its distinguished attorneys have been recognized by their peers and included in the prestigious 2025 edition of Best Lawyers in America®.
The following attorneys have earned this notable distinction:
George N. Keches – Workers’ Compensation Law – Claimants since 2020
Brian C. Cloherty – Workers’ Compensation Law – Claimants since 2019
Jeffrey N. Catalano – Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Product Liability since 2015
John D. Hislop – Workers’ Compensation Law – Claimants since 1995
Lisa M. Conserve – Ones To Watch, Personal Injury Litigation since 2021
The Best Lawyers® list is compiled annually based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation, with attorneys chosen for their exemplary work, legal acumen, and dedication to their clients. Each of the nominated lawyers represents the best in their field, and their inclusion is a reflection of their relentless pursuit of excellence in the legal profession.
“Being recognized by Best Lawyers® is a tremendous honor for our attorneys and a testament to the quality of legal services we provide to our clients every day,” said Sean C. Flaherty, Managing Partner of Keches Law Group. “Our team’s commitment to achieving successful outcomes and providing exceptional service continues to be our priority.”
Keches Law Group has long been committed to delivering high-quality representation across a variety of practice areas, and this recognition reinforces its position as one of the leading law firms in New England. The inclusion of these five attorneys on the Best Lawyers® list highlights their dedication to achieving results that make a difference in the lives of their clients.
Since opening in 1986, Keches Law Group has recovered more than $2 billion for their clients and has supported unions and fights for the rights of people injured on the job throughout the greater Boston area, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania. Other practice areas include social security disability, employment law, class action, medical malpractice, and more. Keches Law Group also prioritizes community involvement and charitable causes through their non-profit organization, Keches Cares. For more information, visit the Keches Law website or follow them on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
UTI Antibiotic Left 44-Year-Old Walpole Woman Unable to Walk
Boston – Keches Law Group has teamed up with Tom Bosworth of Bosworth Law, a Philadelphia based catastrophic injury firm, filing a lawsuit this week on behalf of Talia Smith, age 44, of Walpole, for permanent and irreversible injuries she has suffered from taking just 3 antibiotic pills. The antibiotic—Ciprofloxacin (“Cipro” for short)—carries a blackbox warning that it can cause “disabling and potentially irreversible serious adverse reactions” to the central nervous system. Smith alleges in the lawsuit that the Beth Israel Deaconess nurse practitioner who prescribed her Cipro for a minor UTI never explained any of the risks or side effects of Cipro.
As a result of her injuries, Smith has been hospitalized numerous times, even spending her 42nd birthday admitted to Massachusetts General Hospital. Once a thriving employee climbing the ladder at her corporate job, Smith is now completely disabled and unable to work at all. This has devastated Smith and turned the life of her and her husband, a disabled war veteran whom she used to care for, upside down. Now both Smith and her husband require around-the-clock care.
What is the Lawsuit About?
The, complaint filed in Suffolk Superior court (Docket Number 2484CV01006) by Bosworth and Keches Law Group attorney, Chris Lynett, brings negligence and failure to warn claims against the nurse practitioner who prescribed the Cipro and the nurse practitioner’s Beth Israel Deaconess/Harvard practice based out of Sharon, MA. In addition, Smith named global conglomerate Bayer—the manufacturer of Cipro—as a defendant for creating an unreasonably dangerous and defective antibiotic that fails to adequately warn about the drug’s risks and the severity of those risks. The lawsuit seeks monetary damages against the defendants to compensate Smith for her economic and non-economic damages in the past and into the future.
“No antibiotic that can permanently disable a healthy person should ever be prescribed in this country to treat a routine UTI,” said Bosworth. “After taking just 3 Cipro pills, Talia Smith’s life as she knew it was ripped away from her.” Bosworth explained: “Talia now spends her days confined to a bed unable to function as a normal human being.” Bosworth said that he “will not stop until full responsibility and accountability is taken by the defendants in this case.”
Tom is a lawyer for catastrophic injury victims. At age 33, Bosworth became the youngest lawyer in the history of Pennsylvania to obtain an 8-figure verdict (i.e. greater than $10 million) for a living patient in a medical malpractice case. A native of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Bosworth sits on the Executive Committee of the National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 organization for Civil Plaintiff lawyers nationwide. In just over one year into starting his own firm, Bosworth has obtained over $29 million in victories by settlement or verdict for his clients. For more information, visit the Tom Bosworth Law website or follow him on TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
ABOUT KECHES LAW GROUP
Since opening in 1986, Keches Law Group has recovered more than $2 billion for their clients and has supported unions and fights for the rights of people injured on the job throughout the greater Boston area, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania. Other practice areas include social security disability, employment law, class action, medical malpractice, and more. Keches Law Group also prioritizes community involvement and charitable causes through their non-profit organization, Keches Cares. For more information, visit the Keches Law website or follow them on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
Move Highlights How Lawsuits Improve Safety Measures in America
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the last remaining form of asbestos, specifically chrysotile asbestos, used in America has been prohibited, in a move that marks an important milestone for chemical safety.
“EPA has been working expeditiously to put the nation’s chemical safety program back on track and finally realize the protections of the 2016 law. This action is just the beginning as we work to protect all American families, workers, and communities from toxic chemicals,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan.
How is Chrysotile Asbestos Used?
Chrysotile asbestos is found in automotive products like sheet gaskets and brake blocks. The use of the substance has been decreasing in the United States ever since the EPA first sought to ban some uses more than 50 years ago.
In addition, chrysotile asbestos is used in sodium hydroxide and chlorine, which serves to disinfect drinking water and wastewater. However, two-thirds of the chlorine produced in the United States is produced without asbestos, so transitioning away from the use of the chemical shouldn’t be difficult.
Asbestos exposure is known to cause lung cancer, mesothelioma, ovarian cancer and laryngeal cancer. Every year more than 40,000 deaths are linked to asbestos in the United States.
While thousands of people are affected by asbestos every year, lawsuits on behalf of the victims have brought justice and accountability. When there is a public danger that hasn’t been eliminated, taking legal action is sometimes the best option available.
“Personal injury lawsuits and specifically the civil justice system really have not raised the cost of anything for people and in fact, when you look at it, in the long run, they’ve actually protected people,” says Andrew Abraham, a Partner at Keches Law. “So there’s seatbelts in cars because of personal injury lawsuits. There are all sorts of improvements in your house, in your clothing, in your food, in your medications that you take, in the cars that you drive in, the lawnmowers that you use, the snowblowers that you use have been made better and safer by personal injury lawsuits.”
Abraham says that while there are always people and companies that are looking to take advantage of people, personal injury lawsuits offer a way to defend yourself.
“It’s, unfortunately, a well-hidden fact that personal injury lawsuits, generally speaking, make us safer. Holding people that choose to violate safety rules accountable is very, very important to protect our society and protect our families,” he says.
The skilled Workers’ Compensation and Personal Injury Attorneys at Keches Law are ready to defend you if you have been injured because of someone else’s negligence.
Contact us today so we can help you go through every step of the process to getting you justice and holding those who wronged you accountable.
When buds pop out on trees, flowers push through the mud and snow and you start to sneeze from the newly arrived pollen, you know that spring has arrived.
But with spring comes a new set of road conditions to be careful of and new safety measures to keep on alert with. Keep reading to learn how to stay safe on the road as the snow melts and the weather starts to warm up.
Adapt to Changing Weather Conditions
They don’t say “April showers, May Flowers” for nothing. And if you want to be more accurate, you should add “March mud” to the beginning of the list. Melting snow combining with hotter weather means the ground softens, and the chance of mud, rain, slush and debris on the road increases.
On top of that, the variety of weather conditions in spring will keep you on your toes. Be on the lookout for snowfall, thunderstorms, rain showers and anything else you can imagine. Unusual weather can make for sudden road condition changes, so be mindful of your speed, drive to the road conditions, and take your time.
Before the winter began, you checked your car to make sure you wouldn’t break down in the snow. You considered new tires or even snow tires, put an emergency kit in the trunk and had your car checked out. With the weather changing again, another checkup is in order.
Keeping up with regular vehicle maintenance is always the best way to make sure your car is ready for any conditions. But also, be prepared as drivers may be bolder on the street with warmer conditions and pedestrians may be walking more frequently.
In the spring, the roads are just different than what you’ve been dealing with for the last few months. Look into the new season’s problems so you are prepared and putting yourself in the safest situation you can before getting behind the wheel.
1. What is the Safest Way to Avoid Potholes?
Avoiding potholes isn’t as simple as driving around them. Sometimes avoiding them could mean driving into the other lane, and sometimes driving in them could mean potentially damaging your vehicle. So how do you handle it?
First of all, when you check your car this spring, make sure you look over your tires and suspension, potholes are a lot less trouble with a car prepared for them. Secondly, slow down when you see a pothole coming. Lastly, check the safety of the situation before swerving around a pothole, if a car is in the other lane, it isn’t safe. Also, note that potholes can fill with water and look like puddles, so be careful driving through puddles as well.
2. How Do I Avoid Hydroplaning?
Wet pavement leads to 1.2 million car crashes per year. Hydroplaning, which is when the car’s tires lose traction with the road and glide on the water instead, is a major contributor to the accident total. Avoiding hydroplaning involves making sure you keep traction with the road. Here are a couple quick tips to make sure you do that:
A. Don’t put on cruise control when its wet or raining—make sure you are in charge of the car’s movement in these moments.
B. Slow down and leave room so you don’t slide into another vehicle.
C. Finally, handle a skid properly: drive in the direction the car wants to go, let off the gas and absolutely don’t slam on the breaks or make sudden turns, this will only further add to the car’s loss of traction.
3. Share the Road With Pedestrians and Cyclists
Warmer weather means more people are out and about. More people out and about means more pedestrians and cyclists. So when you’re driving this spring, remember to be vigilant about checking crosswalks, paying attention to sidewalks and road edges, giving bicyclers room and generally paying attention to the people you share the road with.
4. Avoid Animals on the Road
In the winter, animals hide away and hibernate to avoid the weather. But come spring, wildlife like deer return to the woods and potentially, the roads. Every year about 1.5 million car accidents happen with deer alone, so keeping a watchful eye is important.
The hours surrounding dawn and dusk are the most active, and animals are attracted to food, so don’t throw any out the window! Also be careful of areas where a stream or waterway runs under the road, animals may look to cross nearby.
What Other Spring Conditions Affect Your Driving?
So now your car is in good working order, you know how to safely drive in weather and water, you’re patient with pedestrians, bikers and animals. But spring brings some other, unforeseen issues as well.
Trees, grass and weeds are all growing again. But that means pollen. If you are affected by any springtime allergies, including pollen, you know that your eyes might be watering, you might sneeze and cough, and in general, you might not feel well. But that doesn’t affect your need to drive. So what do you need to do to stay safe from allergies behind the wheel?
Taking over-the-counter medications can help reduce symptoms, but make sure you read them and they won’t make you drowsy behind the wheel. Spring clean your car and change the air filters—making your car a better environment can only help you deal with the frustrations of allergy season. Finally, insulate your car by keeping your windows up—use the air conditioner instead of opening windows, and put on circulating air mode, you want less air from outside the car.
How Do I Drive in the Fog?
Precipitation and changing weather can lead to fog. Taking your time and not panicking go a long way to keeping you safe. Put on your headlights so other drivers can see you, but not high beams, which will cause a glare. If driving in thick fog, watch the lines on the center and side of the road to make sure you’re staying in your lane.
If the fog is impassible, turn on your hazard lights and pull off the road into a safe location. Wait for the conditions to improve before continuing. If there isn’t a safe place to go, pull off the side of the road and park. Keep your hazard lights on but turn off your headlights. Take your foot off the brake and put on your emergency brake so no one will accidentally run into you by following your brake lights.
How Do I Drive With the Glare From the Sun?
With the change in daylight hours, the sun’s position is at different spots during morning and evening commutes. This can mean a nasty glare, and aside from slowing down and leaving room between cars, what can you do?
Try adjusting your commute time to see if there is a safer one that still works with your schedule. If that doesn’t do the trick, get some polarized sunglasses to wear while driving. The other way to make the view more tolerable is to clean your windshield. A glare on a dirty windshield is even worse.
If Spring Driving Leads to an Accident, Keches Law is Here
No matter how much preparation you do, accidents still happen. It’s good to know you have a place to turn if you need an attorney after a springtime car crash.
Contact the skilled personal injury attorneys at Keches Law if you need a lawyer, we are ready to hear your story and provide the support and legal guidance you need.
Attorney Sean Kiely had a happy childhood growing up in Waterford, on the southern coast of Ireland. But he says where he is from, emigration to America or another country, is an option people always consider. After he finished college, he decided it was the right next step for him.
Seven years later, he says he wants to stay here forever.
How do Ireland and America Compare?
“It’s very similar to America,” Kiely says about growing up in Ireland.
He says the Irish-American population in cities on the east coast of the United States and specifically in Boston, have done a good job of bringing a lot of the traditions to their new country.
“A sense of family, sense of loyalty to your friends, strong work ethic and trying to do your best for your children, a lot of those have been imported,” he says.
“I’ve talked to relatives who emigrated in the 50s or 60s, they grew up in a very different Ireland. It was a lot poorer, there wasn’t even the right to a free middle school or high school education,” he says. “When I moved to America, the culture shock wasn’t as big as generations prior to me.”
Sean Kiely says when he was growing up, St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland was a family holiday that involved a lot of relaxed celebrating, perhaps going to a Catholic Mass, but mostly it was about spending time together and celebrating Irish heritage.
He says it’s different in America because the people involved have a different history to celebrate.
“Those Irish from decades or centuries ago that came here, built America,” he says. “It was on their backs that a lot of the great cities were built.”
“In America, St. Patrick’s Day is a great day that gives Irish-Americans the opportunity to be proud of their identity and their background. It is evident that Irish-Americans take great pride in their Irish heritage. Alternatively, in Ireland, because there isn’t as much reason for people to celebrate their Irishness, it is hard for those people to understand the Irish-American celebration of St. Patrick’s Day. The Irish culture in America is strong, and it doesn’t discriminate between generations. We are all proud to be Irish.”
Why Did Kiely Come to America?
Growing up, Kiely says the American culture was all around him. The same TV shows that we watch here were on TV there. The movies we watched were shown there. The same gadgets we played with were available there. So he always saw the move as a possibility.
“There was a lot of influence of American culture in Ireland at the time,” he says. “America as a country, I was always fascinated by it.”
Standards of living in Ireland were pretty similar to the middle class lifestyle in America, so he said it wasn’t a move of necessity as much as something he just felt was the right decision for him.
Kiely’s New York Years
Kiely first moved to New York City, where he worked for five years for a law firm where he practiced family law. However, there were drawbacks.
Kiely says family law can be difficult because there really aren’t happy outcomes when families are splitting apart, and kids are often caught in the middle. In addition, cases are tried before a judge, instead of a jury, which he said isn’t what he preferred. Over time he decided to change his primary focus to personal injury.
“This type of law allowed me to do what I wanted to do, what I was trained to do as a barrister in Ireland, which was try cases before a jury and still get to represent everyday normal people,” he says.
Joining Andy Abraham’s Team at Keches Law
After years in New York, Kiely tried a case representing a personal injury victim, and discovered that was the direction he wanted his career to take.
When the opportunity to come to Keches Law was presented to Kiely, he took it. Two years ago, Kiely moved to Massachusetts to join Keches Law Partner Andy Abraham’s team that mostly handles brain injury cases.
Kiely says he loves that in his job he gets to fight for people who have had the rug pulled out from under them and need help to get back on their feet, in particular, he says he sees eye to eye with immigrant clients.
“They’re at more of a disadvantage because they don’t oftentimes speak English fluently, or they don’t have qualifications, or they can’t retrain to a different area,” he says. “It’s my job to fight for them with the same intensity that I would like someone to fight for me if my ability to work was taken from me or my ability to provide for myself or a family was taken away.”
Sean with his family at the Comeragh Mountains in County Waterford.
Kiely Wants to Become an American Citizen
Kiely described how the immigration process is long and ongoing for him, and that he wants to become an American citizen one day.
“Right now I’m in the process of hopefully getting my green card,” he says. “After you get your green card, you can wait around 3 to 5 years to become a citizen.”
He says it’s ironic how he can get up in front of a court and represent someone, but he can’t vote. But he says he does want to become an American citizen one day and he plans on staying in America.
“It just takes time,” he says.
He says while he misses his family, and knows living in America means he misses out on some things that happen in Ireland, he loves his day to day life in the USA. He has a great affinity for American culture and his American friends, has built an incredible career, and plans on staying for years to come.
“Ireland is a great country…I can go and get respite whenever I need to,” he says, “but I’m in the US for the long term.”
Keches Law Group has filed a lawsuit against Choice Hotels International on behalf of a Massachusetts woman who alleges she was a victim of sex trafficking when she was held and exploited on their properties from 2016-2018.
Our lawsuit aims to hold Choice Hotels accountable for not only benefiting from and facilitating the actions of our client’s captors by failing to take effective measures to prevent or stop it, but that Choice ignored the obvious trafficking happening on their properties and were motivated only by profit.
“The hotel industry has long been aware of sex trafficking occurring on their properties and have chosen to profit off the venture rather than put reasonable measures in place to protect individuals and the community,” says Michael Glennon, lead attorney on the case. “Sex trafficking is more common than we’d like to believe, and the bravery of survivors like our client allow us to not only bring to light its existence but to advocate for industry-wide change.”
Headquartered in North Bethesda, Maryland, Choice Hotels is one of the largest hospitality brands in the world, with 22 brands and more than 7,400 hotel locations worldwide.
Choice’s brand portfolio includes familiar names like Radisson, Comfort Inn, Quality Inn, Econo Lodge, and Rodeway Inn, as well as many others. In 2023, the company’s revenue grew 10 percent to $1.5 billion.
In 2008, Choice Hotels adopted a Human Rights Policy that “condemns human trafficking and child exploitation and commits to raising awareness of this issue among the owners and staff of our franchised hotels.”
How are Choice Hotels Allegedly Responsible for Sex Trafficking?
Our client says Choice Hotels was aware not only of what was specifically happening to her, but also that sex trafficking was happening in their hotels in general. She says employees and staff at Choice properties observed clear indications of trafficking, including frequent male visitors, excessive requests for towels, loud fighting and throwing of furniture, physical signs of abuse.
Police reports, news articles, customer complaints and negative reviews were all available for Choice to review. The hotel chain has faced multiple lawsuits in the past related to sex trafficking at their locations, including a decades long claim in Ohio in 2022 and another suit in Houston in 2020.
Given how well-documented the issue of sex trafficking is, our stance is that Choice should have been generally aware of the practice and taken steps to address it.
From 2016-2018, our client was held by an abuser and moved from location to location, being controlled by her traffickers through alcohol, drugs, and violence. Day after day, she was forced to engage in sex acts with strangers for money, against her will, equating to repeated instances of rape, often more than once per day.
She eventually escaped, and she’s spent considerable time trying to move on from her harrowing experience and rebuild her life.
Is Human Trafficking a Hotel Industry Issue?
Hotel and motel companies throughout the hospitality industry have made pledges and campaigns that suggest they are combatting trafficking, but limited changes have been implemented.
The complaint filed on behalf of our client alleges that the hospitality industry as a whole, including Choice Hotels, makes millions in profits by not properly addressing the issue.
It also alleges that there is a general failure to create, adopt and enforce policies and procedures to do something about the problem.
Signs of Sex Trafficking at a Hotel or Motel
Hotel and motel rooms are sold on the privacy and potential anonymity they allow for their customers, but this also makes them ideal locations for trafficking.
The Department of Homeland Security offers a list of signs for hotel teams to use to recognize potential signs of trafficking including individuals who show signs of:
Sleep Deprivation
Injuries
Malnourishment
Fatigue
In addition, hospitality workers should look out for individuals without apparent freedom of movement, no control over money or ID and may have inappropriate dress of lower quality clothing compared to the rest of their party.
Rooms
Hotel workers may notice housekeeping requests such as additional towels or linens but no entry into the room is allowed. Workers may also note extended stays with few or no personal possessions and excessive amounts of sex paraphernalia found in rooms.
Food and Beverage
Employees can look for individuals soliciting male patrons or just loitering in the dining area. Another indicator includes individuals asking staff for food or money, or taking cash or receipts left on tables.
Attorney Michael Glennon Fights for Sex Trafficking Victims
Attorney Michael Glennon is an experienced litigator who has spent the last 15 years working to achieve justice for individuals who have been harmed. As a prosecutor, he led a team that handled juvenile sexual abuse cases and personally handled high profile cases of youth and adult sex crimes and other forms of victimization.
Since joining the Keches Law, he has fought to get financial compensation for survivors and individuals injured due to the negligence of others. Glennon has specialized knowledge and experience in working with individuals who have suffered incidents of violence, injury, and trauma, teaching others on the subject and writing a national guide for lawyers on how to approach cases involving significant trauma.
Glennon has filed cases against hotel brands on behalf of survivors of sex trafficking and exploitation and is part of a national coalition of attorneys seeking to consolidate sex trafficking litigation against the largest hotel chains in the world. He also handles cases involving construction site injuries, inadequate security, civil rights claims, premises liability, and other personal injuries.
“I’ve spent my career trying to bring justice to people who have been harmed, and it’s a privilege to work with survivors like our client to get compensation for the harm that has been inflicted on her,” Glennon said.
Contact Keches Law if You’ve Been Through an Experience Like Our Client’s
Unfortunately, the harrowing experience our client was forced to endure isn’t an uncommon one. If you or someone you know was a victim of sex trafficking at a hotel, reach out to Keches Law Group right away.
Victims of nightmarish crimes like the ones our client lived through often feel powerless, but our experienced and skilled attorneys are here to demand accountability from those responsible for your traumatic experience.
Contact us today and let us walk you through each step of the process.
Getting into a car accident, even a minor one, is a scary situation. In the moment you might be nervous or shocked, but you want to make sure you’re taking all the appropriate measures to stay safe and get the information you need.
Read on to learn what to do right after you get into a car accident.
There is a lot to remember and the time right after a car crash is important. Make sure to calm yourself down, and think logically. Here is the order that you should address the situation.
1. Should I Pull Over After a Car Accident?
After getting into a car accident, as soon as you can, pull the car over to a safe, well-lit spot so you can check to see if you have been injured and to evaluate any damage to your car.
2. Do I Need to Go to the Hospital?
Remember, your well being is important. Take a moment to check on yourself and make sure you weren’t injured. If you feel in pain, the next step should be to call an ambulance to take you to the hospital so you can get checked out for potential car accident injury.
3. Do I Need to Take Pictures After a Car Accident?
Look at the scene of the accident and note all of the information you can. Take pictures of your car, the other driver’s car, the road, any damage, and anything else you can think of. Note down information that you think might be helpful for your personal injury attorney.
4. Should I Exchange Licenses With the Other Driver?
Determine whether you feel safe talking to the other driver. Use extreme caution. Road rage is real, and only talk to the other driver if you don’t feel nervous doing so.
You and the driver of the other car shouldn’t talk through the accident, but you should exchange information, including driver’s license, contact information, car insurance, and registration. In your notes, be sure to write down what their license plate number is.
What Do I Ask the Other Driver For After a Car Accident?
✓Driver’s License
Contact Information
Car Insurance Company
Car Insurance Policy Number
Registration
License Plate Number
5. Do I Need to Call the Police After a Car Crash?
Yes. Call the police department for the town or city where the crash occurred. Report the accident. If a police officer comes to the scene of the accident, record his or her name, badge number and contact information. If they don’t arrive, you can follow up later with the police department and request a copy of the accident report.
The experienced personal injury attorneys at Keches Law Group are here to help if you get into a car accident and believe you have a case. Make sure to record as much information as you can, while thinking first about safety.
Contact us to talk about the next steps to take. We are here for you and can walk you through the process from start to finish.
