Motor Vehicle Accidents

Delayed concussion symptoms are common after a car accident: you may feel fine at the scene and only notice headaches, memory problems or trouble sleeping hours or days later. The CDC says that some concussion symptoms “may appear right away, while others may not appear for hours or days after the injury.” If you were…

To get traffic camera footage after an accident, you have to find out who owns the camera and ask them in writing to save the video, fast. In Tustin, most useful video comes from businesses, homes, buses, police and dashcams, not from the cameras on traffic signals, and much of it is erased within days…

After a car accident in Tustin, stop, check for injuries and call 911 if anyone is hurt, exchange information with the other driver, document the scene, get a police report, see a doctor, and report the crash to the DMV and your insurer. California law makes several of those steps mandatory. Here’s the full checklist,…

After an Uber or Lyft accident, get medical help, collect information from every driver involved, report the crash in the app and to the police, and keep your own records before talking to any insurance company. Rideshare crashes are different from ordinary car accidents because the insurance that applies depends on what the driver was…

“Full coverage” isn’t a type of car insurance. It’s an informal label, usually meaning liability plus collision and comprehensive, and it often leaves out the coverages that matter most when you’re hurt: uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage and medical payments. The California Department of Insurance says plainly that “there is no such thing as ‘full coverage.’” Here’s…