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Richmond Hill is a commercial and residential neighborhood located in the southwestern section of Queens. Richmond Hill borders Kew Gardens, Jamaica and Ozone Park. The neighborhood is split between Queens Community Boards 9 and 10.

Car Accident Lawyer in Richmond Hill, Queens

A serious car accident can change your life in a heartbeat. It can affect your finances, your employment and vocation as well as your health. Injuries, rehab and long-term care after a car wreck often times consume the months and sometimes years that lie thereafter. Accordingly, you should contact a Queens auto accident lawyer immediately after an accident to ensure that all of your legal rights are protected. If you have been injured you have rights and an accident attorney can help you understand the next steps and will fight to get you the compensation you deserve.

Contact Michael J. Redenburg, Esq. PC at 212-240-9465 to schedule your free, no obligation in-office consultation and see how we can help get the Wheels of Justice Spinning for You!

When Should You Get a Lawyer for a Car Accident?

Our experienced personal injury lawyer will ensure that whoever is at fault causing your injury, including in the unfortunate event that there is a fatality, will be held liable for their actions or inactions.

There is no need to fear the fight against insurance companies either, as we have the experience and expertise to handle them. You will get the maximum possible compensation. Take back your life and let Michael J. Redenburg, Esq. PC fight for you, while you concentrate on what matters most- getting better!

Common Car Accident Injuries

Negligence is one of the leading causes of car accidents and they may lead to various bodily injuries to anyone involved. The irresponsible actions of other parties should not go unpunished, and we are ready to put our expertise to work for you!

Here are some of the injuries that we have seen people sustain in car accidents:

  • Cervical or Neck injuries;
  • Thoracic and lumbar back injuries;
  • The need for surgery;
  • Whiplash, resulting is soft tissue injuries;
  • Other spinal cord injuries;
  • Brain injuries, sometimes referred to by the acronym, TBI;
  • Internal injuries with bleeding;
  • Burns and lacerations
  • Fractured bones

Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries

Car accidents are one of the most common causes of brain injuries. Auto crashes can lead to a victim’s head coming into contact with the interior portion of the car they are in or worse. This is a scary reality given that brain injuries can be life-altering, if not just threatening. And given the function of your spinal cord with respect to your body, it will also need special attention, depending on the nature and degree of the accident. Just like a brain injury, a badly injured spine can also be life-changing and severely affect the quality of your life.

Broken Bones and Burns

Broken bones are serious and they may lead to permanent and life-altering injuries. Not all broken bones just heal in time. This may result in being unable to do things the way you used to or not at all. This is also true in participating in certain activities or sports, or worse, can result in being unable to perform one’s occupation, leading to the need for vocational training.

Disfigurement caused by burns may lead to emotional distress, depression, and lowering of self-esteem, and that ii in addition to physical pain. This is why whoever is at fault for the accident should be held responsible.

Amputated Limbs

In severe cases, an individual might lose a limb. This is very unfortunate and something that our Queens car accident lawyers take very seriously.

The first thing you need to do when you’re involved in a car accident and might have been injured is to obtain immediate medical attention and treatment. This applies even if you do not think you have suffered serious injuries. It is important to let a medical expert examine you as soon after the accident as possible.

When making a claim, everything needs to be documented properly and a medical professional’s opinion and statement will be vital when things escalate down the road. Once all your physical injuries have been tended to, you’re going to need to take note of all potential financial damages caused by the accident.

What to Do if You Are in a Car Accident in Richmond Hill

We know that a car accident can be a harrowing experience, not to mention life-altering. Nothing can prepare you for the aftermath of the accident, but if you are involved in one, please try to remember some tips below:

  • To the extent possible, the goal is to be in control of the situation. The best way to do that is to remain calm.
  • Make sure to activate your hazard lights if they are still operational. You get off to the side of the road for your own safety, but do not leave the scene of the accident.
  • If you need immediate medical attention, call 911.
  • Get as much pertinent information as you can. Information you obtain following the accident will be important for any investigation later-on and will help in the prosecution of your case.
  • Also gather as much evidence as you can by taking pictures at the scene of the vehicles involved in the accident, as well as any of your own visible injuries if possible.

Types of Car Accidents

Car accidents vary in severity. The investigation may go in many different directions and can sometimes be unpredictable, but there are a few common car accident scenarios and having some knowledge about them may help prepare you just in case.

Head-On Collisions

Head-on collisions are described as automobile accidents where the front of one car strikes the front of another vehicle. However, head-on collisions account for a only small percentage of car accidents in our experience. Nevertheless, the level of fatalities caused by these incidents is high.

Rear-End Hits

A rearend accident is characterized by the front of a car colliding with the back of another car. This is the most common type of car accident and can result from following too closely behind the vehicle ahead. That is why vehicles should not follow too close to another car as the ability to apply the brakes when necessary is significantly reduced.

T-Bone Accidents

A T-bone accident occurs when the front of a vehicle strikes the side of another car. A most common occurrence in intersections is when one driver fails to grant the right of way of another car, runs a red light, fails to obey a stop sign, or is just unaware of the layout of the road.

Sideswipe Accidents

Sideswipe collisions refer to side-by-side vehicular occurrences. It happens when one car swerves or drifts into another lane of traffic and collides with another. While usually not as fatal as the rest of the types of car accidents we have listed so far, they can still be extremely dangerous and possibly cause injuries to vehicle occupants.

Chain Reaction Crashes

These may be the most dangerous of all types of vehicular accidents on our list, as well as having the potential to have the most injuries and fatalities, chain-reaction crashes can be devastating.

Chain-reaction crashes usually occur on highways and interstates where many cars are operating at high speeds.

Determining Fault

Figuring out who or, in some cases, what was really caused the accident can sometimes be challenging. There are various laws regarding vehicular operation and there can be numerous vehicles involved in a single accident which can make apportioning liability difficult. But you have rights, and we know how to figure out who is at fault for the accident.

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Richmond Hill Car Accident Attorney

If you have been injured in a Richmond Hill Accident due to someone else’s negligence, contact the Richmond Hill Auto Accident Attorney at Michael J. Redenburg, Esq. PC and get the wheels of justice spinning for you. Call 212-240-9465 now!

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