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Low Impact Accidents Often Cause Significant Injury

Written by: W Marc Hardesty

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Do Not discuss the accident with the Insurance Company adjuster until you have talked with your attorney

Discussion with an attorney familiar with personal injury cases is critical before you discuss the facts of the accident with an insurance company employee. The right attorney will be able to explain the law and the important steps necessary to protect your rights. Remember the insurance company adjuster is employed to do one thing and that is to limit the company's exposure to the accident and ultimately to limit the recovery you may deserve.

Understand the seriousness of your accident

There are accidents where the outward signs of the accident appear minimal but the reality is serious injury has occurred. When two vehicles strike each other in a rear-end type collision there is always energy transfer from one vehicle to the other. This energy transfer will also be reflected in movement of the occupants. The position of the occupants at the time of the impact is a critical factor in assessing the mechanism and injury probability. The important thing to remember is that when low speed impacts occur, lack of damage on a car's external appearance may not reflect the true damage. When investigating these types of accidents, one must look at the bumper isolation systems and the support structure of the vehicle for damage that could have occurred. The bumper isolation system is designed to protect